Hours: Call museum's main number for hours.
Address:
1001 State St.
Phone: 618-826-4567
Come visit us in Chester, Illinois
Monument to Elzie Seager, Chester native and creator of "Popeye the Sailor Man."
Chester, IL MonumentsSee an old electric chair (last used to execute a woman who killed her brother)
Chester, IL MuseumsThe Governor Bond State Memorial marks the grave of Shadrach Bond (1773-1832), the first governor of Illinois after it attained statehood in 1818. The obelisk-style monument was erected in 1883
Chester, IL MonumentsThe founder of the Pet Milk Company built this house that was one of the first with electricity and running water inside. It ...
See an old electric chair (last used to execute a woman who killed her brother), and many county and Native American atifacts...
Learn about the history of aviation in the St. Louis Area....
Historical museum. Log cabin authentically furnished....
This 158-year-old home has displays of Cival War artifacts, and Indian collections, and 1830's furnishings....