The Morton Arboretum
The Morton Arboretum is fairly close for us, and since I love plants you would think I would be over there all the time. But no, adult admission is $14.00 per person, and at that price I want to see tigers. Cantigny , on the other hand, is a measy 5.00 per carload, and IMO is a better deal for kids. The people who use the Arboretum all the time tend to get a annual membership and then use the trails on the east side for walking and bicycling in the summer, and skiing and snowshoeing in the winter. If you just want to look at Midwestern woods, the Lyman Woods is free and no one is bicycling or skiing there. Also the Prairie is bogus at the Arboretum, you can just skip that. It is by the freeway, and walking there in summer is like walking on the surface of the sun; instead go to the Springbrook Prairie Reserve down in south Naperville which is also free, lovely and close to a Starbucks on 75th Ave. (Bring binoculars for birds and a hat for yourself; there are bicyclists). So why sh...