Here's a list of recommendations for things to do and places to eat while you're in town! This is a mix of some of our favorite places in the area as well as popular local highlights we've been wanting to try.
Puttshack
1828 Oakbrook Center, Oak Brook, IL 60523
Sam loves minigolf and we enjoy going to Puttshack for their unique courses. This is an indoor facility with four different courses featuring high-tech moving obstacles and themed holes. The food and drinks are excellent here as well.
Villa Olivia
1401 West Lake Street, Bartlett, IL 60103
MacKayla enjoys snowboarding, and for other fans of winter sports Villa Olivia is conveniently located close to our venue. They offer skiing, snowboarding, and snow tubing.
Woodfield Mall
5 Woodfield Mall, Schaumburg, IL 60173
This is one of our favorite spots to go shopping! Woodfield mall has wide variety of stores as well as escape rooms, a comedy club, theater, and restaurants. It's a great spot to spend the day out of the cold.
Sixty to Escape - Escape Rooms
5 Woodfield Mall, Schaumburg, IL 60173
This is a newer addition to Woodfield Mall and has been on our list of places to check out for a while! Sixty to Escape has escape room games with different themes and difficulty levels.
Medieval Times Dinner & Tournament
2001 North Roselle Road, Schaumburg, IL 60195
Medieval Times is great for a fun night out. Featuring a four course dinner and tournament of jousting, swordsmanship, and hand-to-hand combat set in medieval Spain.
Axeplosion Axe Throwing Lounge
4230 Arlington Heights Road, Arlington Heights, IL 60004
We both enjoy axe throwing and went here for one of our first few dates!
Zanies Comedy Club
5437 Park Place, Rosemont, IL 60018
This comedy club is a great spot for a fun night out.
Fashion Outlets of Chicago
5220 Fashion Outlets Way, Rosemont, IL 60018
A great spot for fans of outlet shopping. This mall has lots of stores and rotating public art exhibitions.
Volo Museum & Antique Malls
27582 Volo Village Road, Volo, IL 60073
We frequently come here to browse the antique mall, it is HUGE and has lots of cool finds. The auto museum is also a very popular attraction in our area and features classic cars and cars from movies.
Copper Fiddle Distillery
532 West State Route 22, Lake Zurich, IL 60047
For fans of bourbon and gin, this local distillery is a great place to check out. They offer tours and tastings of their drinks and have live music on certain nights.
Kuma's Corner Schaumburg
1570 East Golf Road, Schaumburg, IL 60173
This is one of our favorite restaurants in the area! It's a heavy metal themed restaurant with excellent burgers, signature mac 'n cheeses, and a variety of beers.
BBQ'd Productions Bar & Grill
405 North Rand Road, Lake Zurich, IL 60047
This is our favorite BBQ place in the area! They have great meats and sides and a variety of sauces to try.
Shakou Sushi
121 West Main Street, Barrington, IL 60010
This is another one of our favorite restaurants in the area, they have excellent sushi with unique signature rolls.
Texas de Brazil
5 Woodfield Mall, Schaumburg, IL 60173
This is an all-you-can-eat Brazilian steakhouse located in Woodfield mall. Sides are served buffet style, and waiters will come around with different cuts of meat.
Wildberry Pancakes & Cafe
1383 North Meacham Road, Schaumburg, IL 60173
This is an excellent spot for brunch and we go here frequently for their Belgian waffles.