Location: Wheaton
Top Things to do in Wheaton
What to do and see in Wheaton, Illinois (IL): The Best Museums
Wheaton is a suburban city in Milton and Winfield Townships and is the county seat of DuPage County, Illinois. It is located approximately 30 miles (48 km) west of Chicago. As of the 2010 census, the city had a total population of 52,894, which was estimated to have increased to 53,469 by July 2012.
Restaurants in Wheaton
1. Cantigny Park
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5.0 based on 575 reviews
Welcome to Cantigny!Discover a world of beauty, learning and fun just around the corner! Cantigny was Colonel Robert R. McCormick’s gift to the community and all 500 acres are yours to enjoy. Plan your visit today!
Reviewed By kdav123452017 - Wheaton, United States
Cantigny Park and the area is a great place to go for a ice walk in nature, visit an ornate mansion, and learn about military history. It’s got to be one of the top places to visit in the Chicago west suburbs.
2. First Division Museum at Cantigny
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5.0 based on 256 reviews
Museum with interactive exhibits on the trenches of WWI, the beaches of WWII and the rice paddies of Vietnam.
Reviewed By sugarbaby34
The tanks outside were incredible to get up close to. My husband and son are huge military buffs and were impressed to see the tanks on display outside on the grounds. I myself tagged along but was not bored at all looking at the tanks. Inside the museum are wonderful displays depicting all phases of wars that the 1st was involved in. The grounds had wonderful gardens to wander through. We all thoroughly enjoyed ourselves.
3. DuPage County Historical Museum
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4.5 based on 5 reviews
Reviewed By 866TaylorB - Chicago, United States
The DuPage County Historical Museum, formerly the Adams Memorial Library, opened in 1967 and was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1981. In 2018, it was selected as one of the Illinois 200 Great Places by the American Institute of Architects Illinois. The museum's mission is to educate the general public through the collection, preservation, interpretation and exhibition of materials which document the history of DuPage County and its relationship to Illinois and the nation, and to provide local history services for historical organizations and for scholarly endeavors. Located at 102 East Wesley Street, at the southeast corner of Wesley and Main Streets in Wheaton, it stands two stores tall and was built with coursed limestone and Bedford stone trimmings in the Richardsonian Romanesque style. It is characterized by rough-hewn stone blocks, emphasized horizontal lines, wide rounded arches and intricate ornamentation. The interior features oak floors and plaster ceilings. The first floor is dominated by a main hall with an oak staircase on the west wall. The building originally housed the Adams Memorial Library, one of the first two public libraries in DuPage County. Designed by Charles Sumner Frost, it was built for John Quincey Adams, a fourth cousin twice removed of President John Quincy Adams and co-founder of the Chicago Board of Trade. The DuPage Country Historical Society purchased the building in 1965 and turned it into a museum.
4. Billy Graham Center Museum
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4.5 based on 34 reviews
Reviewed By 866TaylorB - Chicago, United States
To this day, some people aren't aware that the world-famous evangelist Billy Graham began his ministry as a student at Wheaton College in Wheaton, Illinois. The Billy Graham Center Museum, opened in 1980, is designed to help visitors "extend their understanding of the good news about Jesus" and contains exhibits about the history of Christian evangelism in the United States and the ministry of Billy Graham. Located at 500 College Avenue on the Wheaton College campus, is is open from 10 to 5 Tuesday through Saturday. It also is the primary location for many of the college's Bible and theology classes. It is a family-oriented museum with rare artifacts and interactive displays that begin with the early history of Christian evangelism and its influence on American society and climax with a powerful walk-through presentation of the Gospel message. The museum, which consists of 20,000 square feet of permanent and temporary exhibit space, starts with the Rotunda of Witnesses, which houses nine stunning tapestries depicting great witnesses for the Gospel, and proceeds to the History of Evangelism in America, then the Cross of the Millennium, the Life and Ministry of Billy Graham and Walk through the Gospel. Another interesting exhibit is the Life of George Beverly Shea, the beloved singer at Graham's crusades around the world.
5. Center for History
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3.5 based on 3 reviews
