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City in Illinois, United States
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Wheaton is a suburban city of 53,000 people (2019) in Chicagoland.
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Sometimes referred to as "The Harvard of Evangelical schools", Wheaton College is known for being an interdenominational destination school for devout Christian students seeking an elite liberal arts education.
Named for the college's most famous alumnus, which contains a museum dedicated to both the history of American evangelism and the international ministry of Billy Graham. It features conceptual exhibits intended to convey Christian ideas.
An AZA-accredited zoo founded in 1974, housing over 200 animals that represent over 70 species.
The park has two museums, one relating to the Chicago Tribune, and the other devoted to the First Division of the United States Army, as Robert McCormick was a colonel in the First Division during World War I.
A public 27-hole golf course.
A network of 61 miles (98 km) of bicycle trails that runs throughout Wheaton.
An historic theater built in 1925, with a lighted dome ceiling dotted with stars. It is on the National Register of Historic Places.
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Wheaton is home to 2 Metra stations on the Union Pacific West Line.
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