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Cantigny Park
Illinois public gardens, museums, and golf course / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Cantigny (pronounced kan-TEE-nee) is a 500-acre (2.0 km2) park in Wheaton, Illinois, 30 miles west of Chicago. It is the former estate of Joseph Medill and his grandson Colonel Robert R. McCormick, publishers of the Chicago Tribune, and is open to the public. Cantigny comprises expansive formal and informal gardens, a Georgian-style brick historic house, a military museum, visitor center with cafe, picnic grove with pavilion, outdoor playground, hiking paths and a 27-hole golf course with driving range, pro-shop and restaurant.
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Nearest city | Wheaton, Illinois |
Coordinates | 41°51′17″N 88°09′21″W |
Created | 1955 |
Operated by | McCormick Foundation |
Open | February–December |
Cantigny is open to the public and attracts more than 330,000 people per year.[citation needed] Visitors may watch a short welcome and orientation film inside the visitor center to learn about the park's origin, history, people and present-day features. The visitor center also includes an interpretive wall exhibit, in-ground scaled model of the 500-acre property, the Medill cafe and Le Jardin, a caterer-ready facility for lectures, events and rentals.[citation needed]
Concerts, lectures, workshops, festivals and other events are held at Cantigny throughout the year. It is also a common place for weddings, outdoor photography and banquets.[citation needed] School field trip excursions and youth group camping are also offered.[citation needed]