Wilmette

Wilmette is 16 miles (25 km) north of Chicago. It is part of the affluent corridor of lakefront Chicago suburbs known as the North Shore. It is the location of the world's oldest still-standing Bahรก'รญ House of Worship.

Get in

  • Close by Interstate I-90/94, known locally as the Edens Expressway.
  • By taxi, from O'Hare airport
  • By Pace bus from neighboring suburbs

By train

Get around

PACE bus routes

See

Do

  • ๐ŸŒ Gillson Park. 9AM-8PM. A Chicago-area beach that offers a quieter alternative to the busier Chicago city beaches. Also offers sailing, tennis, a picnic area, a marina, a playground, and a dog beach. Beach: $11 for non-residents before 6PM, $6 after. Rest of park: free.
  • Wallace Bowl. An outside theater at Gillson Park. It was built by the Works Progress Administration in the 1930s, and has been restored to its original specifications. Free concerts and plays are available in the warm weather months.
  • Centennial Family Aquatic Center.
  • Centennial Ice Rinks.
  • Wilmette Public Library, 1242 Wilmette Ave.
  • Wilmette Golf Club.
  • Community Recreation Center. Offers gymnastics.
  • Chestnut Street Beach.

Buy

  • Edens Plaza. A large shopping center on the west end of town at the intersection of Lake Avenue and Skokie Boulevard (US41)near the Edens Expressway. It features anchor stores like Carson Pirie Scott, Bed, Bath and Beyond and the Fresh Market in addition to many smaller stores.
  • ๐ŸŒ Plaza del Lago, 1515 Sheridan Rd, โ˜ +1 847-251-0362.

Eat

Drink

  • Meier's Tavern.

Sleep

There are no hotels in Wilmette. Try hotels in Evanston, Skokie, or Glenview.

Go next

Routes through Wilmette
Milwaukee โ† Northfield โ†  W  E  โ†’ Skokie โ†’ Chicago
Milwaukee โ† Northfield โ†  N  S  โ†’ Skokie โ†’ Chicago
END โ†  N  S  โ†’ Evanston โ†’ Rogers Park, Chicago
Kenosha โ† Winnetka โ†  N  S  โ†’ Evanston โ†’ Chicago


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