Waukegan History Museum
Waukegan History Museum is a museum in Waukegan Township, Lake, Illinois which is located on North Sheridan Road. Waukegan History Museum is situated nearby to Bowen Formal Garden, as well as near the theater building Goodfellow Hall.- Type: Museum
- Also known as: “Haines House Museum”
- Address: 1917 North Sheridan Road, Waukegan, IL 60087
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Jack Benny Center for the Arts and Bowen Park.
Jack Benny Center for the Arts
Arts center
The Jack Benny Center for the Arts, located in Bowen Park, Waukegan, Illinois, is the Cultural Arts Division of the Waukegan Park District. The Center plays host to the Bowen Park Theatre and Opera Company, the Waukegan Symphony Orchestra and Concert Chorus, as well as a number of theatre, dance, and /visual art classes and private music and voice lessons. Jack Benny Center for the Arts is situated 690 feet northeast of Waukegan History Museum.
Bowen Park
Park
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Bowen Park is a recreational area in Waukegan, Illinois, along Sheridan Road. It includes an old-growth forest and a ravine. The 60.07-acre park was laid out as a residential property in 1843.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Waukegan and Beach Park.
Waukegan
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Waukegan is in the Far North Suburbs of the Chicagoland region of Illinois. It sits on Lake Michigan, has a large harbor, and is the county seat of Lake County, Illinois.
Beach Park
Town
Beach Park is a village in Benton and Waukegan townships of Lake County, Illinois, United States. Per the 2020 census, the population was 14,249. Beach Park is situated 3 miles northwest of Waukegan History Museum.
Gurnee
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Gurnee is a village in Illinois. It sits at the midpoint between Chicago and Milwaukee. It's best known as the home of the Six Flags Great America amusement park, Six Flags Hurricane Harbor Chicago water park, the Gurnee Mills shopping mall, and a Great Wolf Lodge location.
Waukegan History Museum
- Categories: house, building, tourism, and tourist attraction
- Location: Waukegan Township, Lake, Illinois, Midwest, United States, North America
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Latitude
42.3867° or 42° 23′ 12″ northLongitude
-87.83232° or 87° 49′ 56″ westOpen location code
86JJ95P9+M3OpenStreetMap ID
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