Ahhh... it's that time of year again. Summer and Fall are the two best seasons to go out and visit the Anita Purves Nature Center. Technically, it's on the North end of Crystal Lake Park... so there's a lake nearby as well!
It's probably one of the neatest (and educational) places in town to take your kids too! You can adopt a pet, walk around the Busey Woods trail, stop and smell all of the wonderful flowers, and they even have a cute little nature shop.
It's almost like Meadowbrook Park - only better.