Catlin Heritage Museum - 210 North Paris Street, Catlin, IL  61817, 217/427-5766.  Hours: Monday and Wednesday from 9:00 a.m. to noon, 1:00 p.m. to 4:00 p.m.; Saturday from 9:00 a.m. to 11:00 a.m., 1:00 p.m. to 3:00 p.m.  Admission is free.  Local history.
Danville Junction Chapter National Railway Historical Society and Museum - 210 E. Benton Street, Rossville, IL (mailing address: P.O. Box 1013, Danville, IL 61834).  Open on weekends Memorial Day to Labor Day.
Danville Symphony Orchestra - 1021 North Vermillion Street, Danville, IL  61832, 217/443-5300.  Four major performances as well as youth/community outreach performances.  The 2005-2006 season includes Rimsky-Korsakov's Scheherazade. Call or see web site for ticket information.
Kickapoo State Park ,  Middle Fork State Fish and Wildlife Area  and  Harry "Babe" Woodyard State Natural Area - 10906 Kickapoo Park Road, Oakwood, IL 61858, 217/442-4915.  Hiking, picnicking, fishing, scuba diving, riding stable, and other outdoor activities (watch out for poison ivy - per warning on web site).  Call for hours and admission information.
Vermilion County War Museum - 307 N. Vermilion, Danville, IL  61832, 217/431-0034.  Hours:  Tuesday through Friday Noon to 3:00 p.m.; Saturday 10:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m.; Sunday 1:00 p.m. to 4:00 p.m.; other hours by appointment.  Recommended donation: $2/adult; $1/child under 18; Educational tours by school groups free.  United States military history from the American Revolution to Operation Iraqi Freedom.  Collections of uniforms, field equipment, and more.

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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