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Emily Oaks Nature Center is a 13-acre nature preserve located in the heart of Skokie. This unique site is restoring the remnants of an oak savannah with walking trails, a pond and nature center.

This natural oasis is full of native wildflowers, grasses, oak trees, three-acre pond and trails. Some of the plants and animals that frequent the pond and the savanna include Great Blue Herons, Coyotes, Flying Squirrels, Northern Water Snakes, and Red Foxes.

Attractions and Upcoming Events

Exploritorium

Rated as the "Best Rainy Day Activity Site" by Chicago Magazine in 2002

Skokie, IL Amusement Parks

Devonshire Cultural Center

Offers private music lessons, children'

Skokie, IL Cultural Centers



The Skokie Heritage Museum

A recently completed restoration of Skokie's first public building has yielded a gallery of Skokie's past. Explore Skokie's heritage when visiting the Historic Engine House and orginal Log Cabin, built in 1847

Skokie, IL Museums

Things to do near Skokie, IL

Stade Dairy Farm

A producer of milk, vegetables, and grains since 1977. We pride ourselves on selling homegrown produce, picked fresh daily. W...

50th Aniversary House Museum

Run by the Park Forest Historical Society, the 50th Aniversary House Museum deplicts a rental house as it might have been in...

Odyssey Golf Course

Course Access: PublicHoles: 18Reserve Advance Tee Times: 14 days...

Trailside Museum

Get in touch with nature in a beautiful wooded setting near the Des Plaines River....

The Skatium Ice Arena

For hockey, figure skating or recreational skating, the skatium has something for everyone. Professional programs for all age...