Illinois


Field Museum
Chicago, Illinois
Founded in 1893, this great museum has a collection of subjects on botany, anthropology, and more.                                                        

Museum of Science and Industry
Chicago, Illinois
Another great museum that has a train collection, minature collection, and many great science exhibits.                                                                                

Lake County Discovery Museum
Wacounda, Illinois
This is a nice museum with a collection of exhibits from Lake County and more.  It has forest preserves next door to visit as well.                   

Cuneo Museum
Vernon Hills, Illinois
A beautiful estate with an Italian manor home owned by the Cuneo publishing family now converted into a museum.                                                    

The Oriental Institute
Chicago, Illinois
A great museum that has many fine artifacts from ancient Mesopotamia.                                                                                                                                                                    

Galena
Galena, Illinois
The entire city of Galena is a great place to visit.  From ancient Native American mounds and effigies to shopping, this town has a lot to offer a visitor.

Cantigny
Wheaton, Illinois
Historic home and garden of Robert McCormick.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                               

Volo Museum
Volo, Illinois
A great museum of antique to hollywood cars and a seperate military museum.                                                                                                                                                                       


Burpee Museum
Rockford, Illinois
A natural history museum.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                 

The Art Institute of Chicago
Chicago, Illinois
A great collection of renaissance art and modern art.                                                                                                                                                                             

The Dole Mansion
Crystal Lake, Illinois
A turn of the century Italian mansion owned by the Dole family is converted into a museum and art colony.                                     


Cahokia
Cahokia, Illinois
Ancient Native American site with mounds and a museum.                                                                                                                                                                                             

Winfield Mounds
Winfield, Illinois
Forest preserve and site of ancient Native American Mounds (most have been destroyed at this site).                                                   

Dickson Mounds
Lewistown, Illinois
Native American Mounds and museum.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                      

Kincaid Mounds
Maasac County, Illinois
Native American Mounds and museum.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                      

Illinois Railway Museum
Union, Illinois
Museum with old railroad cars and engines.                                                                                                                                     

Museum of Contemporary Art
Chicago, Illinois
Contemporary art.                                                                                                                                                                       

Illinois State Museum
Springfield, Illinois
Museum exhibits include displays on the land, life, and people of Illinois.                                                                                                                    

Naper Settlement
Naperville, Illinois
Frontier living exhibits and art.                                                                                                                                                                    

Villa Olivia
Bartlett, Illinios
Skiing and snow tubing in the winter.  Golf in the summer.   Fun place to go.  Make sure you get out of the way at the bottom of the slope.

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