The holidays are always a time of fantasy, whimsy, and magic. And what better time than to step out of your usual routine to experience something exciting and new? If you are a movie fan, you can check out the “Home Alone” house in the flesh right here in Winnetka, Illinois! It is the actual home used in part of the filming of this classic Christmas movie. Scroll on for more details.
If you’ve ever wondered, “Where Is the Home Alone house?” it is located at 671 Lincoln Ave in Winnetka, IL.
Margarita Cretu/Google Maps It’s as good a holiday tradition as any in northeast Illinois to visit an iconic home once featured in a popular Christmas movie that is known and loved by millions.
The Home Alone house was built in 1920.
Google/Gucci Squad Situated in the north suburb of Chicago, it was chosen for the 1990 hit film for its timeless appearance and size.
It is certainly the type of home that a kid wouldn’t mind being left home alone in…
Wikimedia Commons/anarchosyn … and it is also the type of home that bandits could use to get up to a lot of childlike fun and mischief.
The home sits on a half-acre lot and encompasses 4,200 square feet.
Juris Neretnieks/Google Maps One of many truly stately and historic Illinois homes, the house has five bedrooms, three and a half bathrooms, as well as a west wing master suite with four rooms of its own.
Now updated from its original appearance in the movie, this home is fitted with a wealth of modern amenities.
flickr/Ben Schumin Despite this, and the long length of time since the movie was filmed here, one of many movies filmed in Illinois, people still refer to it as the Home Alone Chicago house, or simply the Home Alone house.
Originally more than $2 million, the price of this Home Alone mansion today probably sits closer to about $1.5 million.
Rachel Fincher/Google Maps If you are from Chicago or the surrounding area, the desire by visitors to know if you’ve ever been by here is one of the many questions people often ask!
As a small child, were you ever inadvertently left “home alone”?
Martin Liko/Google Maps Ha ha! Of course, the home is visited by a regular cast of characters each year who want to get a glimpse of the house from their favorite classic Christmas movie - and repeat that famous Macaulay Culkin look!
Margarita Cretu/Google Maps
It’s as good a holiday tradition as any in northeast Illinois to visit an iconic home once featured in a popular Christmas movie that is known and loved by millions.
Google/Gucci Squad
Situated in the north suburb of Chicago, it was chosen for the 1990 hit film for its timeless appearance and size.
Wikimedia Commons/anarchosyn
… and it is also the type of home that bandits could use to get up to a lot of childlike fun and mischief.
Juris Neretnieks/Google Maps
One of many truly stately and historic Illinois homes, the house has five bedrooms, three and a half bathrooms, as well as a west wing master suite with four rooms of its own.
flickr/Ben Schumin
Despite this, and the long length of time since the movie was filmed here, one of many movies filmed in Illinois, people still refer to it as the Home Alone Chicago house, or simply the Home Alone house.
Rachel Fincher/Google Maps
If you are from Chicago or the surrounding area, the desire by visitors to know if you’ve ever been by here is one of the many questions people often ask!
Martin Liko/Google Maps
Ha ha! Of course, the home is visited by a regular cast of characters each year who want to get a glimpse of the house from their favorite classic Christmas movie - and repeat that famous Macaulay Culkin look!
Have you ever been to the Home Alone house? If so, we’d love to hear from you. Please share your experiences and photos with us below in the comments.
For more like this, check out 11 historic houses in Illinois you can tour.
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Address: 671 Lincoln Ave, Winnetka, IL 60093, USA
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Holiday Time in Illinois October 30, 2022 Lysa Allman-Baldwin I’m looking for a winter festival in Illinois. Winter festivals in Illinois are plentiful, despite the often-frigid weather. One of the most popular is the annual Groundhog Days Celebration. Held in Woodstock, IL the festival encompasses a wide array of activities that tie into the famous movie starring comic Bill Murray and the beautiful Andie MacDowell. Are there any Christmas towns in Illinois? Yes! Christmas is a big deal in Illinois (well, really almost everywhere in the U.S., for that matter) so you’ll find a wealth of beautiful Christmas towns where you can celebrate the season. Among them are Galena, Cambridge, Bishop Hill, and Tuscola, just to name a few. We’re looking for drive-through light displays in Illinois. We’re with ya! Let’s enjoy the winter season but in comfort…and with heat! You can find awe-inspiring drive-through light displays at the East Peoria Festival of Lights, Festival Of Lights in Rockford, and at the Way of Lights in the town of Belleville.
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Holiday Time in Illinois
October 30, 2022
Lysa Allman-Baldwin
I’m looking for a winter festival in Illinois. Winter festivals in Illinois are plentiful, despite the often-frigid weather. One of the most popular is the annual Groundhog Days Celebration. Held in Woodstock, IL the festival encompasses a wide array of activities that tie into the famous movie starring comic Bill Murray and the beautiful Andie MacDowell. Are there any Christmas towns in Illinois? Yes! Christmas is a big deal in Illinois (well, really almost everywhere in the U.S., for that matter) so you’ll find a wealth of beautiful Christmas towns where you can celebrate the season. Among them are Galena, Cambridge, Bishop Hill, and Tuscola, just to name a few. We’re looking for drive-through light displays in Illinois. We’re with ya! Let’s enjoy the winter season but in comfort…and with heat! You can find awe-inspiring drive-through light displays at the East Peoria Festival of Lights, Festival Of Lights in Rockford, and at the Way of Lights in the town of Belleville.
The OIYS Visitor Center
The OIYS Visitor Center
Winter festivals in Illinois are plentiful, despite the often-frigid weather. One of the most popular is the annual Groundhog Days Celebration. Held in Woodstock, IL the festival encompasses a wide array of activities that tie into the famous movie starring comic Bill Murray and the beautiful Andie MacDowell.
Are there any Christmas towns in Illinois?
Yes! Christmas is a big deal in Illinois (well, really almost everywhere in the U.S., for that matter) so you’ll find a wealth of beautiful Christmas towns where you can celebrate the season. Among them are Galena, Cambridge, Bishop Hill, and Tuscola, just to name a few.
We’re looking for drive-through light displays in Illinois.
We’re with ya! Let’s enjoy the winter season but in comfort…and with heat! You can find awe-inspiring drive-through light displays at the East Peoria Festival of Lights, Festival Of Lights in Rockford, and at the Way of Lights in the town of Belleville.
