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Things To Do

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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.