Naperville, Illinois

Culture, General, History, Historic House, Library, Park

Naper Settlement is Chicagoland’s outdoor history museum, located in the heart of suburban Naperville, just 28 miles west of Chicago. Explore historic homes and businesses throughout the 12-acre site where you’ll understand the past and how it connects to the present. Discover Naperville’s history through engaging and unique experiences.

Rockford, Illinois

History, Historical Society

Springfield, Illinois

History, Science

The National Museum of Surveying, Inc. is the only museum of its kind in the country. Located in Springfield, Illinois north of the Old State Capitol, it is the perfect addition to Springfield and its history. Inside the museum are exhibits of surveying tools from Lincoln's time, an educational mini-theater, and a 55 ft floor to ceiling mural depicting surveying from the Egyptian rope stretchers to Abraham Lincoln. In addition, The National Museum of Surveying, Inc. is home to the Science on a Sphere® (SOS). SOS is a room-sized globe developed by NOAA (The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration).

Chicago, Illinois

History

Chicago, Illinois

Science

Nauvoo, Illinois

History

Nauvoo, Illinois

Art

New Lenox, Illinois

Culture, General, History, Historic House, Historical Society

Historical Society has restored the one-room schoolhouse called Schmuhl School, located on the corner of Rt. 30 and Schoolhouse Road in New Lenox, Il. Students from the area schools use the building to spend a day in class as students would have done in the 1930's. School is open by appointment.

Wadsworth, Illinois

History, Historical Society

NTHS is a nonprofit organization that collects, preserves, protects and presents anything relating to the history of Newport Township, Illinois. Newport Township is comprised of Wadsworth, Old Mill Creek, Rosecrans, Millburn and Russell.

Coal Valley, Illinois

Zoo

Lewistown, Illinois

History, Historic House, Historical Society, Specialized

Engine #1 pulled the first train from the northern Fairview terminus on October 28, 1880. The first train from Lewistown to Galesburg left at 10:00 a.m. on July 31, 1882 with one engine, one baggage car and one of the new coaches. In August 1882, the railway ran completely from Galesburg to Havana in 3 hours and 15 minutes. In 1905 the C.B. & Q had taken over the railway and installed standard gauge between Lewistown & Galesburg. The C.B. & Q petitioned the Interstate Commerce Commission to abandon the "Peavine" on April 23, 1934.
Contact the Lewistown Society for Historical Presevation for current operations.

Chicago, Illinois

Archaeology, Art, Culture, History, Library

The National Hellenic Museum is the second oldest American institution dedicated to displaying and celebrating the cultural contributions of Greeks and Greek-Americans.

Oak Park, Illinois

History, Historical Society

Chicago, Illinois

Art

Chicago, Illinois

History, Natural History

Nauvoo, Illinois

Art, Historical Society

New Boston, Illinois

History

Chicago, Illinois

History, Library

Newton, Illinois

Art, Library

Niles, Illinois

Art, Children's, Historical Society