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Historic Pleasant Home 
Historic Site in Oak Park, IL USA
Guided tours of Pleasant Home are offered year-round to individuals and groups and they allow you to explore this Prairie School design. Explore this opulent mansion designed by prominent Prairie School architect George W. Maher in 1897. A National Historic Landmark, Pleasant Home features a wonderful Arts & Crafts interior with art glass windows and intricate carved wood. Museum shop on site.
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Historic Sandwich Opera House
Historic Site in Sandwich, IL USA
Tour the Historic buidling from 1879. Check out our website for current information about performances.
Concert Venue. Live theatrical performances. A Wedding and Party Room rental. The Sandwich Opera House preserves a space in history and allows you to go back in time.
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Illinois & Michigan Canal National Heritage Corridor
National Park in Lockport, IL USA
National Park The Illinois & Michigan Canal, completed in 1848, connected the Great Lakes to the Mississippi River watershed along a longstanding Indian portage route. The 97-mile canal extended from the Chicago River near Lake Michigan to the Illinois River at Peru, Illinois.
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Illinois Route 66 Hall of Fame and Museum
Museum in Pontiac, IL USA
History of the Mother Road in Illinois The Illinois Route 66 Museum has artifacts, photos, videos, and more. The history of Route 66 in Illinois and the City of Pontiac is on display. Bob Waldmire Road Yacht, VW van, and a collection of his art works are part of the adventure. Donation only admission.
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International Museum of Surgical Science
Science Museum in Chicago, IL USA
The Museum's four floors are filled with extraordinary artifacts, as well as paintings, illustrations and sculptures that interpret the archaic and modern healing practices of Eastern and Western civilizations.
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Klehm Arboretum
Museum in Rockford, IL USA
Tour this 155-acre "living museum filled with spectacular gardens and rare trees with a guide or on your own. A 1.8 mile, handicapped-accessible paved path winds through the arboretum plus many secondary, chipped trails. Klehm Arboretum & Botanic Garden is a 155-acre "living museum filled with spectacular gardens and rare trees.
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Kohl Children's Museum of Greater Chicago
Childrens Museum in Glenview, IL USA
Kohl Children's Museum of Greater Chicago offers 17 interactive, hands-on exhibits for children ages birth to 8. All of our exhibits and programs are aligned to the Illinois State Learning Standards and are designed to nurture a love of learning in young children.
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Manteno Historical Society Museum
Museum in Manteno, IL USA
Experience the past at the Manteno Historical Society Museum The museum features a one-room schoolhouse and restored horse-drawn doctor's buggy. In 1991 the one-room Bloom School House from Blue Gull Road in Rockville Township was moved to the Museum grounds and restored.
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Open Books
Culture in Chicago, IL USA
Non-profit bookstore Open Books is a nonprofit social venture that provides literacy experiences for tens of thousands of readers each year through inspiring programs and the creative capitalization of books.
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The Science Center of Southern Illinois
Science Museum in Carbondale, IL USA
Encouraging children to develop their natural curiosity and exploration through hands-on experience. Featuring many interactive science exhibits targeting ages 3-13. this museum has it all. Welcome to the Science Center of Illinois! In 1994, The Science Center of Southern Illinois opened its doors and an incredible journey of innovative hand-on science education and fun began. Since that day, we have welcomed many visitors from communities near and far.
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The Spurlock Museum
Museum in Urbana, IL USA
The Spurlock Museum showcases the people and places of our world with a special emphasis on heritage through members of individual cultures and communities. The Spurlock Museum houses five different galleries that showcase the people and places of our world. Its emphasis on heritage through members of individual cultures and communities allows visitors an inside look into humanity.
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Tinker Swiss Cottage
Museum in Rockford, IL USA
A rare example of Victorian exotic architecture, this 1865 Swiss cottage, was built by early Rockford industrialist and Rockford mayor Robert Tinker.
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1950's Park Forest Museum
Historic Site in Park Forest, IL USA
History of Vintage Valentines Day The museum is decorated in vintage Valentines Day decorations including die-cuts and Vintage Valentines. The classroom is decorated for a 1950s Valentines Day class party. A colorful way to shake the gray days of February. Call to verify exhibit.
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2023 Mother's Day at Summerfield Zoo
Zoo in Belvidere, IL USA
Come celebrate Mother's Day at Summerfield Zoo Come celebrate Mother’s Day Weekend at Summerfield Zoo! Bring Mom out to help us celebrate the arrival of all our spring babies. Each mom will get a free sweet treat. There will be special animal presentations featuring amazing animal moms.
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Annual High Scchool Art Exhibition
Art Gallery in Chicago Heights, IL USA
Art Exhibit An exhibition of art by area high school students, juried by Prairie State College Faculty.
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Boomer Toys And Dolls
Museum in Park Forest, IL USA
Antique Dolls & Toys Toys and dolls, several on loan, played with from the late 1940s into the mid-1960s will be on display, along with books
about them.
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Canal Days
Culture in Lockport, IL USA
Days gone By The Museum will feature the exhibit "The weapons and wars of Will County". The heritage Village will feature 19th century crafts and tours of 19th century buildings.
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Chicago Food Planet Food Tours
Tour in Chicago, IL USA
Chicago Food Tours Chicago Food Planet Food Tours started in 2006, becoming the first Chicago food and culinary tour company dedicated to helping visitors and Chicago residents enjoy the best Chicago food and cultural experience off the beaten path.
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Expansive Visions: Fusedchicago
Art Gallery in Chicago Heights, IL USA
Art Exhibit Please visit this exhibition, curated by Gallery Director Beth Shadur, of works by selected members of the encaustic collective, FUSEDChicago. The works show the rich variety possible in the medium of painting with wax.
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