Attractions in Oak Brook, Illinois

Historic Homes & Buildings

Historic Pleasant Home 708-383-2654
217 South Home Avenue, Oak Brook, IL 60302
Oak Park
Built by prominent Prairie-school architect George W. Maher, this opulent and distinctive 30 room mansion is a National Historic Landmark and tours are available. more info map
Peabody Mansion Estate 630-850-2360
1717 West Thirty-First Street, Oak Brook, IL 60523
Located on the 90 acre Mayslake Forest Preserve, this magnificent 39 room Tudor Gothic mansion is listed on the National Register of Historic Places and is available for... more info

Graue Mill and Museum 630-655-2090
3800 South York Road, Oak Brook, IL 60522
Listed on the National Register of Historic Places, Graue Mill is the only operating waterwheel gristmill in Illinois. The Museum includes four floors of artifacts and... more info map
Lisle Station Park 630-968-0499
921 School Street, Lisle, IL 60532
This park was created for the community's historic train deport and features an 1874 CB&Q railroad depot, an 1881 wooden caboose, a circa 1850's farmhouse, and a circa... more info map

Czechoslovak Heritage Museum 630-472-0500
122 West Twenty-Second Street, Oak Brook, IL 60523
Highlighting the history and culture of the Czech Republic and Slovakia, this museum contains a wide variety of displays and exhibits including authentic Czech,... more info
Ernest Hemingway Museum and Birthplace 708-848-2222
200 North Oak Park Avenue, Oak Brook, IL 60302
Oak Park
Focusing on Hemingway's first 20 years spent in Oak Park, this museum and Victorian home where Hemingway was born features displays regarding Hemingway's childhood, as... more info map

Morton Arboretum 630-968-0074
4100 Illinois Route 53, Oak Brook, IL 60532
Located in Lisle
Magnificent 1,700-acre arboretum and botanical garden highlighting trees and other plants from around the world in gardens and natural settings, hundreds of acres of... more info map