A really neat park and museum to visit. The gardens are great to walk through. You can stroll across the grounds. You are able to get up close to the tanks. The museum is great at showing the history of The Big Red 1. Staff is so helpful and friendly. Awesome little gift shop, snack shop, and restaurant on the park grounds as well. This a park that you can spend all day at.
Very well maintained park. Lots of space to spread out (social distancing). They also had a handful of hand sanitizing stations throughout. Reasonable price for parking, per car.
Fun Fall festival, pretty park small admission charge
It was a good adventure. We walked the outer hiking path at around 2 miles and then spent another hour wandering around the gardens. Coincidentally there was a Revolutionary War re enactment going on as well. much fun to be had.
Too many Photographers trying to work at the same time. People, find better locations so your pictures don't look touristy!
It's gorgeous they have tons of stuff to do and everybody is so wonderfully nice.
Very nice place to visit. Lots of things from world war two, tanks (which kids can climb on), museum, and its free.
I wish they were done with construction, but I love this place
Beautiful and fun for adults and kids! Grounds are amazing, restrooms are clean and staff is friendly and willing to help get you from point A to point B. The 1st Division Military museum is a MUST SEE. We will be back, as 3 hours with kids is only enough time to see a small portion of the grounds and museum...had to let the kids play on the tanks! Such a lovely place....thank you McCormick Foundation.
This place is free besides the 5 dollars for parking. The sprawling gardens are stunning, with several types of butterflies and birds. They have a pathway with military tanks dating back from the Revolutionary war up to more modern tanks. Anyone is welcome to climb on them and take great pictures! They also have a war meusem that's incredibly interactive as it takes you through the different wars throughout history making you feel like you're actually there! There is plenty to do here to fill up a day with your family and a lot of scenic spots for fantastic pictures.
Wonderful place to walk around and view the different plants. There are some sunflowers during this season, which is gorgeous! There are open places good for picnic.
Simply wonderful. I have been coming here since I was a small child. Now, thirty years later, I keep bringing my three children here to experience this hidden gem.
Tanks. Beautiful grounds. Tanks. Spectacular museums. Tanks. Rich history. Did I mention the TANKS?
Fantastic!
Very nice park in the western suburbs, has European park and forest preserve style areas, small museums, outdoor tank alley, and restaurant and ice cream/coffee place. They also host various events when it is warm outdoors. There is an entry fee.
Historical, educational and a great place to bring your kids to climb on the tanks. AND IT'S FREE.
Lovely park and the 1st Armored Museum is a little gem of a museum. Warning, though, parking is $10.
Great place to walk ad enjoy nature. $5 parking fee.
Beautiful Park for all, it's free parking on the 1st Wednesdays of every month. However, avoid going this year as most of the park is under construction. So very few flowers are grown this season.
Great place to spend a day and very affordable. The museums are excellent and tanks are a lot of fun to explore. Taking a walk through the park is very relaxing and enjoyable.
I have been there three times with different people and enjoyed it immensely. The mansion is a must see. Especially for those who like architecture. The guides give an excellent tour and really know their subject! This place was absolutely great and has a beautiful gardens as well. Very relaxing place.
Beautiful park. Great place to take the family. Outstanding and unique tank garden.
As a former Big Red One veteran, this place is awesome. I have been fortunate to have been able to visit here my entire life. They host great events and the place is immaculate. The museum is great and hosts an amazing amount of artifacts and offers a detailed history
Newer exhibits help to highlight the experiences of our brave servicemen and women, including goggles to put you in their shoes in recent ops. Respectful and actual representation. Unique inexpensive indoor experience in history from WW1 to present.
Just pay for parking, entrance fees free.
Also nice snack/lunch options. New playgrounds...outdoor summer concerts.
Beautiful gardens to wander spring to fall.
Tanks and cannons to explore. Mansion tours during spring to fall as well.
Enjoying American English! (an excellent Beatles tribute band)
It gives you a bit of a chill to look into history that way.
WWIl history, Museum, Historical Home, Tanks, beautiful grounds with flower gardens, what's not to like? Love this place. Been coming here for 50 years! Perfect for all the family!
This place is amazing. Tons of information. Lots to see. Interactive areas.
Home of the First Infantry Divisions Museum which is an amazing experience.
Cantigny is a hidden treasures to be sure and worth a visit when you come to Chicago. Whether it's a peaceful walk in the gardens, climbing on an Abrams Tank or an educational and moving trip through the First Division Museum, Cantigny has something for everyone. Bring a picnic basket and make a day of it.
They have annual Civil War Reenactment. You can view camp life, battle demonstrations, and artillery fires. Free of charge with parking fee.
Camping with the Boy Scouts. Great activities for the young men.
Beautiful gardens. A great walk in the park and important history.
Super cool place to spend the day between the war museum, flower gardens and mansion. Incredible story of success!
Awesome place and super friends to our small boy scout troop
4/5 just because there were tanks without description
So hot when I went, not much AC for lots of people, MiCormick Mantion tour nice
I've taken my children here since they were little. They are teenagers now and visiting Cantigny is a mainstay of our summer adventures still. There is nothing like the peaceful gardens, the tanks, the open blue sky, the big house, the war museum. It never tires our curiosity. We are so lucky to have this wonderful museum close by.
Super fun and educational for everyone. The kids LOVE climbing and playing in the beautiful park on all of the tanks.
Great place for photos or for a nice walk. Admission is $5 per car.
Cantigny is an awesome place for locals and visitors. Seriously, who doesn't love climbing tanks? The history of the 1st ID is fascinating, and the recent upgrades are great (new playground and VR exhibits). Parking isn't expensive, and is free to military connected folks. Movie nights in the park are a nice touch and the gardens are beautiful.
World class museum with beautiful grounds. Just don t ask me how to pronounce the name since I am originally from Joliet. And a very sincere thank you for your kind treatment of veterans.
Beautiful park. Beautiful rose garden/nursery. Great location to take wedding pictures. Old, retired tanks are fun.
Made the place even nicer and has more of a garden feel to it
Fantastic park with an incredible 1st division museum.
Great day, very beautiful. Will be going back again!
If you love history or you love flowers, Cantigny Park is a beautiful place to enjoy both. If you have kids between 7 to 12, there is a lot for them to see. Pay for parking, but admission to the Park's museums is free. The estate of the late editor and publisher of the Chicago Tribune, who started WGN radio and WGN TV, Colonel Robert T. McCormick, has been maintained as a legacy and a monument to the 1st Infantry Division of the U.S. Army. The museum is devoted to the role of the Big Red 1 in wars from WWI to WWII to Vietnam, Desert Storm, Afghanistan and Iraq. The guided tour of the house is a treasure trove for any history buff.
We enjoyed it immensely. It's one of the better museums I've been in a long.and we got to look at all the tanks and equipment they used was pretty cool. And the people there were very informative and helpful.
I was here for a Revolutionary War reenactment. They have beautiful grounds that will remind you that Wheaton was built on a swamp
This place is always awesome. Now I'm passing it on to my daughter. They have activities for everybody. When the weather is good is really when the park shines because they have so much to offer outside. Most of what they have links to history in some way. So it's also a great learning experience as well.
Fun place to visit, bring the family for the parks, gardens, and museums too. Great little piece of Chicago history in our own back yard with a great story behind it. $5 to park and everything else was free, minus the golf course.
Amazing place, advise everyone to go there. So much to see and do! Well worth your time!!
Does the helicopter with the Confederate flag really need to be the first thing you see upon arriving?
Great place to go out and visit. The museum hours are a bit annoying since it s not open till a lot later.
I love history [Robert McCormick] and beautiful gardens. They also have a museum for the big red 1. A field of tanks ( right now they are renewing some of the grounds and the museum. The mansion is open and it's beautiful.
Beautiful!! Can't wait to make a return visit. Lots to see. Military museum was great. Really enjoyable visit.
Lots of fun for kiddos climbing the tanks. History on WW1,WW2 and Vietnam. Will be back to explore more.
Beautiful gardens, great history, and all for free!
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