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5 Lesser-Known Chicago Museums You Need to Explore
Whether your interest is in Puerto Rican art or Saturday Night Live, Chicago has a museum to educate and explore. Read more about 5 Lesser-Known Chicago Museums You Need to Explore -
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6 Illinois Museums Worth Traveling For
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16 Children’s Museums to Visit in Illinois
Discover opportunities for all-day play, where interactive exhibits encourage kids to engage in a creative environment and learn along the way. Read more about 16 Children’s Museums to Visit in Illinois -
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Keeping History Alive: A Tour Through the Illinois Holocaust Museum and Education Center
Writer Emma Pope spends a day at the museum rich with interactive, invaluable lessons in human rights and our place in the future. Read more about Keeping History Alive: A Tour Through the Illinois Holocaust Museum and Education Center -
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Wintertime is Museum Time
Head indoors to discover magical finds at Illinois museums, from writing implements used by the world’s most celebrated authors to a climbable work of art. Read more about Wintertime is Museum Time
St. Charles History Museum
St. Charles
Rotating exhibits of St. Charles history, including Civil War artifacts, local industry and other fascinating facts. Local history research archives available by appointment. Gift shop too.
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Wilmette Historical Museum
Wilmette
The Wilmette Historical Museum is dedicated to exploring, preserving, and sharing the lively history of Wilmette and its surroundings.
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Katherine Dunham Centers for Arts and Humanities
The Katherine Dunham Museum houses Miss Dunham’s outstanding collection of symbolic and functional art, including more than 250 African and Caribbean art objects from more than…
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Franklin Creek Grist Mill & Interpretive Center
Franklin Grove
The Franklin Creek Grist Mill and Interpretive Center is a reconstructed, timber frame, four-story 1847 grist mill located within the Franklin Creek State Natural Area.
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Illinois Citizen Soldier Museum
Galesburg
This museum has Admiral James Stockdale memorabilia and artifacts.
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Stockton Heritage Museum
Stockton
Stockton is the eastern gateway to Jo Daviess County, a part of the driftless area of Northwestern Illinois. It is the home of the first Kraft…
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Little White Schoolhouse Museum
Oswego
Constructed in 1854 as a church, this Greek Revival building also served as a schoolhouse for nearly 50 years. A later addition now serves as a…
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Peotone Historical Society
Peotone
The Peotone Windmill, formerly known as the H.A. Rathje Windmill, is one of the few German Style Windmills still standing in America.
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Joseph Smith Historic Site
Nauvoo
Learn the story of the Latter Day Saint movement in Nauvoo during the early 1840s at the Joseph Smith Historic Site. Within the Visitor Center, you…
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John Deere Pavilion and John Deere Store
Moline
Visit the newly remodeled and designed John Deere Pavilion. You will find surprising, exciting, and engaging fun for the whole family. You'll also enjoy the…
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Rockford Art Museum
Rockford
More than 1,900 works focus on modern and contemporary art, photography, outsider art, contemporary glass, and regional art.
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LaSalle County Historical Museum
Utica
The LaSalle County Historical Society's museum campus is located in the heart of downtown Utica along the historic Illinois and Michigan Canal.
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