Caboose

Caboose: crowds and conditions

Typical pattern: moderate; weekends busier. Been there recently? Post today’s status and it shows here for the next traveller.

Status options for this fort: Open, good conditions · Very crowded · Approach road bad · Closed / not accessible.

Best time to visit Caboose

Season: October to February; carry water in summer.

Busiest days: Weekends and long holidays.

Crowd: Moderate; weekends busier.

Typical week: Mon light · Tue light · Wed light · Thu light · Fri light · Sat busy · Sun busy.

How to reach Caboose — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 41.91701, -88.13245. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Caboose

• Cosley Zoo · sanctuary · DuPage · ~6 km · Must-see
• WMAQ-AM (Chicago) · attraction · DuPage · ~7 km · Must-see
• DuPage County Historical Museum · museum · DuPage · ~8 km · Must-see
• West Chicago Bible Church · church · DuPage · ~8 km · Must-see
• BAPS SwamiNarayan Sanstha Temple · temple · DuPage · ~8 km · Must-see
• Cantigny Park · sanctuary · DuPage · ~9 km · Must-see
• Lake Ellyn Park · lake · DuPage · ~9 km · Must-see
• Masjid Darussalam · dargah · DuPage · ~9 km · Must-see
• Lilacia Park · park · DuPage · ~12 km · Must-see
• First Church of Lombard · church · DuPage · ~13 km · Must-see
• Baitul Jaamay Mosque · dargah · DuPage · ~14 km · Must-see
• Dunham Castle · fort · Kane · ~15 km · Must-see
• Morton Arboretum · sanctuary · DuPage · ~16 km · Must-see
• James "Pate" Philip State Park · sanctuary · DuPage · ~16 km · Must-see
• Islamic Foundation · dargah · DuPage · ~17 km · Must-see
• McDowell Grove Forest Preserve · sanctuary · DuPage · ~18 km · Must-see
• Belmont Prairie Nature Preserve · sanctuary · DuPage · ~19 km · Must-see
• William Beith House · fort · Kane · ~19 km · Must-see

See everything within a day’s drive of Caboose

Other forts & heritage near Caboose

• Dunham Castle · fort · Kane · ~15 km · Must-see
• William Beith House · fort · Kane · ~19 km · Must-see
• Elgin National Watch Company · fort · Kane · ~22 km · Must-see
• Leif Ericsson Monument · fort · Cook · ~45 km · Must-see
• Governor Henry Horner Memorial · fort · Cook · ~45 km · Must-see
• Riverview Park · fort · Cook · ~46 km · Must-see
• Adlai E Stevenson Historic Home · fort · Lake · ~48 km · Must-see
• West Side Grounds · fort · Cook · ~48 km · Must-see
• Getty Tomb · fort · Cook · ~49 km · Must-see
• Colonel Gustavius A. Palmer House · fort · McHenry · ~49 km · Must-see

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