The amazing Discovery Center Museum is full of over 250 exciting hands-on exhibits spread over a two-floor area. Out in the museum's backyard, visitors can explore Rock River Discovery Park, a giant, multi-level science park with a hands-on twist! The museum also...

A Partner in Excellence of the Illinois Arts Council, Rockford Art Museum impacts the quality of life for people of all ages through visual arts programs of collection, exhibition and education. From its beginnings as the Rockford Sketch Club in 1888, to...

A face filled with wonder is a common sight at the Burpee Museum of Natural History. Our many unique exhibits have been known to intrigue both the young and old onlookers. Great detail and care goes into all of our exhibits, and there’s plenty to see for everyone!

Located along the Rock River, the Sinnissippi Gardens features an All-American Rose Selection (AARS-accredited) rose garden with approximately 2,000 rose plants and 62 varieties, including the year's newest award winners. The gardens also include a 32 ft. floral...

Situated along the banks of our beautiful Rock River in Sinnissippi Gardens, the Nicholas Conservatory & Gardens brings the tropics to the Midwest. The entire facility will be the third largest conservatory in Illinois with a total of 22,000 square feet, and at the...

The Graham-Ginestra House is an 1857 Italianate limestone house with ceiling murals, parquet floors, pocket doors, stained glass, curved staircase, carriage house and stables

Join us as local history lives on in a quaint home built in the 1850's. Known today as The Ethnic Heritage Museum it is here that you will find six fascinating galleries devoted to the primary immigrant groups that settled in southwest Rockford, African-American,...

Tinker Swiss Cottage Museum is a treasure trove of a time gone by. Rockford, Illinois businessman Robert Hall Tinker built the home in 1865, perching it high on a limestone bluff overlooking Kent Creek. His inspiration came from an 1862 tour of Europe where he fell...

The Tinker Swiss Cottage is a historic place, museum, and park in Rockford, Illinois, USA. It was built as a personal residence by Robert Hall Tinker in the 1860s. It is now a popular destination for school trips and wedding receptions.

The Anderson Japanese Gardens is a 14-acre (57,000 m2) group of Japanese gardens located in Rockford, Illinois. The gardens are in a 13th-century ""pond strolling"" garden with several waterfalls and ponds, streams, rock formations, winding paths, and a sukiya style...