Six Flags Great America is probably one of the most well-known themed amusement parks in the country. Their Gurnee location is open on the last weekend of April through the first weekend of November.

You’ll find 17 thrill rides, including 14 roller coasters, 23 family-friendly rides, and 17 rides designed especially for kids.

Visitors can indulge in a wide variety of eats at over 50 restaurants and stands.

Hurricane Harbor is the park’s 20-acre water park with 30 attractions including surf simulators, water slides, river floats, children’s water playgrounds, and a 14,000-square-foot family pool. It’s open Memorial Day weekend through Labor Day weekend.

1 Great America Parkway, Gurnee, IL, Phone: 847-249-1776

Milwaukee (1 hour 35 minutes) Holland, Michigan (2 hours 30 minutes) Kettle Moraine State Forest (2 hours 40 minutes) Lake Geneva (1 hour 40 minutes) Naperville (40 minutes) Village of Oak Park (15 minutes) Six Flags Great America (1 hour) North Utica (1 hour 45 minutes) Chicago Botanic Garden (35 minutes) Indiana Dunes National Lakeshore (1 hour) Old State Capitol State Historic Site (3 hours) Apple River Canyon State Park (2 hours 30 minutes) Starved Rock State Park (1 hour 35 min) Brookfield Zoo (25 minutes) Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library and Museum (3 hours) Anderson Japanese Gardens (1 hour 40 minutes) The Morton Arboretum (35 minutes) Cantigny Park (40 minutes) Frank Lloyd Wright Home and Studio (20 minutes) Huron-Manistee National Forests (4 hours) Nicholas Conservatory & Gardens (2 hours) Oglesby (1 hour 40 minutes) White River State Park (3 hours) Peoria (2 hours 40 minutes)

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