Haunted Trails: Burbank

Haunted Trails is a family-friendly entertainment center with two locations in the Chicago area: Burbank and Joliet. Both venues offer a variety of attractions suitable…

Haunted Trails: Joliet

Haunted Trails is a family-friendly entertainment center with two locations in the Chicago area: Burbank and Joliet. Both venues offer a variety of attractions suitable…

The Machine

Formerly located in Crystal Point Mall in Crystal Lake, IL: 6000 Northwest Hwy, Crystal Lake, IL 60014 1976-1996

Fun Land

Little historical record of this arcade is available, but it did exist during the 1990’s in Brickyard Mall. It likely opened in 1993 and it’s…

Peacock Palace

Peacock Palace in Northbrook, IL was an arcade and ice cream parlor located in the Chicago area during the late 1970s and 1980s. Despite its…

LazerMaxx Family Fun Center

LazerMaxx Family Fun Center was a prominent entertainment venue located at 941 S. McLean Blvd. in Elgin, Illinois. Established around 2010, it transformed a vacant…

Wilderness Falls

Wilderness Falls is a family-friendly outdoor fun park located at 145 S. Clow International Parkway in Bolingbrook, Illinois, easily accessible from Naperville, Joliet, and Chicago.…

Stella’s Batting Cages

Stella’s Batting Cages, located in Lyons, Illinois, was established in 1986 by Carey and Anna Matson. The facility was inspired by their son, Al, who,…

Key Lime Cove

KeyLime Cove was a tropical-themed indoor waterpark resort located in Gurnee, Illinois, near Six Flags Great America. The resort opened in 2008, offering guests a…

Cookies Family Fun Center

​Cookie’s Family Fun Center was an entertainment venue formerly located in Montgomery, IL. The center offered a variety of attractions, including arcade games, laser tag,…