Amazing place! So peaceful and beautiful. The mansion is amazing and the architecture will wow you. The tours are very informative and the property just oozes history. You can easily spend a day exploring the museums, rose gardens, trails, golfing. Highly recommended to check out. Ten bucks to get in and that's it. Well worth it!

Free tours of the opulent Robert McCormick mansion. The beautifully landscaped grounds are open to walk and view. The only charge is five dollars for parking.

The Robert R. McCormick Museum is a stunning 35-room mansion that was the home of Chicago Tribune Editor and Publisher Colonel Robert McCormick. Completed in 1897, the mansion is filled with period artifacts from the Civil War through the early 1900’s. One favorite is the handwritten letter from Abraham Lincoln to the Chicago Tribune requesting a back issue in November 1860. Amazing. The ponds and fountains and serene. There are dozens of formal and informal gardens and a wide variety of flowers and trees. (See photos.) The Mansion is open most days for tours. It was cool seeing where scenes from Tom Hank’s "A League of Their Own" were shot. There are a number of different tours but the Full House tour shows you the most. The staff obviously love being here. Admission to the mansion/museum is free. You pay a $10 fee per carload as you come into McCormick’s Cantigny Park. Allow time to see the other sites at Cantigny including the extraordinary Big Red One First Division US Army Military Museum and dozens of tanks and vehicles you can climb. There is also a 27-hole golf course, playgrounds, a gift shop and restaurant. Cantigny is usually open daily except January and Mondays and is about 30 miles west of Chicago. See the cantigny organization website for schedules.

The house tour was fantastic thank to Carol that volunteer there. Such a positive , warm lady full of knowledge, kindness , what an energy ! I will always remember this place thanks to her.

The house is absolutely stunning. From the decor in the house to the furnishings that some are hundreds of years old. By far one of the best places to visit at the park if you have an hour to spend to take the tour it's worth it. To see all the different secrets that are hidden in the house like the serving calling button and the secret bar in the library. If you have the time definitely take a stop by and take the tour.

Awesome Place will be returning soon !

The museum staff are passionate about honoring Col. McCormick's legacy.

Awesome! It was cheap to get in ($5 per car), and it was so pretty! What a nice chunk of land with impressive landscaping (gardens, tanks, children's area, ponds, etc.), a really informative and uniquely designed museum, and one of the best tour guides of any tour I've been on at the estate. We had a blast walking around enjoying the view and learning some history! We wished we knew about it sooner! This is a perfect day trip for anyone- even for handicapped persons and children!

Take the tour, you'll thank yourself for doing it

A monument to a man who truly saw it all during his life from his War service to his wealth in the Chicago Tribune Robert McCormick was truly a man who lived in the American dream

Really amazing place people are so kind and loving .

It’s a wonderful experience for the whole family.

Outstanding complex with beautiful gardens.