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Coronado Theatre
The Coronado Theatre is a fantastically ornate movie palace and Vaudeville hall built in 1927 and restored in 2000. The Coronado hosted legends of show business, the Marx Brothers and Milton Berle. Listed on the National Register of Historic Places, the Coronado showed its first "talkie,"
Rockford, IL Historic TheatresBurpee Museum of Natural History
Burpee Museum is a natural history museum specializing in paleontology, geology, biology, and Native American life with three floors of exhibits. After four years of preparation, Jane is now on display as the centerpiece of a new exhibit at Burpee Museum - Jane: Diary of a Dinosaur
Rockford, IL MuseumsField Of Honor Veterans Memorial
Just north of city hall stands the Field Of Honor Veterans memorial consisting of five vertical limestone columns and eight bronze statues before a series of 40 American flags. Conceived by Arthur Anderson as a memorial to honor veterans who served in the five wars of the 20
Loves Park, IL MemorialsDiscovery Center Museum
The Discovery Center Museum is a children's museum with 200+ hands-on art and science exhibits including a planetarium, TV studio, robotics lab, and outdoor multi-level science park of scientific experiences. Tot-spot for toddlers, special events, and traveling exhibts.
Rockford, IL Science CentersKeeling-Puri Peace Plaza
Keeling-Puri Peace Plaza is a 2.5-acre park with 40 flags, 30 languages, 10 prophets of peace, two hemispheres, and one world, dedicated to peace, tranquility and celebrating diversity and heritage. It also serves as the head of Rockford's 20
Loves Park, IL ShrinesMitchell'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 of alfalfa, 75 acres of soybeans, 40
Rockford, IL ToursKlehm Arboretum and Botanic Garden
Modern buildings, themed gardens and groves accessed by miles of paved and chip paths, workshops, special events, an art gallery and gift shop make this 150-acre premier garden, with plantings dating back to 1910
Rockford, IL AboretumsMachine Tool Companies
The Rockford Area has many machine tool companies that are available for tours. Contact John Groh at the Rockford Area Convention &
Rockford, IL ToursNickelWorld, Inc.
Family amusement center with more than 78 free and five-cent games; 40 redemption games dispense tickets to redeem for prizes; 30 video and novelty games. Area provided for waiting parents;
Rockford, IL Fun CentersMidway Village & Museum Center
Midway Village represents a late 19th Century village with 26 buildings on 137 acres. Permanent indoor exhibits on area heritage, aviation & history are in the museum. Special events include a WW II re-enactment, Sock Monkey and Scarecrow Harvest Festivals. 1.2
Rockford, IL MuseumsMagic Waters Waterpark
Illinois' largest waterpark with the largest wave pool and only UPHILL water coaster in the state, the new "The Abyss" dark tube ride, lazy river, tube and body slides, picnic area, shade, concessions, gift shop, packages &
Cherry Valley, IL Water Parks