Location sites for wedding photography
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10 best kept secret locations for photography
Most popular area sites
Chicago • North Suburbs • Northwest Suburbs • South Suburbs • West Suburbs
Park districts, forest preserves, & related websites
| Chicago Park District | Illinois Rivers | Illinois City List |
| Cook County Forest Preserves |
DuPage County Forest Preserves |
Lake County Forest Preserves |
Chicago Locations
Adler Planetarium (Peninsula) |
Museum Campus (Shedd Aquarium & Field Museum) 1200 S. Lake Shore Drive |
Buckingham Fountain Chicago, IL |
Notebaert Nature Museum |
Lincoln Park Conservatory |
Portage Park |
Millennium Park |
North Suburbs Locations
Botanic Garden1000 Lake Cook Road |
Ryerson Conservation 21950 N. Riverwoods Rd. |
Independence Grove 16400 W. buckley Road |
Shakespeare Garden Northwestern University |
Lighthouse Beach Central St. at Sheridan Rd. |
Northwest Suburbs Locations
Kimball Hill Park Kirchoff Road – East of 53 |
Lords Park |
Monument Park NE corner of Higgins & River Rds. |
The Pavillion |
Prairie Center For The Arts |
Prairie Center For the Arts is the location that includes the buried statue and fountain. Please fill out a Park Usage Application to make sure no one else will be scheduled while you are taking pictures. |
Town Square |
Volkening Lake |
South Suburbs Locations
Hidden Pond Woods |
Lake Katherine 7402 West Lake Katherine Dr. |
Little Red Schoolhouse Nature Center 9800 Willow Springs Road |
Spears Woods |
West Suburbs Locations
Cantigny Park |
Community Park [25w537-25w563] Geneva Rd. |
Langum Park |
Morton Arboretum |
Naper Settlement |
Pottawattomie Park |
Wheeler Park |
