Guidebook for Evanston
Arts & Culture
Northwestern University
633 Clark StBig 10 Sports, many arts and cultural events.
Wonderful movie theater with restaurant and bar.
38 locals recommend
Century 12 Evanston / CinéArts 6 and XD
1715 Maple AveWonderful movie theater with restaurant and bar.
Wonderful art museum with diverse exhibits.
20 locals recommend
Block Museum of Art, Northwestern University
40 Arts Cir DrWonderful art museum with diverse exhibits.
Lincoln Park Zoo
2001 N Clark StThe zoo!
Lyric Opera of Chicago
20 N Upper Wacker DrWorld famous opera house of Chicago.
Chicago Symphony Orchestra
220 S Michigan AveWorld famous Chicago Symphony.
The Field Museum
1400 S Lake Shore DrVisit the field museum!
Everything Else
Whole Foods Market
6020 N Cicero AveGreat health foods shopping.
Trader Joe's
1211 Chicago AveGreat health foods shopping.
Jewel-Osco
1128 Chicago AveGreat for groceries.
Purple line goes straight to the loop Mon-Friday 10am-6pm. Or to Howard for the red line to the loop Mon-Sun. all day and night.
13 locals recommend
Davis Purple Line Station
Purple line goes straight to the loop Mon-Friday 10am-6pm. Or to Howard for the red line to the loop Mon-Sun. all day and night.
Straight to downtown Chicago (Ogilvie Transportation Center) in 20 minutes!
11 locals recommend
Davis Street/Evanston station
901 Davis StStraight to downtown Chicago (Ogilvie Transportation Center) in 20 minutes!
Amazing telescope with public tours/demonstrations every Friday! Come look through the telescope that found the first binary star system and host of Einstein and the original astronomy society!
Dearborn Observatory
2131 Tech DrAmazing telescope with public tours/demonstrations every Friday! Come look through the telescope that found the first binary star system and host of Einstein and the original astronomy society!
Walmart Supercenter
1300 Des Plaines AveWalmart just fifteen minutes away.
Chicago Botanic Garden
1000 Lake Cook RdChicago Botanic Gardens.
The Second City
230 W North AveWorld Famous comedy troupe.
Wrigley Field
1060 W Addison StSee the cubs!
Shedd Aquarium
1200 S Lake Shore DrWonderful aquarium, great for all ages!
Adler Planetarium
1300 S Lake Shore DrGreat planetarium, fun for the kids!
Evanston Public Library
1703 Orrington AveLarge public library.
Raymond Park
Lovely, sunny park with playground.
Food Scene
Farmhouse Evanston
703 Church StDelicious midwestern cuisine!
Joy Yee Noodle
533 Davis StDelicious, authentic Chinese food. Very popular.
Andy's Frozen Custard
719 Church StDelicious ice cream!
Le Peep
827 Church StDelicious breakfast!
Lou Malnati's Pizzeria
1120 N State StFamous Chicago deep dish!
Cheesie's Pub & Grub Evanston
622 Davis StAmazing gourmet grilled cheese!
LYFE Kitchen
1603 Orrington AvenueDelicious vegan food!
Unicorn Cafe
1723 Sherman AvePopular cafe with delicious coffee!
Starbucks
6738 N Sheridan RdStarbucks
Zoba Noodle Bar
1565 Sherman AveMy favorite noodle restaurant. Delicious Pad Thai!
Koi Fine Asian Cuisine and Lounge
624 Davis StDelicious, HUGE servings.
Shopping
Gap
3416 N Southport AveShopping.
Old Orchard Center
Large outdoor mall.
Lincolnwood Town Center
3333 W Touhy AveLarge mall.