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Tribute to Rockford citizens who have served in the Armed Forces with wall plaques listing names of fallen veterans, and cases displaying Armed Services artifacts including memories of the Civil War, the World Wars, and Camp Grant. Elevator on east side.

Attractions and Upcoming Events

Burpee Museum of Natural History

Burpee Museum is a natural history museum specializing in paleontology, geology, biology, and Native American life with three floors of exhibits. After four years of preparation, Jane is now on display as the centerpiece of a new exhibit at Burpee Museum - Jane: Diary of a Dinosaur

Rockford, IL Museums

Coronado Theatre

The Coronado Theatre is a fantastically ornate movie palace and Vaudeville hall built in 1927 and restored in 2000. The Coronado hosted legends of show business, the Marx Brothers and Milton Berle. Listed on the National Register of Historic Places, the Coronado showed its first "talkie,"

Rockford, IL Historic Theatres

Forest City Queen at Riverview Park

Excursion boat with variety of crusies on the Rock River:

Rockford, IL Excursions

Mitchell's Holsteins Dairy Farm

A family farm since 1960, with a dairy herd of 100 milking cows and 100 replacement heifers, plus 320 acres of corn, 85 acres of alfalfa, 75 acres of soybeans, 40

Rockford, IL Tours

Tinker Swiss Cottage Museum

An example of exotic Victorian architecture, Robert Tinker's 1865 Swiss "cottage" has ornate woodwork, sculptures and family furnishings; the new Visitor Center is a replica of the original barn; newly restored suspension footbridge;

Rockford, IL Museums

Things to do near Rockford, IL

Sycamore Historical Society and Museum

The Sycamore Historical Society's archives consist of items and artifacts, many dating back to the mid and late 1800's. Estab...

Erlander Home Museum

Home museum in Rockford's first brick home, built by a Swedish family in 1871. Collections include Rockford-made furniture, C...

The Pumpkin Patch

Come celebrate the season, and make the Pumpkin Patch your family's tradition for fun in the fall! Newly renovated haunted sh...