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Freeport, Illinois

  • Soldiers Memorials

    The Civil War Soldiers Monument on the southwest corner was dedicated in 1871 and placed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1998. It is made of Joliet marble with a 12-foot square b...
    Soldiers Memorials

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Stephenson County Historical Society Museum

This lovely museum is housed in an Italianate home built by Oscar and Malvina Taylor in 1857. The Taylor home was the social center of Freeport in its time and is currently listed on the National Register of Historic Places

Freeport, IL Museums

Lindo Theater

This historic movie theater built in 1922 features first-run movies daily on six screens. The Lindo Theatre, designed by world famous Chicago architects and brothers, C.W. Rapp and George L. Rapp, opened on April 17, 1922. John Dittman, owner of several other Freeport theatres, constructed it.

Freeport, IL Historic Theatres

Lincoln The Debater Statue

The famous Lincoln The Debater Statue was designed by Leonard Crunelle of Chicago and was presented to Freeport at the 71st anniversary of the Lincoln-Douglas Debate on Aug. 27, 1929

Freeport, IL Arts


Jets Observatory

View the night sky through the 12

Freeport, IL Observatories

Things to do near Freeport, IL

Mitchell's Holsteins Dairy Farm

A family farm since 1960, with a dairy herd of 100 milking cows and 100 replacement heifers, plus 320 acres of corn, 85 acres...

Sherwood Forest

Christmas tree forest with decorations, lighting is pretty. Variety of animals: turkeys, geese, rabbits, many varieties and c...

Prairie State Winery in Genoa

EEstablished in 1998, this family winery produces many award winning wines. All of the wines are made exclusively from Illino...

Selmi's Pumpkin World

Pumpkins, haunted house, little spooks house, corn maze, animals, and much more....

The Belvedere

The Belvedere is an Italianate 1857 mansion built for J. Russell Jones, Ambassador to Belgium, with Victorian furnishings, Li...