Day Trips

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Contact Us

  1. Loretta Pable

    Travel Coordinator
    lpable@waukegantownship.com
    Phone: 847-244-9242

  2. Park Place

    Physical Address
    414 S Lewis Avenue
    Waukegan, IL 60085

Wednesday, October 17, 2018

Fall Color Cruise on the Mississippi web

All Aboard the Celebration Belle paddleboat to cruise from Moline, IL to Muscatine Iowa! Enjoy a sumptuous lunch buffet, live entertainment as you cruise through two lock and dams to view fall colors on this 4-hour cruise down the Mississippi. 

A fee of $147 includes transportation, cruise, buffet and light snacks on the bus. Departs Park Place at 6:00 a.m. and returns sometime after 6:00 p.m. Click here to register.

Tuesday, November 6, 2018

Driehaus Museum and Eataly web

Tour the historic home and museum of the Gilded Age! The Richard H. Driehaus Museum explores the art, architecture, and design of the late 19th and early 20th centuries with a focus on the Gilded Age. The Museum is located just steps from the Magnificent Mile within the meticulously restored Nickerson Mansion, renowned as Gilded Age Chicago’s “Marble Palace.” Mr. Driehaus founded the Museum to feature his outstanding collection of decorative arts—particularly Tiffany glass. After the tour, we will visit Eataly! Eataly is a large Italian marketplace with a variety of restaurants, food and beverage counters, bakery, retail items, and a cooking school. At Eataly, you will shop and dine on your own. 

A fee of $48 includes museum fees and transportation.  Bus departs at 8:00 a.m. Click here to register.

Thursday, November 15, 2018

Macy Shopping Trip web

Beat the crowds to and enjoy the flagship Marshall Field State Street store dressed in holiday splendor! Each year throughout the store a new Christmas theme comes to life, awakening the spirit of the holiday season. This tour includes the history of Macy’s holiday traditions like the famous Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade, animated store window displays, a taste of Frango® Mint Chocolates, and of course the 2-story Great Tree, dressed with 15,000 dazzling lights and 1,200 themed ornaments in the world-famous Walnut Room. A $69 fee Includes transportation, tour, and dining in the Walnut Room.

Shuttle departs Park Place at 10:00 AM. For information call 847-244-9242. Click here to register.

Tuesday, December 11, 2018

Ikea Shopping Trip web

Park Place friends for holiday shopping 
Trip fee includes round-trip transportation only. Advanced registration is required. Call 847-244-9242 for credit card phone registration or additional information.

Mall Locations Times
Depart Park Place at 8:45 a.m. for Ikea.
Enjoy their bargain breakfast and shop until 1:00.  
3:00 Depart Woodfield to Park Place.  
$15 fee includes transportation.

Click here to register.