Cedarville Historical Museum - Cherry Street, Cedarville, IL  May through October - Sunday 1 p.m. to 4 p.m. or by appointment.  Old stone jail; permanent display honoring Jane Addams (of Chicago's Hull House), who was born in Cedarville.  Also houses temporary exhibits.
Fever River Railroad - 600 Fever River Place, Freeport, IL  61032,  (815) 233-4410.  Call for hours of operation.  $1/adult; $0.50/child.  HO gauge model railroad, parts replicating real rail lines.  Memorabilia and behind-the-scenes look at how a model railroad is constructed.
Freeport Arts Center - 121 N. Harlem Ave., Freeport, IL  61032,  815/235-9755.  Tuesday 10 a.m. to 6 p.m.; Wednesday through Sunday 10 a.m. to 5 p.m.  $3/adult; $2/senior/student.  19th century European paintings and sculpture, Native American crafts, and much more.
Le-Aqua-Na State Park - 8542 North Lake Road, Lena, IL 61048, 815-369-4282.  Call for hours of operation.  Historic site with many outdoor activities, including picnicking, hiking, camping, boating, and more.
Lena Historical Society and Museum - 427 West Grove St., Lena, IL  815/369-4555.  May through September weekends 1 p.m. to 4 p.m. and other hours by appointment.  Call for admission info.  Log school house, blacksmith shop, and more.
Oakdale Nature Preserve - 4433 S. Crane's Grove Road, Freeport, ILL  61032, 815/233-5616 or 815/235-6114.  Dawn to 10:30 p.m. daily.  Hiking and picnicking, environmental learning center.
Silver Creek & Stephenson Railroad - 2954 S. Walnut Road, Freeport, IL  61032, 815/235-2198.  Call for hours and admissions info.  Old time engines and railcars.
Stephenson County Historical Society - 1440 South Carroll Avenue, Freeport, IL  61032, 815/232-8419.  May through October Wednesday through Sunday noon to 4 p.m.; November through April Friday through Sunday noon to 4 p.m.  Tours on the hour.  Other hours by appointment.  $3/adult; $1/child over 6.  Historic Oscar & Malvina Taylor home, with arcade games collection, underground railroad exhibit, log cabin, arboretum, and more.
Winneshiek Playhouse - 228 W. Clark, Freeport, IL  61032, 815/232-6718 or 815/232-7023.  Call for schedule and admissions information.  Live amateur theater. Winneshiek Players website.

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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