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of 20Illinois Holocaust Museum and Education Center
9603 Woods Drive, SkokieExplore engaging games, multimedia, and interactive exhibits in Make a Difference. The Miller Family Youth Exhibition is where children ages 8 and...
Comments (2) Wilmette Historical Museum
609 Ridge Road, WilmetteThe museum is located in the former Gross Point Village Hall, built in 1896. Stop in to explore more than six exhibit areas covering...
Dearborn Observatory at Northwestern University
Historical telescope still in operation. Young eyes can roam the skies here every Friday night. Gaze through an 18.5-inch telescope, see planets and...
Prehistoric Life Museum and Dave’s Down to Earth Rock Shop
See the largest dinosaur egg in the world along with bones and fossils in this basement-level museum. Rocks and fossils are available for purchase...
International Museum of Surgical Science
Future doctors can glimpse the medical past, present and future. See an iron lung and enter a room full of X-rays. Students on school field trips...
Silver Creek & Stephenson Railroad
A 1912 Heisler steam locomotive pulls three open cars and an antique caboose through farmland 30 feet over Yellow Creek. The museum across the street...
Holland Museum
31 West 10th Street, Holland, Mich.An AAM-accredited history and art museum with permanent exhibits on the settlement and culture of Holland, Michigan, and galleries that house the museum's...
Northwestern University Settlement House
1400 Augusta Blvd., ChicagoThe Winnetka Board of the Northwestern University Settlement House - Style Under the Stars Fashion Show
Trickster Gallery
190 S. Roselle Road, SchaumburgTrickster Gallery is the only Native American owned and operated arts institution in Illinois and features contemporary art by Native people...
Evanston History Center
Explore hidden staircases and ring the bell for servants at the Charles Gates Dawes House, a National Landmark Home that includes all original furnishings....
