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Willis Tower (Sears Tower)
Iconic 110-storey Chicago skyscraper with a glass-floored Skydeck, once the tallest building in the world.
36 km · about 40 min drive
Illinois, United States · North America
Highland Park sits on the route: 5 minutes from Deerfield, 36km from Route 66 - Chicago Start.
Highland Park is a town located in Illinois, United States. With a population of 29,743, it is an important destination in North America.
On a road trip, Highland Park sits in United States, where you drive on the right. It's in the America/Chicago time zone. Below you'll find where to stay, things to do nearby, and everything you need to add Highland Park to your route.
Highland Park is a railroad station in Highland Park, Illinois, serving Metra's Union Pacific North Line. It is located at 1800 St. Johns Avenue. In Metra's zone-based fare schedule, Highland Park is in Zone 4. As of 2018, Highland Park is the fiftieth busiest of Metra's 236 non-downtown stations, with an average ofRead more
1,005 weekday boardings.
The station consists of two side platforms and a waiting room, with a ticket agent booth staffed on weekday mornings. Northbound trains stop on the west platform and southbound trains stop on the east platform. Trains go south to Chicago's Ogilvie Transportation Center, and as far north as Kenosha, Wisconsin.
As of September 20, 2025, Highland Park is served by 65 trains (33 inbound, 32 outbound) on weekdays, and by all 30 trains (15 in each direction) on weekends and holidays.
On weekdays, seven outbound trains terminate, and seven inbound trains originate, at Highland Park.
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Highland Park is located in Illinois, United States, North America. The coordinates are 42.1817 latitude, -87.8003 longitude.
Highland Park has a population of approximately 29,743 people, making it a town in United States.
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landmark
Iconic 110-storey Chicago skyscraper with a glass-floored Skydeck, once the tallest building in the world.
36 km · about 40 min drive
historic highway
The 'Begin Route 66' sign on Adams Street at Michigan Avenue marks the start of the 2,448-mile Mother Road to Santa Monica: the classic photo stop before heading west.
36 km · about 40 min drive
cafe
Serving double-yolk eggs and free Milk Duds since 1923, this Chicago diner beside the start of Route 66 is the traditional first breakfast of the Mother Road journey.
36 km · about 40 min drive
museum
One of the oldest and largest art museums in the US, renowned for its Impressionist collection and Grant Wood's American Gothic.
37 km · about 40 min drive
museum
Home to Sue, the largest and most complete T. rex ever found, along with extensive anthropological and geological collections.
38 km · about 45 min drive
landmark
Iconic Chicago aquarium on the Lake Michigan waterfront housing over 32,000 animals from around the world.
38 km · about 45 min drive
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