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  2. Riverview Park (Chicago) - Wikipedia

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    Slogan. "Laugh Your Troubles Away!" "Chicago's famous Amusement Park". [ 1] Riverview Park was an amusement park in Chicago, Illinois, which operated from 1904 to 1967. It was located on 74 acres (30 hectares) bound on the south by Belmont Avenue, on the east by Western Avenue, on the north by Lane Tech College Prep High School, and on the west ...

  3. List of botanical gardens and arboretums in Illinois - Wikipedia

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  4. Kiddieland Amusement Park - Wikipedia

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    Kiddieland Amusement Park (stylized as " KiDDieLAND ") was an amusement park located at the corner of North Avenue and First Avenue in Melrose Park, Illinois. It was home to several classic rides including the Little Dipper roller coaster, which opened in 1950. The park closed on September 27, 2009, and was demolished in 2010 to make way for a ...

  5. English landscape garden - Wikipedia

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    Rotunda at Stowe Gardens (1730–1738) The paintings of Claude Lorrain inspired Stourhead and other English landscape gardens.. The English landscape garden, also called English landscape park or simply the English garden (French: Jardin à l'anglaise, Italian: Giardino all'inglese, German: Englischer Landschaftsgarten, Portuguese: Jardim inglês, Spanish: Jardín inglés), is a style of ...

  6. Adventureland (Illinois) - Wikipedia

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    Adventureland. /  41.955972°N 88.05167°W  / 41.955972; -88.05167. Adventureland was an amusement park located in Addison, Illinois, which operated from 1961 to 1977. The land where the park is located was originally a restaurant and tavern known as Paul's Picnic Grove and, from 1958 to 1961, was a family attraction site known as ...

  7. Bloomington, Illinois - Wikipedia

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    www .bloomingtonil .gov. Bloomington is a city in and the county seat of McLean County, Illinois, United States. The 2020 census showed the city had a population of 78,680, [ 5] making it the 13th-most populous city in Illinois and the fifth-most populous outside the Chicago metropolitan area. [ 6] It is adjacent to the town of Normal, and is ...

  8. Chicago Botanic Garden - Wikipedia

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    The Chicago Botanic Garden is a 385-acre (156 ha) botanical garden situated on nine islands in the Cook County Forest Preserves. It features 27 display gardens and five natural habitats including Mary Mix McDonald Woods, Barbara Brown Nature Reserve, Dixon Prairie, the Skokie River Corridor, and the Lakes and Shorelines. [ 1][ 2] The garden is ...

  9. Washington Park (Springfield, Illinois) - Wikipedia

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    Washington Park (Springfield, Illinois) Washington Park is a park in Springfield, Illinois, listed on the National Register of Historic Places. Located at 1400 Williams Boulevard, the park features walking trails, a botanical garden, large duck pond, rose garden, carillon, and carillon concerts. The park was purchased for city use in 1900, and ...