- 3S530 2nd St., Warrenville
Located in an old frame church on a country lane, this museum was once the studio of the Albright family -- artists Adam, Ivan and Malvin. Exhibits display memo... READ MORE
Located in an old frame church on a country lane, this museum was once the studio of the Albright family -- artists Adam, Ivan and Malvin. Exhibits display memo... READ MORE
The Prairie Avenue Historic District, two blocks east of Michigan Avenue, is a rich preserve of 19th Century residential architecture. All the bigwigs lived on ... READ MORE
The Elmhurst Art Museum showcases the works of contemporary and traditional artists from Chicago and around the world and specializes in late 20th Century Ameri... READ MORE
Formerly known as The Children's Museum of Oak Park, the newly housed facility has four permanent exhibits, a party room and several temporary exhibits. Kids ca... READ MORE
The Lake Bluff History Museum chronicles the history of the Village of Lake Bluff from its earliest settlers in the 1830s through its role as a summer getaway f... READ MORE
The 65,000 square foot building which opened April 2009, is likely to be the last Holocaust Museum to be built in collaboration with survivors. The largest such... READ MORE
The history of polite society in Geneva is represented by collections of 19th and early 20th Century decorative arts with furniture, silver, china and painting... READ MORE
This living-history museum, an 1840s brick farmhouse, conducts workshops to demonstrate (mostly for children) cooking, sewing and other domestic chores of more ... READ MORE
Aurora's GAR memorial was established in 1878 by local Civil War veterans and ladies' auxiliaries. For architecture buffs, it's a proud bit of neo-Gothic archit... READ MORE
Built in 1914, the historical home with antique furnishings provides a look at life during America's "gilded age." READ MORE
Cosley Zoo is picture-perfect and packs a lot into a small space. The pristine duck pond is home to several kinds of waterfowl. The clean barn and surrounding f... READ MORE
This natural history museum was founded by George Lord, a local politician and armchair naturalist. In 1904 he started building the museum, which is the oldest ... READ MORE
Restored one-room schoolhouse re-creates the educational environment and other aspects of life on the Illinois prairie in the 19th and early 20th Centuries. READ MORE
Oak Park's Nobel Prize-winning literary son and his work are intelligently illuminated by a local society that has assembled Hemingway history in photos, docume... READ MORE
In an old school building, this Dundee museum chronicles the history of the township, local industries such as Haeger Pottery and the life of one of the town's ... READ MORE
Built in 1870, the Ansel B. Cook Home was the residence of a farmer, stonemason and legislator from early Libertyville. On the town square where the town's fir... READ MORE
Naper Settlement is an elaborate living history museum--a place where a village of 19th century buildings has been restored or built new to replicate something ... READ MORE
The Aurora Historical Society museum, once the home of a leading businessman of the city, William Tanner, depicts a slice of life along the Fox River in the mi... READ MORE
The First Division Museum at Cantigny Park is part of Robert R. McCormick Foundations. Its main exhibit hall features World War I, World War II and Vietnam, an... READ MORE
The Morton Arboretum is a tree museum. More than 3,700 kinds of trees, shrubs and plants grow on the 1,700-acre site. Special areas include the interactive Chil... READ MORE