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2 Cool, Hidden, and Unusual Things to Do in Lombard, Illinois

Updated November 14, 2017
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Lilacia Park

Lombard, Illinois

Lilacia Park

This botanical garden outside Chicago boasts an array of more than 300 varieties of lilacs.
Sheldon Peck’s home today.

Lombard, Illinois

Sheldon Peck Homestead

People escaping slavery passed through the oldest house in Lombard, Illinois on their northbound journey to freedom.
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Villa Park, Illinois

Ebenezer Floppen Slopper's Wonderful Abandoned Water Slides

This overgrown Illinois water park offers a whole new type of adventure.
2 miles from Lombard
Children play among the old missile equipment.

Addison, Illinois

Nike Park

Cold War missile launch site which has been converted to a public park.
3 miles from Lombard
Picture of the particle accelerator.

Elmhurst, Illinois

Barbara A. Kieft Accelerator ArtSpace

A former atom smasher turned into an art gallery.
3 miles from Lombard

Elmhurst, Illinois

Elmhurst Model Railroad Club

Explore an underground labyrinth of miniature railroads.
3 miles from Lombard
entrance to Lizzadro Museum

Oak Brook, Illinois

Lizzadro Museum of Lapidary Art

Museum dedicated to the art of cutting and polishing stones.
3 miles from Lombard
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