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Kankakee, Illinois

  • Little Red Schoolhouse

    Originally called the Mount Airy School, the building was moved to its present location in 1983. This 1850's school house has been restored and contains period memorabilia and artifacts. (Circa 1853)....
    Little Red Schoolhouse

Attractions and Upcoming Events

Kankakee Model Railroad Club and Museum

Displays of running model trains and memorabilia. See large running model train displays and railroad memorabilia within Kankakee's restored train depot. Features a scale model of Kankakee and its trains as they looked in the 1950's. A life-size, 1947

Kankakee, IL Railroad History

Momence Historical House

Recreates the period of history from 1870 to 1900 with period furhishings.

Kankakee, IL Historic Homes

Momence Railroad Depot

This privately owned, 1890's depot was restored in 2001 and contains photos and artifacts relating to Momence's railroading history. (circa 1890)

Kankakee, IL Railroad History

Essex Historical Society Museum

The Essex Historical Society Museum features a one-room school house and historical Essex artifacts contained in an adjacent brick building. Learn about area strip mines that date back to the early 1900'

Kankakee, IL Museums


Things to do near Kankakee, IL

Wagner's Memorial Museum

Local history of Sandwich, Plano, and Somonauk area. Sandwich fair, barbed wire, cast iron, Indian artifacts, and machinery. ...

Elliot Golf Course

Course Access: PublicHoles: 18Reserve Advance Tee Times: 7 days...

Aplington House - Polo Historical Society

Lincoln slept at the Aplington House two nights in 1856. Lincoln was a personal friend of Senator Aplington, the founder of P...