Established in 1975, the Freeport Art Museum (FAM) shares the visual and performing arts with the people of Northwest Illinois. The Museum exhibits art from its large collection as well as regional contemporary artists, and brings traveling exhibitions to the...

The Silver Creek Museum of Freeport, Illinois is a not-for-profit educational organization, preserving Freeport's and America's historical heritage. Come visit our wonderful 28 room Museum filled with memories from yesteryear.

The Silver Creek & Stephenson Railroad offers a 4 mile ride through farmland and across a bridge that sits 30 feet above Yellow Creek is available on an antique steam train. The Stephenson County Antique Engine Club acquired the old County Home building and opened...

Don Opel Arboretum is an arboretum located on the 140-acre (0.57 km2) campus of Highland Community College, Freeport, Illinois.

Local history collection featuring items, documents, and photos dealing with Cedarville native Jane Addams. Education programs conducted each season. February lunch, Memorial Day picnic, Jane Addams festival in September, and Christmas Sing-a-long in December

The German Valley Historical Museum features displays relating to the history of German Valley, including items from the Ostfriesian area of Germany.

The McConnell Area Historical Society was a vision of the community for 13 years following the village's Sesquicentennial celebration in 1988, commemerating the town's 150 years earlier in 1938. During this event a very immense collection of antique McConnell...

The Lena Area Historical Society was organized in 1981. The museum building was built and occupied in 1986 and contains local memorabilia. In 1987 the first log school house was dismantled and moved to the museum site and reconstructed by a group of volunteers. It...

The Pecatonica Heritage Museum was formed with the dual purpose of preserving the history of Pecatonica’s local elevator and adaptively using it for the benefit of the surrounding community. The more than century old elevator serves as the corner stone to the Museum.

The Leaf River Historical Society was founded on March 9, 1995. The Historical Society has been collecting and displaying the history of Leaf River and the surrounding area. The society's function is to collect, research, preserve, and display artifacts and documents...