Kankakee County Museum and Historical Society - 801 S. Eighth Avenue, Kankakee, IL.  Phone - 815/932-5279.  Tuesday through Fridaay, 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.; Saturday and Sunday, 1 p.m. to 4 p.m.  Admission free but $1 donation per person is suggested.  Group tours require reservations.  Local history, including tribal artifacts, antique printing equipment, and more.
Kankakee River State Park - 5314 W Route 102, Bourbonnais, IL  60914.  Phone - 815/933-1383.  Hiking, fishing, riding stables, and other outdoor activities.  Call for hours and admission information.
Kankakee Valley Theater - 200 East Oak Street, Kankakee, IL  60901.  Phone - 815/935-8510.  Call for current schedule and ticket information.
Exploration Station - 1095 West Perry St., Bourbonnais, IL 60914. 815/935-5665.  Monday through Thursday 10 a.m. to 5 p.m.; Friday noon to 8 p.m.; Saturday 10 a.m. to 5 p.m.; Sunday 1 p.m. to 5 p.m.  Call for admission information.  Tuesday is "free" day.  Lots of hand-on activities.
Strickler Planetarium - Olivet Nazarene University, One Universitty Ave., Bourbonnais, IL  60914.  815/939-5011; automated information: 815/939-5308. $1/person/show. Specifically not suited to children under 4.  Private showings by reservation. Variety of programs, something for everyone from Kindergarten through adult. Call for group presentations.
Young People's Theater - 150 N. Schuyler, Kankakee, IL  60901.  815/935-8510.  Call for current opportunities, schedule, and ticket information.

PLEASE NOTE:  It should go without saying, but HOUSE assumes absolutely no responsibility for anything that occurs while you are partaking of a field trip with your family.  In addition, please contact the site of your field trip before you go to verify that you have current information on hours, admission prices, and other details.  The field trip information herein has been gathered in an exhaustive search of the various counties and localities on the web.  The information is thus only as accurate and current as the information on the various web sites from which it was gathered.

If you have information about field trip possibilities in your area, please drop us an email at admin@illinoishouse.org and let us know about it, including the county name, so that we can review and possibly include it in our Field Trip Idea pages.  If you have a brochure about a field trip site that you would like to mail to us, please mail it to c/o P.O. Box 74, Ringwood, IL  60072

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