Wilmette

• Close by Interstate I-90/94, known locally as the Edens Expressway.
• By taxi, from O'Hare airport
• By Pace bus from neighboring suburbs

By train

• The CTA Purple Line 'L' terminates at Linden Station, located on Linden Avenue between 3rd and 4th Streets, a few blocks west of the Baha'i House of Worship. The Purple Line provides all-day service to Evanston and Howard Station in Rogers Park on Chicago's Far North Side. It also provides weekday rush hour service to the Loop.
• The Metra Union Pacific / North Line stops at , along Green Bay Road between Central and Lake Avenues in Downtown Wilmette. The Union Pacific / North Line runs from Ogilvie Transportation Center in Downtown Chicago's West Loop all the way to Kenosha, Wisconsin, stopping at many towns along Chicagoland's North Shore on the way.

• Car
• Bicycle

PACE bus routes

• 213 Green Bay Road
• 421 Wilmette Avenue
• 422 Linden CTA/Glenview/Northbrook Court
• 423 Linden CTA-The Glen-Harlem CTA

• Baha'i House of Worship

  phone: +1-847-853-2300
  address: 100 Linden Ave
  A cultural and architectural wonder.

• Wilmette Theatre

  phone: +1 847-251-7424
  address: 1122 Central Ave
  Has movies and live performances.

• Gillson ParkA Chicago-area beach that offers a quieter alternative to the busier Chicago city beaches. Also offers sailing, tennis, a picnic area, a marina, a playground, and a dog beach.

• Wallace BowlAn outside theater at Gillson Park. It was built by the Works Progress Administration in the 1930s, and has been restored to its original specifications. Free concerts and plays are available in the warm weather months.

• Centennial Family Aquatic Center

• Centennial Ice Rinks

• Wilmette Public Library

  address: 1242 Wilmette Ave

• Wilmette's public golf course

• Community Recreation CenterOffers gymnastics.

• Chestnut Street Beach

• Edens PlazaA large shopping center on the west end of town at the intersection of Lake Avenue and Skokie Boulevard (US41)near the Edens Expressway. It features anchor stores like Carson Pirie Scott, Bed, Bath and Beyond and the Fresh Market in addition to many smaller stores.

• Crystal CaveSouvenirs.

• Plaza del Lago

  phone: +1 855 247-7724
  address: 1515 Sheridan Rd

• Piero's Pizza

  phone: +1-847-251-5550 and +1-847-256-5550
  address: 335 Ridge Rd
  Best pizza on the North Shore.

• Tsing Tao

  address: Green Bay Road
  Chinese-American food.

• Wilmette Chuck Wagon

  phone: +1-847-256-0120
  address: 1120 Central Ave
  Greek, burgers, and hotdogs.

• Kama Kura

  address: Central Street
  Sushi and Japanese cuisine.

• The Noodle

  phone: +1-847-251-2228
  address: 708 12th St

• Akai Hana

  phone: +1-847-251-0384
  address: 3223 W Lake Ave

• Homer's Ice Cream

  phone: +1-847-251-0477
  address: 1237 Green Bay Rd

• Ridgeview Grill

  address: 827 Ridge

• Burhops

  address: 1515 Sheridan Rd
  Seafood

• Irving's for Red Hot LoversFast food.

• Lou Malnati's Pizza

  phone: +1-847-256-5780
  address: 3223 Lake Ave
  Carry-out only.

• C. J. Arthur'sHas live music and great dinners.

• Meier's Tavern

• Bicycle or run the Green Bay Trail, to Ravinia, !
• Hop on a train south to Evanston or onward to Chicago