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==Parks and recreation== [[File:Cosley Zoo sign.jpg|thumb|upright|[[Cosley Zoo]] in Wheaton]] [[File:Illinoispp1.jpg|thumb|The [[Illinois Prairie Path]] in Wheaton]] ===Parks and golf=== *The [[Wheaton Park District]] oversees 52 parks covering more than {{convert|800|acre}}, including:<ref>{{cite web|title=Parks & Facilities: Locations |url=http://wheatonparkdistrict.com/pgs/parks/list_parks.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071014011721/http://www.wheatonparkdistrict.com/pgs/parks/list_parks.html |url-status=dead |archive-date=14 October 2007 |publisher=Wheaton Park District |access-date=23 May 2011 |year=2011 }}</ref> **The {{convert|135|acre|adj=on}} Lincoln Marsh Natural Area, with over 300 species of prairie and wetland plants and animals, and a [[ropes course]]. **[[Cosley Zoo]], founded in 1974, housing over 200 animals that represent over 70 species. **Two public swimming pools, the Northside Family Aquatic Center, and the Rice Pool and Water Park. **The Arrowhead Golf Club, renamed in 1929 from the Antlers Golf Club, which was built in 1924. A new clubhouse was built in 2004β2005. **The [[Chicago Golf Club]] is a nearby prestigious private golf club that is located south of Wheaton. *[[Cantigny]], the former estate of ''[[Chicago Tribune]]'' owner [[Robert R. McCormick]], contains extensive formal and stylized gardens and two museums, one relating to the ''Chicago Tribune'', and the other devoted to the [[1st Infantry Division (United States)|First Division]] of the United States Army, as Robert McCormick was a colonel in the First Division during World War I. Adjacent to the park to the south is Cantigny's public golf course. * The [[Illinois Prairie Path]] runs throughout Wheaton.<ref>{{cite web |title=Illinois Prairie Path Facts |url=https://www.traillink.com/trail/illinois-prairie-path/ |publisher=[[Rails-to-Trails Conservancy]] |access-date=21 August 2023}}</ref>
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