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Goebbert's Farm & Garden Center
Home of the Famous Pumpkin Eating Dinosaur
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Chicago's Northwest suburbs offer a vibrant mix of historic family farmsteads and entertainment parks. Highlighted by Goebbert's Farm in South Barrington with its beloved pumpkin-crushing dinosaur and Animal Land giraffe feeding, this corridor is a top choice for families across Schaumburg, Barrington, and Arlington Heights.
Corridor: I-90 & US-14
Counties: Northwest Cook & Kane Counties
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Goebbert's Farm & Garden Center in South Barrington is the major farm in the northwest suburbs, about 42 minutes and 34 miles from the Loop via I-90 west. It is known for the mechanical pumpkin eating dinosaur and Animal Land with a giraffe feeding deck.