Local Resources

Riverfront Museum Park (adjacent to Burpee Museum)

• Discovery Center Children's Museum
• Rockford Art Museum
• Rockford Dance Company

Local Museums and Attractions

• Anderson Japanese Gardens
• Midway Village and Museum Center
• Klehm Arboretum and Botanical Gardens
• Severson Dells Environmental Center
• Tinker Swiss Cottage

Tourism Resources

• City of Rockford
• Illinois Bureau of Tourism
• Rockford Area Arts Council
• Rockford Area Chamber of Commerce
• Rockford Area Convention and Visitor’s Bureau
• Rockford Park District
• Winnebago County Forest Preserve
• Rockford Hotels

Links of Interest

Museum Organizations

• Midwest Museums Association
• Association of Science and Technology Centers (ASTC)

Museums

• Adler Planetarium
• American Museum of Natural History
• Black Hills Museum of Natural History
• Chicago Children's Museum
• The Field Museum of Natural History
• Illinois State Museum
• International Museum of Surgical Science
• Kohl Children's Museum
• Milwaukee Public Museum
• Museum of Science and Industry
• Putnam Museum
• Peggy Notebaert Nature Museum
• SciTech, Science & Technology Interactive Center
• Shedd Aquarium
• University of California Museum of Paleontology
• World Bird Sanctuary

For Fossil and Dino Lovers

• Black Hills Institute of Geologic Research
• Earth Science Club of Northern Illinois (ESCONI)
• Illinois State Geological Survey
• Jobaria
• Mid-America Paleontology Society (MAPS)
• PaleoNet Pages  
• Virtual Fossil Museum
• Walking With Dinosaurs
• Wisconsin Geological and Natural History Survey
• Zoom Dinosaurs (for children 7-12 years old)

For Naturalists and Nature Lovers

• GeesePeace
• "Hoo" Haven: Wildlife Rehabilitation & Education Center
• Illinois and Chicago Birding 
• Illinois Natural History Survey
• Illinois Department of Natural Resources
• National Audubon Society
• Nature Conservancy
• Operation Migration
• Paddle and Trail
• Rock River Speleological Society
• The Tallgrass Prairie in Illinois
• The Virtual Birder
• Winnebago County Forest Preserve

For Educators and Parents

• Project Exploration
• Schools Without Walls

Other

• Rick's Picks Official Website
• WNIJ: Northern Public Radio