Ogle County, IL

Burns House

Polo, IL Historic Homes

Henry School

The 1878 Henry School, on the Galena Trail, was used as a school until 1957. The Polo Historical Society has turned it back into an old country school which includes a hand painted stage curtain, displays of the Black Hawk War of 1832

Polo, IL Historic Schoolhouses

Byron Natural History Museum

Byron, IL Museums

A.G. Spalding from Byron to the Big League Exhibit

Byron, IL Famous People

Rochelle Railroad Park

Rochelle, IL Railroad History

Byron Museum Of History & Lucius Read House

Local history museum featuring the Lucius Read House, old barn, railroads, AG Spalding, underground railroad, and other exhibits. Annual events include festival of trees (Nov-Dec) and quilt show (July)

Byron, IL Museums

Byron Heritage Farm Museum

Heritage farm museum shows farm life from 1847 to 1950's in the Byron area. There are two structures from the original 1847

Byron, IL Museums

Ogle County Historical Society

Oregon, IL Museums

The Blackhawk Chocolate Trail

A delicious mixture of cocoa found every which way along the Blackhawk Chocolate Trail, in the four-county area of Northwest Illinois. Enjoy visiting our candy store, b&b'

Polo, IL Tours

Aplington House - Polo Historical Society

Lincoln slept at the Aplington House two nights in 1856

Polo, IL Museums

Weiskopf Observatory

Byron, IL Observatories

Pride of Oregon

Authentic paddlewheel boats. 102 feet of elegance and charm. 150

Oregon, IL Excursions