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Great Lakes USA

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    Places to visit in Great Lakes USA

    ChicagoTrip planner Best for: Observation Deck, Art Museum, Park MunisingTrip planner Best for: Waterfall, Water Body, Geologic Formation Mackinac IslandTrip planner Best for: Geologic Formation, Military Museum, State Park Wisconsin DellsTrip planner Best for: Water Park, Zipline, Entertainment Center LudingtonTrip planner Best for: State Park, Lighthouse, Beach

    Regions of Great Lakes USA

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    Popular things to do in Great Lakes USA

    The Art Institute of Chicago ©
    Art Museum
    The Art Institute of Chicago
    Chicago
    4.8
    Duration: 2 hours
    Millennium Park ©
    Park
    Millennium Park
    Chicago
    4.8
    Duration: 1h 30 min
    Museum of Science and Industry ©
    Science Museum
    Museum of Science and Industry
    Chicago
    4.6
    Duration: 3 hours
    Skydeck Chicago - Willis Tower ©
    Observation Deck
    Skydeck Chicago - Willis Tower
    Chicago
    4.2
    Duration: 1 hour

    Kid-friendly things to do in Great Lakes USA

    Cedar Point ©
    Water Park
    Cedar Point
    Sandusky
    4.2
    Duration: 2h 30 min
    Shedd Aquarium ©
    Aquarium
    Shedd Aquarium
    Chicago
    4.1
    Duration: 2 hours
    Navy Pier ©
    Pier / Boardwalk
    Navy Pier
    Chicago
    3.8
    Duration: 3 hours
    ©
    Zipline
    Zipline
    Wisconsin Dells
    4.9
    Duration: 2h 30 min

    Hidden gems in Great Lakes USA

    Great Turtle Kayak Tours ©
    Scuba / Snorkeling
    Great Turtle Kayak Tours
    Mackinac Island
    4.9
    Duration: 2h 30 min
    Bookworm Gardens ©
    Garden
    Bookworm Gardens
    Sheboygan
    4.9
    Duration: 2h 30 min
    Sleeping Bear Dunes National Lakeshore ©
    National Park
    Sleeping Bear Dunes National Lakeshore
    Empire
    4.9
    Duration: 8 hours
    Pictured Rocks National Lakeshore ©
    Water Body
    Pictured Rocks National Lakeshore
    Munising
    4.9
    Duration: 2h 30 min

    Museums in Great Lakes USA

    Field Museum ©
    Natural History Museum
    Field Museum
    Chicago
    4.5
    Duration: 3 hours
    National Museum of the US Air Force ©
    Specialty Museum
    National Museum of the US Air Force
    Dayton
    4.9
    Duration: 2h 30 min
    EAA Aviation Museum ©
    Specialty Museum
    EAA Aviation Museum
    Oshkosh
    4.8
    Duration: 2h 30 min
    Rock & Roll Hall of Fame ©
    Specialty Museum
    Rock & Roll Hall of Fame
    Cleveland
    4.4
    Duration: 2h 30 min

    Nature in Great Lakes USA

    Presque Isle River ©
    Water Body
    Presque Isle River
    Ontonagon
    5.0
    Duration: 2h 30 min
    Soudan Underground Mine ©
    State Park
    Soudan Underground Mine
    Soudan
    4.8
    Duration: 2h 30 min
    Apostle Islands National Lakeshore Ice Caves ©
    Cave
    Apostle Islands National Lakeshore Ice Caves
    Bayfield
    4.8
    Duration: 2h 30 min
    Miners Castle Rock
    Geologic Formation
    Miners Castle Rock
    Munising
    4.9
    Duration: 2h 30 min

    Parks in Great Lakes USA

    Frederik Meijer Gardens & Sculpture Park ©
    Garden
    Frederik Meijer Gardens & Sculpture Park
    Grand Rapids
    4.8
    Duration: 2h 30 min
    Ludington Waterfront Park ©
    Park
    Ludington Waterfront Park
    Ludington
    4.9
    Duration: 2h 30 min
    Whirlpool Compass Fountain ©
    Park
    Whirlpool Compass Fountain
    Saint Joseph
    4.8
    Duration: 2h 30 min
    Dutch Creek Farm Animal Park ©
    Nature / Park
    Dutch Creek Farm Animal Park
    Shipshewana
    4.6
    Duration: 2h 30 min

    Featured attractions

    Columbus Food Adventures ©
    Food Tour
    Columbus Food Adventures
    Columbus
    4.9
    Duration: 3 hours
    Apple Barn Orchard and Winery ©
    Winery / Vineyard
    Apple Barn Orchard and Winery
    Elkhorn
    4.5
    Duration: 1h 30 min
    Baumgartner's Cheese Store & Tavern ©
    Nightlife
    Baumgartner's Cheese Store & Tavern
    Monroe
    4.7
    Duration: 2h 30 min
    Wisconsin Canoe Heritage Museum ©
    Specialty Museum
    Wisconsin Canoe Heritage Museum
    Spooner
    4.7
    Duration: 2h 30 min

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