17 Fun Chicago Train Rides & Activities
We're rounding up a list of all the best places around Chicago and the suburbs to bring a train-loving kid! Read on to discover the Chicago train rides, model train displays, train restaurants and other fun experiences that parents recommend. Remember to plan ahead to catch a ride on the Polar Express, too!
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Illinois Railway Museum
Do you have little ones that can't get enough of their train table, or watching the trains pass by? If so the Illinois Railway Museum is a perfect place to spend the day. They have collections of vintage rail cars and modern subway cars. Exhibits are outdoors and in hangar style facilities and the best part is you can touch and climb aboard most of the cars and engines. Pack a lunch or eat at the onsite diner, but make sure you enjoy the 25 minute train ride before you leave! This is the venue for the annual Days Out With Thomas.
Union, ILApril-September
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