Chicago, IL: downtown hotel, offering great value and service - guests save even more with free hotel parking. [Read More]

A great place to call home while in Chicago. The Best Western River North Hotel is the only downtown hotel that provides free parking to all guests. Our full service, business class hotel features 150 guestrooms and spacious suites, and restaurant, indoor pool and fitness center. Here, the city's finest awaits you. Sparkling evening spots include jazz, comedy, cafÈs, nightclubs, rock clubs and elegant dining. Hard Rock Cafe is just across the street. ESPN Zone is just steps away,here you can enjoy lunch or dinner in the sports-themed restaurant, or just enjoy the interactive video games and sports activities. Close to all attractions. Best Western Chicago River North Hotel located at 125 West Ohio Street, Chicago, IL. Toll free: 1-800-727-0800,Phone: 1 (312) 467-0800 or online. [Read Less]

Create a family vacation with fun, living history, and more fun. [Read More]

Fun, history and more fun. Just 200 miles from Chicago, and 100 miles from St. Louis, Springfield showcases American history and provides plenty of family fun along the way. Historic sites include the Abraham Lincoln Presidential Museum and Library, the Lincoln Home and Neighborhood, and Lincoln’s New Salem plus world famous Route 66, Washington Park Botanical Garden complex, Henson Robinson Zoo, ghost walks, miles of hiking and biking trails, mini golf, disk golf, go carts, a drive-in movie, and farm adventures. Springfield Visitors Bureau toll-free 1-800-545-7300 or visit us online. [Read Less]

Create your own Feather Down farm adventure. [Read More]

Located 85 miles northwest of Chicago Kinnikinnick Farm is a small, family owned, organic farm set amid the gently rolling hills of northern Illinois, just a few miles south of the Wisconsin state line. Guest participation in farm work can vary from just watching to rolling up sleeves and assisting with harvesting, gardening and feeding. For kids there are woods to explore, huts and forts to build, a straw mountain to master, ropes to climb, the farm’s giant sandbox, tree swings, the weekly Kinnikinnick treasure hunt, and an arsenal of at-the-ready squirt and soaker guns. Kinnikinnick Farm is a host location for a hamlet of Feather Down Tents. The tents are located along the wooded “Oak Alley” up a slight rise to the east of the farmhouse and farm buildings and within sight of Kinnikinnick Creek. Feather Down Farms (512) 485-3009 or online. [Read Less]

Northwest KOA - Family camping fun near the city. [Read More]

We are the closest KOA to Chicago and O'Hare airport. Stay with us and be escorted to your site in a friendly quiet country setting, with long, level, shaded pull-throughs, 50 amps, special tent sites, and seven Kamping Kabins. Visit the Illinois Railroad Museum, "Magic Waters" Water Park, Six Flags-Great America, Wild West Town (next door), and championship golf (1½ miles). Take the "Metra" train from nearby "Historic Woodstock" to downtown Chicago for a family urban adventure. We are convenient to the Woodfield Mall, Prime Outlet Discount Mall, and riverboat casinos. Chicago Northwest KOA 8404 South Union Road Union, IL 60180. (815) 923-4206 or online. [Read Less]

The perfect country style family getaway. [Read More]

Take advantage of either seasonal and overnight camping about two hours southwest of from Chicago. Get back to nature, slow down, relax amid spacious wooded lots. Enjoy friendly conversation, gaze at stars, and hike, bike or stroll through trees and woodland. Troll Hollow 2265 N 2453rd Rd, Marseilles, Illinois, USA. ( 815) 795-2537 or online. [Read Less]

Hiking, fishing, horseback riding and family fun. [Read More]

We are located in rolling hills, scenic panorama views, with watersheds feeding Tyler Creek. we have 590 acres to explore making this a great family vacation base. The park is open all year, camping is seasonal, and the camp area has a stocked fishing pond, picnic areas, restrooms, a pad, and a dump station. There are no water hookups at the campgrounds. This RV park is closed during the off-season. Enjoy hiking more than 12 miles of trails, fish in the stocked ponds, enjoy time at the camp playground. Dogs are allowed throughout the park and in the campground; they must be leashed and cleaned up after at all times. There is a dog walk area at the campground. Paul Wolff Campground. 38W235 Big Timber Road Elgin, Illinois 60123. (630) 232-5980 or try online. [Read Less]

Contemporary Deerfield Illinois hotel is an inviting, affordable choice for families Just minutes from both downtown Chicago and O'Hare Airport. [Read More]

Just minutes from both downtown Chicago and O'Hare Airport, our contemporary Deerfield Illinois hotel is an inviting, affordable choice for families. Discover pampering amenities including suite-sized guestrooms with Hyatt Grand Beds™, Stay Fit fitness center, delicious dining and friendly attentive staff. When it's time to play, head out to Chicago for sightseeing, shopping, professional sports, museums, theater and more - we offer onsite car rental to make even easier to explore. Our modern décor in soothing earth tones surrounds stylish furnishings and remarkable features, including an iHome Stereo with iPod dock, refrigerator and wireless high-speed Internet access (fee applies). Crib upon request and family travel with a baby made easier with Babies Travel Lite. Botanic Garden Package. Stay with us and enjoy the seasons. Stay with us just minutes away from downtown Chicago and O'Hare Airport and indulge in pure family fun making memories together. Experience a trip to the Chicago Botanic Gardens and join us through December 31, 2008. Enjoy $25 gas card;$25 food & beverage credit to use toward breakfast, lunch or dinner at Jaxx Bistro; seeds from the Chicago Botanic Gardens; coupon for free admission to the Model Railroad Garden upon check-in (available through 10/26/08 only). Hyatt Deerfield, 1750 Lake Cook Road, Deerfield, Illinois, USA 60015. [Read Less]

An Easy Urban Family Vacation. [Read More]

From Navy Pier to Grant Park and all around the Loop, Chicago is edgy and energizing and CityPass makes it easy to formulate an urban adventure plan with your kids. Buy the pass and do the Windy City, it’s as easy as that. The pocket-sized Chicago family vacation coupon book makes the deciding effortless and provides a productive starting point for a family vacation in Chicago. What’s included? The Hancock Observatory, Adler Planetarium & Astronomy Museum, Museum of Science of Industry, the Field Museum, and the Shedd Aquarium. [Read Less]

The park is a state treasure. Come visit. [Read More]

Nestled within the 2,630 acres of thick forests, 18 lush canyons and sparkling waterfalls of Starved Rock State Park, the 1930's era stone-and-log Lodge is situated atop a wooded bluff overlooking the picturesque Illinois River. Starved Rock Lodge & Conference Center is the only lodging facility actually located on the Starved Rock State Park grounds. This historic Lodge's 43 charming guest rooms, 29 hotel wing rooms, 14 Pioneer Cabin rooms and 8 Deluxe Cabin rooms offer guests a nice variety of accommodations. Cooking isn't allowed in the cabin but you can get hearty, reasonably priced meals in the lodge. The park is a state treasure, featuring 18 sandstone canyons and scenic waterfalls. Guests can enjoy the sights by hiking, boating on the Illinois River, renting a bike, riding horses, canoeing and fishing. Families can rent a rustic one-room pioneer cabin with two double beds and a bath for $70 a night (rooms in the main lodge cost $93 and up for a family of four). [Read Less]