Graue Mill & Museum — Attraction in Oak Brook

Nice scenic location, good place to take a walk and take in some nature. The Graue Mill and Museum is a historic gristmill located in Oak Brook, Illinois. The mill was built in 1852 and is one of the few remaining water-powered gristmills in Illinois. The mill is open to the public and offers tours, demonstrations, and educational programs.

The mill is located on the banks of Salt Creek and is surrounded by a beautiful park. The park has a variety of amenities, including a playground, a picnic area, and a nature trail. The mill is a popular destination for families and history enthusiasts.

The mill is open from April to November and offers a variety of programs and activities. Tours are available on the weekends and during the week by appointment. The mill also offers demonstrations of how the mill works and educational programs for children.

The Graue Mill and Museum is a great place to learn about history and enjoy the outdoors. The mill is a beautiful and historic building and the park is a great place to relax and enjoy the nature. I would highly recommend a visit to the Graue Mill and Museum to anyone visiting Oak Brook, Illinois.

Here are some of the pros and cons of Graue Mill and Museum:

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Historic building Beautiful setting Educational programs Family-friendly Affordable Cons:

Can be crowded during peak times Limited parking Some exhibits may be outdated Overall, I would highly recommend a visit to the Graue Mill and Museum to anyone visiting Oak Brook, Illinois. The mill is a beautiful and historic building and the park is a great place to relax and...

Referring to the outdoors, it's a nice place, but after the destruction of the dam I am a little less impressed. Not sure what the round paved area will be used for. Maybe tango lessons? Wedding photography? Laser Tag? Also, I think one or two of those outdoor telescopes would be nice to have right next to the river.

It will be great when the pathway under the bridge will be finished so that I can more adequately enjoy a walk to that old house that no one can go into because they apparently still don't have the money to restore the inside. It's great to pace around it or just stand aimlessly behind it out of sight and just imagine what a real life is like. I guess with all the millionaires next door it's hard to get the scratch to maintain the American artifacts that remind us of a simpler, but more adventurous time of American pioneers and trailblazers who weren't as interested in developing 5-bedroom McMansions with no land but rather made real things happen like real men.

To be frank and tangential, it is utterly retarded that some rich people want to buy and/or build really large homes without any decent land to surround it. I guess they really love being crammed next to another house instead of having a larger estate with beautiful trees and at least three acres around it to enjoy and not feel like you're still in a Chicagoland suburb. But that's how it is.

To bring it back home, let's get that old house done up real good so that I can stand outside of it dressed like Abe Lincoln and drink hot cider and pretend that...

Historical working Mill from 1852, preserved mill with a complete educational tie in for everyone. Learn how to mill corn, wheat, flax and more as you watch the process to mill grains by hand, by hand crank, and a mill stone. Learn about the history behind the mill, the owner, the underground railroad road, President Lincoln visiting the mill, and more. View all 4 levels and the outside to this working Mill: the basement shows the underground railroad artifacts and time pieces from the 1850s, a giant millstone and more. The first floor shows how to mill grain and gift shop, 2nd floor you learn how to weave thread with a historical working weaving machine done by hand and foot plus other neat artifacts, and the 3rd floor you see what a general store would have looked like, a child's bedroom, the kitchen and a general room in a home in the 1850s. Also learn how to spin wool to turn it into thread. The outside of the mill you can walk around and view the garden that is planted with grains from that era to be milled, learn about the handmade bricks and the glass and the white oak timbers inside the mill as well as the giant water wheel that powered the mill. Such an excellent and awesome learning experience for my family! We loved it and hope to...