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; heirloom rose garden.
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 MuseumsThe 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 TheatresThe Discovery Center Museum is a children's museum with 200+ hands-on art and science exhibits including a planetarium, TV studio, robotics lab, and outdoor multi-level science park of scientific experiences. Tot-spot for toddlers, special events, and traveling exhibts.
Rockford, IL Science CentersHome museum in Rockford's first brick home, built by a Swedish family in 1871. Collections include Rockford-made furniture, Charlotte Weibull doll collection and artifacts pertaining to Swedish immigration and Rockford'
Rockford, IL MuseumsExplore the largest Oliver Hart-Parr collection in the midwest, including farm toys, advertising and collectibles dating back...
Location includes picnic tables, shelters, restrooms. Climb the lookout tower for a spectacular view of Jo Daviess County's u...
The Belvedere is an Italianate 1857 mansion built for J. Russell Jones, Ambassador to Belgium, with Victorian furnishings, Li...
Authentic paddlewheel boats. 102 feet of elegance and charm. 150-passenger vessel docked at Maxson Riverside Restaurant....
The apartment where Ronald Reagan was born has been restored and decorated in the 1900's. Adjoining gift shop and museum....