Water Parks, Six Flags Great America and Shopping in Lake County

I have been to many amusement parks both in the UK and the USA, but Six Flags Great America in Gurnee takes the biscuit when it comes to ultimate rides! Batman The Ride is the world’s first inverted, outside looping roller coaster. Then you have Superman: Ultimate Flight, where you will soar head first through a twisted steel track! Next try The Dark Knight Coaster, a thrill ride with the entire trip in complete darkness. And then those with a need for speed can do Vertical Velocity. This ride gets to 112 km/h in less than four seconds – that is super-fast! Raging Bull is currently the tallest, fastest and largest roller coaster at Six Flags Great America, and in 2014 the park introduced a ride called Goliath, the tallest, steepest and fastest wooden roller coaster in the world! Don’t be put off, though, if you are one of the less adventurous, or if you are bringing smaller children to Six Flags Great America; they have plenty of family rides you can do that are just as fun.

I don’t usually consider going to a shopping mall something that the whole family will enjoy, but at Gurnee Mills, it really is! There are more than 200 shops and some really unique ones. But Gurnee Mills is not all about shopping. They have a huge indoor ice skating rink, a miniature golf course, laser tag and a great arcade. The food choices are good, and you can even finish off the day by catching a movie at the 20-screen complex. This is Illinois largest destination shopping mall!

I had an absolute blast in Lake County, Illinois, and I’m pretty sure you will too!