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This list of museums in Illinois contains museums which are defined for this context as institutions (including nonprofit organizations, government entities, and private businesses) that collect and care for objects of cultural, artistic, scientific, or historical interest and make their collections or related exhibits available for public viewing. Museums that exist only in cyberspace (i.e., virtual museums) are not included. ==Museums== " TITLE="http://www.gorockford.com/fun_things.asp?l=&p=&d=">Information ) |- | Butterworth Center || 120px || Moline || Quad Cities || Historic house || Features antique Venetian-style ceiling paintings || (Homepage ) |- | Byron Museum of History || || Byron || Northern Illinois || Local history || || (Homepage ) |- | Cahokia Courthouse State Historic Site|| || Cahokia || Metro-East || Historic site || Reconstructed frontier courthouse || |- | Cahokia Mounds State Historic Site|| || Collinsville || Metro-East || Native American || Site of an ancient American Indian city || |- | Cairo Custom House || || Cairo || Southern || Local history || Includes exhibits about local African American heritage, USS Cairo (1861), prehistoric Native American artifacts||(Information ) |- | Calumet City Historical Society Museum || || Calumet City || Chicago area || Local history || || (Homepage ) |- | Camp Grant Museum || || Rockford || Northern Illinois || Military || History of Camp Grant ||(Homepage ) |- | Cantigny|| ||Wheaton|| Chicago area || Historic site || estate with two museums: Robert R. McCormick Museum, a 1930s historic mansion with biographical exhibits, and the First Division Museum at Cantigny || |- | Carl Sandburg State Historic Site|| || Galesburg || Western || Biographical || Boyhood home and museum about poet Carl Sandburg || |- | Catharine V. Yost House Museum || || Pontiac || Central || Historic house || ||(Homepage ) |- | Catlin Heritage Museum|| || Catlin || Central || Local history || Operated by the Catlin Historical Society||(Homepage ) |- | Cedarhurst Center for the Arts|| || Mt. Vernon || Southern || Art ||Includes Mitchell Museum, Cedarhurst Sculpture Park, main gallery with changing exhibits|| |- | Cedarville Area Historical Society Museum || || Cedarville || Northern Illinois || Local history || || (Homepage ) |- | Center for American Archeology || ||Kampsville|| Central || Archeology || Prehistory of the lower Illinois River Valley || |- | Center for History|| || Wheaton || Chicago area || Local history||Formerly Wheaton History Center || (Homepage ) |- | Centralia Area Historical Museum|| || Centralia || Southern || Local history|| || (Homepage ) |- | Cernan Earth and Space Center||120px || River Grove || Chicago area || Aerospace || || |- | Champaign County Historical Museum|| || Champaign || Champaign-Urbana Metropolitan Area || Local history || || (Homepage ) |- | Chana School|| 120px || Oregon || Northern Illinois || School || || |- | Chaplin Creek Village || || Franklin Grove || Northern Illinois || Open air ||Operated by the Franklin Grove Area Historical Society. Historical restoration depicting a mid-19th century prairie settlement|| (Homepage ) |- | Charles Gates Dawes House Museum||120px || Evanston || Chicago area ||Historic house || Also known as the Evanston History Center. The Evanston History Center is located in the historic Charles Gates Dawes house, built in 1894 on a two-acre Lakeshore site. The house is in the French Chateaux style and was designed by Henry Edwards-Ficken. The three-and-a-half story mansion has twenty-five rooms, six bedrooms, seven bathrooms and eleven fireplaces. || |- | Chatham Railroad Museum || || Chatham || Central || Railroad || ||(Homepage ) |- | Cherry Valley Historical Society Museum || || Cherry Valley || Northern Illinois || Local history || || (Homepage ) |- | Chester Gould-Dick Tracy Museum || || Woodstock || Northern Illinois || Entertainment || Comic strip artist Chester Gould and his character Dick Tracy || |- | Chicago Athenaeum: Museum of Architecture and Design || || Chicago || Chicago area || Art || Art of design in all areas of the discipline: architecture, industrial and product design, graphics and urban planning ||() |- | Chicago Athenaeum's International Sculpture Park || || Schaumburg || Chicago area || Art ||Outdoor sculpture park on ||(Homepage ) |- | Chicago Children's Museum || || Chicago || Chicago area || Children's || |- | Chicago Cultural Center|| 120px || Chicago || Chicago area || Art || || |- | Chicago History Museum || 120px || Chicago || Chicago area || Local history || || |- | Children's Discovery Museum, Illinois || || Normal || Central || Children's || || (Homepage ) |- | Children's Museum in Edwardsville || || Edwardsville || Metro-East || Children's || || (Homepage ) |- | Children's Museum in Oak Lawn || || Oak Lawn || Chicago area || Children's || || (Homepage ) |- | Children's Museum of Illinois || || Decatur || Central || Children's || || (Homepage ) |- | Children's Neighborhood Museum || || Round Lake || Chicago area || Children's || ||(Homepage ) |- | Chinese-American Museum of Chicago|| || Chicago || Chicago area || Ethnic || Chinese-American cultural heritage of the Midwest|| |- | Clark County Museum || || Marshall || Central || Local history || McCann House, operated by the Clark County Historical Society|| (Homepage ) |- | Clarke House Museum || || Chicago || Chicago area || Historic house || 1836 pre-Civil War Greek Revival house || |- | Collinsville Historical Museum || || Collinsville || Metro-East || Local history || || (Homepage ) |- | Colonel Davenport House || || Rock Island || Quad Cities || Historic house || ||(Homepage ) |- | Colonel Palmer House || || Crystal Lake || Northern Illinois || Historic house ||Operated by the Crystal Lake Historical Society|| (Homepage ) |- | Crawford County Historical Society Museum || || Robinson || Southern || Local history || || (Homepage ) |- | Cuneo Museum || || Vernon Hills || Chicago area ||Historic house || 1914 Mediterranean-style mansion with decorative arts & furnishings|| |- | Dana-Thomas House || || Springfield || Central || Historic house || Prairie-style house designed by Frank Lloyd Wright || |- | Daughters of Union Veterans of the Civil War Museum || || Springfield || Central || Civil War || || (Homepage ) |- | David Davis Mansion ||120px || Bloomington || Central || Historic house || 36 room Italianate villa mansion|| |- | David L. Pierce Art and History Center || || Aurora || Chicago area || Multiple || Local history and art, operated by the City of Aurora, exhibits by the Aurora Historical Society and the Aurora Public Art Commission|| |- | Deere-Wiman House || || Moline || Quad Cities || Historic house || 1872 home of Charles Deere ||(Homepage ) |- | Deerfield Historic Village || || Deerfield || Chicago area || Open air ||Operated by the Deerfield Area Historical Society||(Homepage ) |- | DePaul University Museum || || Chicago || Chicago area || Art ||Part of DePaul University || (Homepage ) |- | Dewitt County Museum || || Clinton || Central || Open air || Includes the C. H. Moore Homestead, telephone exhibit and farm museum|| |- | Dickson Mounds Museum || || Lewistown || Western || Native American || Satellite museum of the Illinois State Museum || |- | Dietrich Friedrichs House Museum || || Mount Prospect || Chicago area || Local history ||Operated by the Mount Prospect Historical Society|| (Homepage ) |- | Dillon Home Museum ||120px || Sterling || Northern Illinois || Historic house || || |- | Discovery Center Museum || || Rockford || Northern Illinois || Children's || ||(Homepage ) |- | Discovery Depot Children's Museum|| || Galesburg || Western || Children's || ||(Homepage ) |- | Dixon Historic Center || || Dixon || Northern Illinois || Local history || Includes exhibits on Ronald Reagan || (Homepage ) |- | Donald E. Stephens Museum of Hummels|| || Rosemont || Chicago area || Decorative arts || M.I. Hummel, ANRI and Goebel figurines||(Homepage ) |- | Donley's Wild West Town || || Union || Northern Illinois || History || Western theme park and museum||(Homepage ) |- | Downers Grove Park District Museum || || Downers Grove || Chicago area || Local history || || (Homepage ) |- | Douglas County Museum || || Tuscola || Central || Local history || || (Homepage ) |- | Dr. Charles M. Wright House || || Altamont || Central || Historic house || Late 19th century brick mansion || |- | Dundee Township Historical Society Museum || || West Dundee || Chicago area || Local history || || (Homepage ) |- | DuPage Children's Museum || || Naperville || Chicago area || Children's ||DuPage Children’s Museum ignites the potential of all children to learn through hands-on exploration by integrating art, math, and science.|| (Homepage ) |- | DuPage County Historical Museum|| || Wheaton || Chicago area || Local history ||Operated by the DuPage County Historical Society, county history, period displays, model railroad || |- | DuPage Heritage Gallery|| || Wheaton || Chicago area || Local history || Exhibits of important local figures || (Homepage ) |- | Durant House Museum|| ||St. Charles|| Northern Illinois || Historic house || Restored 1840s prairie farmstead ||(Homepage ) |- | DuSable Museum of African American History|| 120px || Chicago || Chicago area || African-American || History, art and culture of African-American DuSable residents|| |- | Eastern Illinois University Lab School Museum|| || Charleston || Central Illinois || Institutional Educational History || Exhibit - Mission, Method, Memory: The Lab School at EIU depicts the history of the Laboratory School from 1899-1974 || () |- | Early American Museum || || Mahomet || Champaign-Urbana Metropolitan Area || Local history ||Operated by the Champaign County Forest Preserve District, includes American Indian, pioneer, railroad and Black American exhibits||(Homepage ) |- | Edgar Lee Masters Home || || Petersburg || Central || Biographical ||Home of poet Edgar Lee Masters|| (information ) |- | Edgewater Historical Society & Museum || || Chicago || Chicago area || Local history || || (Homepage ) |- | Edwards Place || || Springfield || Central || Historic house || || (Homepage ) |- | Eklund History Center || || Glencoe || Chicago area || Local history||Operated by the Glencoe Historical Society|| (Homepage ) |- | Elgin Community College Visual and Performing Arts Center || || Elgin || Chicago area || Art ||Changing exhibits in three fine arts galleries, part of Elgin Community College || (Homepage ) |- | Elgin Historical Society and Museum || || Elgin || Chicago area || Local history ||Includes exhibits about the Elgin National Watch Company and American Indian artifacts ||(Homepage ) |- | Elgin Public Museum || 120px || Elgin || Chicago area || Natural history || || |- | Elihu Benjamin Washburne House ||120px || Galena || Northern Illinois || Historic house || || |- | Elijah Iles House || 120px || Springfield || Central || Historic house ||Includes Farrell and Ann Gay Museum of Springfield History||(Homepage ) |- | Elijah P. Curtis Home || || Metropolis || Southern || Historic house || ||(information ) |- | Elizabeth History Museum || || Elizabeth || Northern Illinois || Local history||Operated by the Elizabeth Historical Society|| (Homepage ) |- | Elk Grove Farmhouse Museum || || Elk Grove Village || Chicago area || Open air || Includes schoolhouse, farmhouse, barn, privy and chicken coop||(Homepage ) |- | Ellwood House and Museum || 120px || DeKalb || Northern Illinois || Historic house || 1879 Victorian mansion || |- | Elmhurst Art Museum|| ||Elmhurst|| Chicago area || Art || ||(Homepage ) |- | Elmhurst Historical Museum || || Elmhurst || Chicago area || Local history || Operated by the City of Elmhurst, supported by the Elmhurst Heritage Foundation|| (Homepage ) |- | Elsah Museum || || Elsah || Central || Local history || ||(information ) |- | Ernest Hemingway Birthplace Home || || Oak Park || Chicago area || Biographical ||Includes Ernest Hemingway Museum || (Homepage ) |- | Ernest Hemingway Museum || || Oak Park || Chicago area || Biographical ||Includes Ernest Hemingway Birthplace Home || (Homepage ) |- | Essley-Noble Museum || || Aledo || Quad Cities || Local history || Operated by the Mercer County Historical Society|| (Homepage ) |- | Ethnic Heritage Museum || || Rockford || Northern Illinois || Culture ||Heritage and culture of six local immigrant groups: Irish, Italians, African-Americans, Polish, Lithuanians and Hispanics||(Homepage ) |- | Exploration Station|| || Bourbonnais || Chicago area || Children's || || (Homepage ) |- | Fabyan Villa Museum|| ||Geneva|| Northern Illinois || Historic house || House redesigned by Frank Lloyd Wright, also Japanese garden, operated by the Preservation Partners of the Fox Valley || |- | Farnsworth House ||120px || Plano || Northern Illinois || Historic house || 1940s home designed and constructed by Ludwig Mies van der Rohe || |- | Fayette County Museum|| || Vandalia || Southern || Local history || Period displays||(Homepage ) |- | Field Museum of Natural History || 120px || Chicago || Chicago area || Natural history || || |- | Fire Museum of Greater Chicago|| || Chicago || Chicago area || Firefighting || ||(Homepage ) |- | First Division Museum at Cantigny|| || Wheaton || Chicago area || Military || History of the 1st Infantry Division from the Revolutionary War to the present, located at Cantigny|| |- | Flagg Creek Museum || || Burr Ridge || Chicago area || Local history ||Operated by the Flagg Creek Historical Society || (Homepage ) |- | Flagg Township Museum || || Rochelle || Northern Illinois || Local history || Operated by the Flagg Township Historical Society in the former town hall || |- | Fort de Chartres ||120px || Prairie du Rocher ||Southern || Military || Reconstructed mid-18th century fort || |- | Fort Hill Heritage Museum|| || Mundelein || Chicago area || Local history || Operated by the Historical Society of Fort Hill Country ||(Information ) |- | Fourth St. Museum || || Chillicothe || Quad Cities || Local history || Operated by the Chillicothe Historical Society||(Homepage ) |- | Fox River Trolley Museum || || South Elgin || Chicago area || Transportation || Electric trolley cars || |- | Fort Massac || || Metropolis || Southern || Military || Reconstructed fort || |- | Frances Willard House || || Evanston || Chicago area || Historic house || |- | Franklin Creek Grist Mill|| || Franklin Grove || Northern Illinois || Mill ||Includes working mill and area watershed displays ||(Homepage ) |- | Frank Lloyd Wright Home and Studio || || Oak Park || Chicago area || Historic house || || |- | Freeport Arts Center || || Freeport || Northern Illinois || Art|| Also known as Freeport Art Museum|| (Homepage ) |- | Fryxell Geology Museum|| || Rock Island || Quad Cities || Natural history || Part of Augustana College, rock, mineral and fossil specimens|| |- | Fulkerson Mansion & Farm Museum|| || Jerseyville || Metro-East || Historic house ||Civil War period mansion and agriculture tools and equipment||(information ) |- | Galena History Museum || || Galena || Northern Illinois || Local history || Operated by the Galena - Jo Daviess County Historical Society||(Homepage ) |- | Galesburg Civic Art Center|| || Galesburg || Western || Art || ||(Homepage ) |- | Galesburg Railroad Museum|| || Galesburg || Western || Railway|| || |- | Gardner Museum of Architecture & Design || 120px || Quincy || Western || Design || || (Homepage ) |- | Garfield Farm and Inn Museum|| 120px ||St. Charles|| Northern Illinois || Farm || 1840s period farmhouse, barn and outbuildings || |- | Gaylord Building || 120px || Lockport || Chicago area || Local history || Impact of the Illinois & Michigan Canal|| |- | Geneseo Historical Museum || || Geneseo || Western || Local history || Operated by the Geneseo Historical Association||(Homepage ) |- | Geneva History Center || || Geneva || Northern Illinois || Local history ||Operated by the Geneva Historical Society||(Homepage ) |- | George Clayson House Museum || 120px || Palatine || Chicago area || Local history || Operated by the Palatine Historical Society|| |- | George R. Letourneau Home Museum || || Bourbonnais || Chicago area || Historic house || Operated by the Bourbonnais Grove Historical Society||(Homepage ) |- | German Valley Historical Museum || || German Valley || Northern Illinois || Local history || || (Information ) |- | Glen Carbon Heritage Museum || || Glen Carbon || Metro-East || Local history || || (Homepage ) |- | Glenview History Center || || Glenview || Chicago area || Local history || Operated by the Glenview Area Historical Society, includes the 1864 Farmhouse Museum and the Hibbard Library, a replica of the Victorian coach house || (Homepage ) |- | Glessner House Museum || || Chicago || Chicago area || Historic house|| English arts and crafts-style home furnishings and decorative arts || |- | Governor Duncan Mansion || || Jacksonville || Central || Historic house || ||(Homepage ) |- | Governor Oglesby Mansion || || Decatur || Central || Historic house || Operated by the Macon County Conservation District ||(Homepage ) |- | Graham Ginestra House || || Rockford || Northern Illinois || Historic house || || (Information ) |- | Grand Army of the Republic Memorial Museum || || Springfield || Central || Civil War || || (Information ) |- | Grant Hall Museum || || Ingleside || Chicago area || Local history || Operated by the Fox Lake-Grant Township Area Historical Society|| (Homepage ) |- | Graue Mill and Museum || 100px || Oak Brook || Chicago area || Mill ||Operating waterwheel grist mill and homestead|| |- | Grayslake Municipal Historical Museum || || Grayslake || Chicago area || Local history ||Operated by the Grayslake Historical Society||(Homepage ) |- | Great Lakes Naval Museum || || Great Lakes || Chicago area || Military ||Exhibits about the life of a U.S. Navy sailor, United States Marine Corps Recruit Training and the Naval Station Great Lakes|| |- | Great Western Railroad Museum || || Elizabeth ||Northern Illinois || Railroad ||Operated by the Elizabeth Historical Society||(Homepage ) |- | Gregory House Museum || || White Hall || Central || Historic house || ||(information ) |- | Gridley Telephone Museum || || Gridley || Central || Technology || Evolution of communication services in rural Illinois|| (Homepage ) |- | Grosse Point Lighthouse|| 100px || Evanston || Chicago area || Lighthouse || || |- | Grove National Historic Landmark || ||Glenview || Chicago area || Multiple ||Includes 1856 Gothic Revival house, log cabin, Native American longhouse, one-room schoolhouse, Grove Interpretive Center with natural history exhibits, Wetland Greenhouse||(Homepage ) |- | Grundy County Historical Society Museum || || Morris || Northern Illinois || Local history || || (Homepage ) |- | Haines House Museum || || Waukegan || Chicago area || Local history ||Operated by the Waukegan Historical Society||(Homepage ) |- | Hanna House Museum || || Fairfield || Southern || Historic house || ||(information ) |- | Hard Days Nite Bed & Breakfast & Beatles Mini-Museum || || Benton || Southern || Biographical ||Room where George Harrison slept when in town, includes Beatles memorabilia||(Homepage ) |- | Harley-Davidson Museum ||120px || DeKalb || Northern Illinois || Transportation ||History of Harley-Davidson motorcycles || |- | Harris Agricultural Museum || || Atwood || Central || Agriculture || Agricultural vehicles and equipment including soil, tillage, harvesting and planting equipment. replicas of a 1920s farmstead kitchen, grain elevator office and blacksmith shop || (Homepage ) |- | Hawthorne Works Museum || || Cicero || Chicago area || Technology || Part of Morton College || |- | Hedges Station|| ||Winfield|| Chicago area || Local history||Operated by the Winfield Historical Society|| (Homepage ) |- | Hegeler Carus Mansion || 120px || LaSalle || Northern Illinois || Historic house|| || |- | Hellenic Museum and Cultural Center|| || Chicago || Chicago area || Cultural||Greek history, art and culture and the Greek immigrant experience|| (Homepage ) |- | Henderson County Museum || || Raritan || Western || Local history || || (Information ), (Further information ) |- | Henry County Historical Society Museum|| || New Castle || Western || Local history || || (Homepage ) |- | Henry School || || Polo || Northern Illinois || School || Operated by the Polo Historical Society ||(Homepage ) |- | Heritage Canyon || ||Fulton|| Northern Illinois || Open air || ||(Homepage ) |- | Heritage Farm Museum || || Byron || Northern Illinois || Historic house|| Open by appointment, mid-19th century farmhouse and outbuildings ||(Homepage ), (information ) |- | Highland Park Historical Society Museum || || Highland Park || Chicago area || Historic house || Victorian period house and exhibits of local history||(Homepage ) |- | Hinsdale Historical Society Museum || || Hinsdale || Chicago area || Historic house || 1880s period house||(Homepage ) |- | Historic Auto Attractions || 120px || Roscoe|| Northern Illinois || Automotive || Exhibits include famous cars, a wide array of classic Hollywood movie memorabilia, and a section dedicated to John F. Kennedy. || |- | Historical Society of Oak Park and River Forest || || Oak Park || Chicago area || Local history || (Homepage ) |- | Hoiles-Davis Museum || || Greenville ||Southern || Historic house ||Operated by the Bond County Historical Society||(Homepage ) |- | Holt House || || Monmouth || Central || Historic house ||House where Pi Beta Phi Fraternity was founded||(Homepage ) |- | Homestead Prairie Farm || || Decatur || Central || Historic house ||Operated by the Macon County Conservation District. Exhibits focus on rural life on the Grand Prairie of Illinois in the 1860s||(Homepage ) |- | Horse and Buggy Museum || || Biggsville || Western || Transportation ||Horse-drawn vehicles and farm equipment||(Homepage ) |- | Hoosier Grove Museum || || Streamwood || Chicago area || School ||Operated by the Streamwood Historical Society||(Homepage ) |- | Hull House||120px || Chicago || Chicago area || Historic house || Part of University of Illinois, former settlement house and museum about Jane Addams and activities at Hull House|| |- | Hume Carnegie Museum || || Mendota || Northern Illinois || Local history ||Operated by the Mendota Museum & Historical Society, includes Wild Bill Hickok collection|| (Homepage ) |- | Hutsonville Historical Society and Memorial Village || || Hutsonville || Southern || Open air || || (information ) |- | I & M Canal Museum || || Lockport || Chicago area || Open air||Operated by the Will County Historical Society, includes local history and canal museum, one-room schoolhouse, depot, 1873 farmhouse, village jail, 1830s log cabin, blacksmith's shop, and tinsmith's shop|| (Homepage ), (Further information ) |- | Illinois Amish Interpretive Center || || Bolingbrook || Chicago area || Cultural || Amish religion and lifestyle including buggies, barns, homes, quilts, weddings, Anabaptist history || (Homepage ) |- | Illinois Aviation Museum || || Arcola || Chicago area || Aviation || Collection of restored and replica aircraft || |- | Illinois Executive Mansion|| || Springfield || Central || Historic house || Governor's official residence || |- | Illinois Fire Museum || || Springfield || Central || Firefighting || Open by appointment|| (Homepage ) |- | Illinois Holocaust Museum and Education Center|| || Skokie || Chicago area || History || || |- | Illinois Mennonite Heritage Center || || Metamora || Western || Open air || || (Homepage ) |- | Illinois Oil Field Museum || || Oblong || Southern || Industry || ||(Homepage ) |- | Illinois Railway Museum || 120px || Union || Northern Illinois || Railway || || |- | Illinois State Capitol|| 120px || Springfield || Central || Historic site || || |- | Illinois State Military Museum|| || Springfield || Central || Military || || (Homepage ) |- | Illinois State Museum|| || Springfield || Central || Natural history || State history, culture and art || |- | Illinois State Police Heritage Foundation and Museum|| || Springfield || Central || Law enforcement ||Uniforms, badges, photographs, vintage squad cars||(Homepage ) |- | Ingrams Pioneer Log Cabin Village || || Kinmundy || Southern || Open air || || (Homepage ) |- | Intuit: The Center for Intuitive and Outsider Art || || Chicago || Chicago area || Art || Intuitive and outsider art gallery|| |- | International Museum of Surgical Science|| || Chicago || Chicago area || Medical || Operated by the International College of Surgeons || |- | Irish American Heritage Center || || Chicago || Chicago area || Cultural || || |- | ISM Chicago Gallery || || Chicago || Chicago area || Art || Satellite gallery of the Illinois State Museum || |- | Institute of Puerto Rican Arts and Culture || || Chicago || Chicago area || Ethnic || Arts and culture of the Puerto Rican people and of the Puerto Ricans in Chicago || |- | Isle a la Cache Museum || || Romeoville || Chicago area || History|| French fur trade and Native American life|| |- | Itasca Historical Depot Museum || || Itasca || Chicago area || Local history || || (Homepage ) |- | James Millikin Homestead || || Decatur ||Central || Historic house || ||(Homepage ) |- | Jarrett Prairie Center || || Byron || Northern Illinois || Natural history || Includes natural history museum and observatory|| (Homepage ) |- | Jarrot Mansion|| 120px || Cahokia || Metro-East || Historic house || Opened periodically for special events|| |- | Jefferson County Historical Village|| || Mt. Vernon || Southern || Open air ||Operated by the Jefferson County Historical Society. Includes Schweinfurth Museum with historical collections, and village with log homes, log church, 1820 Jail, windmill & grist mill, and working blacksmith shop and printing shop||(Homepage ), (Photos ) |- | Jersey County Historical Museum|| || Jerseyville || Metro-East || Historic house||Llocated in the Victorian Cheney Mansion, also local history exhibits|| (Homepage ) |- | J. H. Hawes Grain Elevator Museum || || Atlanta || Central || Agriculture || 1904 grain elevator || (Homepage ) |- | John A. Logan College Museum || || Carterville || Southern || Local history ||Southern Illinois’ visual arts, cultural heritage and natural history, part of John A. Logan College || |- | John A. Logan Museum || || Murphysboro || Southern || Biographical || Life and impact of the Civil War general ||(Homepage ) |- | John Deere Historic Site|| 120px || Grand Detour || Northern Illinois || Historic house || Recreated blacksmith shop and 1836 pioneer house|| |- | John Deere Pavilion || || Moline || Quad Cities || Agriculture ||John Deere tractors and farm equipment|| |- | John C. Flanagan House Museum|| || Peoria || Central || Historic house ||Operated by the Peoria Historical Society|| |- | John Wood Mansion || 120px || Quincy || Western || Historic house || Operated by the Historical Society of Quincy and Adams County || |- | Joliet Area Historical Museum || || Joliet || Chicago area || Local history ||Includes life-size replica depicting the building of the Illinois Michigan Canal, period store displays, Route 66|| |- | Joseph F. Glidden Homestead & Historical Center|| || DeKalb || Northern Illinois || Historic house || Mid 19th century home of the inventor of barbed wire Joseph Glidden || |- | Joseph Smith Historic Site || || Nauvoo || Central || Open air ||Operated by the Community of Christ. Tour of several sites including Nauvoo House, Joseph Smith Homestead, Mansion House, Red Brick Store|| (Homepage ) |- | Jubilee College State Historic Site|| || Peoria || Central || Historic site || Former pioneer college || |- | Kaeser Park || || Highland || Metro-East || Historic house || Operated by the Highland Historical Society. Includes log cabin building museum, local history exhibits||(Homepage ) |- | Kankakee County Museum || || Kankakee || Northern Illinois || Open air|| Complex includes main museum with local history exhibits, Dr. A.L. Small House, a Victorian historic house, and Taylor School House|| (Homepage ) |- | Kankakee Railroad Museum || || Kankakee || Northern Illinois || Railroad || ||(Homepage ) |- | Kenilworth Historical Society Museum || || Kenilworth || Chicago area || Local history || || (Homepage ) |- | Kent Fuller Air Station Prairie || ||Glenview || Chicago area || Natural history || tall-grass prairie and Evelyn Pease Tyner Interpretive Center with prairie environment exhibits and education programs || (Homepage ) |- | Kewanee Historical Society Museum|| || Kewanee || Quad Cities || Local history || || (Homepage ) |- | Kibbe Hancock Heritage Museum|| || Carthage || Central || Local history || || (Homepage ) |- | Kidzeum of Health and Science|| || Springfield || Central || Children's || Planned museum ||(Homepage ) |- | Kline Creek Farm|| ||Winfield|| Chicago area || Farm ||1890s living history farm and farmhouse||(Homepage ) |- | Koehnline Museum of Art|| || Des Plaines || Chicago area || Art ||Part of Oakton Community College|| (Homepage ) |- | Kohl Children's Museum || 120px ||Glenview || Chicago area || Children's || || |- | Korean War National Museum|| || Springfield || Central || Military ||Planned museum || |- | Krannert Art Museum|| 120px || Champaign || Champaign-Urbana Metropolitan Area || Art || Part of University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, all periods of art from ancient Egyptian to contemporary photography|| |- | Kruse House Museum|| || West Chicago || Chicago area || Historic house||Operated by the West Chicago Historical Society. 1917 period home|| (Homepage ) |- | L. Haas Store Museum|| || Carmi || Southern || Local history || Operated by the White County Historical Society ||(Homepage ) |- | Labor & Industry Museum|| || Belleville || Metro-East || Industry ||Tools, photos and exhibits of local industries, businesses, workers and products||(Homepage ) |- | La Grange Area Historical Society Museum|| || La Grange || Chicago area || Local history || || (Homepage ) |- | LaHarpe Historical & Genealogical Society Museum || || La Harpe || Central || Local history || ||(Homepage ) |- | Lake County Discovery Museum || || Wauconda || Chicago area || Multiple ||Local art, history and popular culture|| (Homepage ) |- | Lake Forest-Lake Bluff Historical Society || || Lake Forest || Chicago area || Local history ||Museum of local history||(Homepage ) |- | Lakeview Museum of Arts & Sciences || || Peoria || Central || Multiple|| Southwest art, folk art, decoys, science, planetarium|| |- | Lamon House || || Danville || Central || Historic house || Operated by the Vermilion County Museum Society||(Homepage ) |- | LaSalle County Museum || ||Utica|| Northern Illinois || Open air || Includes local history museum with Native American and period displays, barn with agriculture equipment, school and blacksmith shop||(Homepage ) |- | Latvian Folk Art Museum || || Chicago || Chicago area || Ethnic || || (information ) |- | Latzer Homestead || || Highland || Metro-East || Historic house || Operated by the Highland Historical Society ||(Homepage ) |- | Laura A. Sprague Gallery || || Joliet || Chicago area || Art ||Part of Joliet Junior College|| (Homepage ) |- | Leaf River Historical Museum|| || Leaf River || Northern Illinois || Local history || ||(Homepage ), (Further information ) |- | Leather Archives and Museum || || Chicago || Chicago area || Sex || Leather, fetishism, sadomasochism, and alternative sexual practices|| |- | Lederman Science Center || || Batavia || Northern Illinois || Science || Operated by Fermilab|| (Homepage ) |- | Lemont Area Historical Society || || Lemont || Chicago area || Local history ||Includes general store, school room, stable, medical office, war relics, and other local history displays|| |- | Lena Area Historical Museum || || Lena || Northern Illinois || Local history || ||(Homepage ) |- | Lewis and Clark State Historic Site|| || Hartford || Southern || History || First site on the National Lewis and Clark Heritage Trail|| |- | Lincoln College Museum || || Lincoln || Central || Biographical ||Part of Lincoln College|| (Homepage ) |- | Lincoln Log Cabin State Historic Site || || Lerna || Central || Living || 1840s home of Thomas and Sarah Bush Lincoln, father and stepmother of Abraham Lincoln, living history farm|| |- | Lincoln Home National Historic Site || 120px || Springfield || Central|| Biographical || Home that Abraham Lincoln lived in from 1844 to 1861|| |- | Lincoln-Herndon Law Offices State Historic Site|| || Springfield || Central || Historic site || Restored to 1840s period|| |- | Lincoln's New Salem State Historic Site ||120px || New Salem || Central || Open air || Reconstruction of the village where Abraham Lincoln lived in the 1830s|| |- | Lisle Station Museum || || Lisle || Chicago area || Open air ||Includes 19th century period displays at the Lisle Depot Museum, Netzley/Yender Farmhouse, Beaubien Tavern and blacksmith shop||(Homepage ) |- | Lithuanian Museum of Art || || Lemont || Chicago area || Art ||Fine and folk art by native and emigrant Lithuanian artists||(Homepage ) |- | Little Brick House|| || Vandalia || Southern || Historic house ||Open by appointment, operated by the Vandalia Historical Society|| |- | Little White School Museum || || Oswego || Northern Illinois || School || ||(Homepage ) |- | Livingston County War Museum || || Pontiac || Central Illinois || Military ||Military museum dedicated to honoring central Illinois veterans from World War I to present||(Homepage ) |- | Lizzadro Museum of Lapidary Art || || Elmhurst || Chicago area || Decorative arts ||More than 200 pieces of jade and other hard stone decorative carvings, dioramas featuring animals carved from various gem materials, rocks and mineral collections||(Homepage ) |- | Lockport Gallery || || Lockport || Chicago area || Art || Satellite gallery of the Illinois State Museum|| |- | Lombard Historical Museum || || Lombard || Chicago area || Historic house ||Victorian period rooms, operated by the Lombard Historical Society||(Homepage ) |- | Loveland Community House and Museum || || Dixon || Northern Illinois || Local history ||History of the newspaper and its role in the history of Dixon||(information Homepage ) |- | Loyola University Museum of Art || || Chicago || Chicago area || Art || Explores the spiritual in art from all cultures, faiths, and periods; formerly the Martin D'Arcy Museum of Art|| |- | Lyon Farm || || Yorkville || Northern Illinois || Open air|| Operated by the Kendall County Historical Society. Opened for special events ||(Homepage ) |- | Macktown Living History Education Center || || Rockton || Northern Illinois || Living || ||(Homepage ) |- | Macon County Historical Museum and Prairie Village || || Decatur || Central || Open air || Operated by the Macon County Historical Society ||(Homepage ) |- | Manteno Historical Society Museum || || Manteno || Northern Illinois || Local history ||Early 20th century period displays||(Homepage ) |- | Marie Louise Olmstead Memorial Museum || || Somonauk || Northern Illinois || Local history ||Exhibit also includes natural history artifacts||(Homepage ) |- | Martin House Museum || || Fulton || Northern Illinois || Local history || Operated by the Fulton Historical Society|| (Homepage ) |- | Mary and Leigh Block Museum of Art ||120px || Evanston || Chicago area || Art || Part of Northwestern University || |- | McConnell Area Historical Society Museum || || McConnell || Northern Illinois || Local history || || (Homepage ) |- | McCormick Tribune Bridgehouse & Chicago River Museum|| || Chicago || Chicago area || History|| Natural, social and cultural history of the Chicago River|| (Homepage ) |- | McCormick Tribune Freedom Museum || 120px || Chicago || Chicago area || History || Dedicated to the First Amendment|| |- | McDonald's Museum || 120px || Des Plaines || Chicago area || Food || Recreation of the first McDonald's Restaurant || |- | McHenry County Historical Society Museum || || Union || Northern Illinois || Local history ||Period displays||(Homepage ) |- | McLean County Museum of History|| || Bloomington || Central || Local history || Central Illinois history with themes of people, politics, work and farming || |- | McPike Mansion|| || Alton || Metro-East || Historic house || || |- | Menard County Historical Society Museum || || Petersburg || Central || Biographical ||Home of poet Edgar Lee Masters|| (information ) |- | Metamora Courthouse State Historic Site|| 120px || Metamora || Western || Historic site || Restored to 1850s period, also includes local history exhibits|| |- | Midway Village Museum || || Rockford|| Northern Illinois || Open air || 1890-1910 Victorian village with 24 historical buildings, costumed interpreters, local history exhibits||(Homepage ) |- | Midwest Museum of Natural History || || Sycamore|| Northern Illinois || Natural history || || |- | Mitchell Museum of the American Indian || || Evanston || Chicago area || Native American || || |- | Money Museum|| 120px || Chicago || Chicago area || Numismatic || History of the Federal Reserve and currencies || |- | Monticello Railway Museum || 120px || Monticello || Champaign-Urbana Metropolitan Area || Railroad || || |- | Morrison Heritage Museum || || Morrison || Northern Illinois || Local history || || (information ) |- | Morton Grove Historical Museum || || Morton Grove || Chicago area || Local history || ||(Homepage ) |- | Mother Rudd Home Museum || || Gurnee || Chicago area || Local history || || (Homepage ) |- | Motorola Museum of Electronics || || Schaumburg || Chicago area || Science || (information ), (information ), history of Motorola, electronics technology || |- | Mount Pulaski Courthouse State Historic Site|| || Mount Pulaski || Central || Historic site || Restored to 1850s period |- | Mount Pulaski Historical Museum || || Mount Pulaski || Central || Local history || || (Homepage ) |- | Moweaqua Coal Mine Museum || || Moweaqua || Central || Mining || || (Homepage ) |- | Museum of Broadcast Communications|| || Chicago || Chicago area || Media|| Historic and contemporary radio and television content, includes National Radio Hall of Fame|| |- | Museum of Contemporary Art || 120px || Chicago || Chicago area || Art || || |- | Museum of Contemporary Photography|| 120px || Chicago || Chicago area || Art || || |- | Museum of Funeral Customs || 120px || Springfield|| Central || History || Exhibits dealing with American funerary and mourning customs|| |- | Museum of Land Surveying || || Petersburg || Central || Other || || (Information ), (Further information ) |- | Museum of Science and Industry|| 120px || Chicago || Chicago area || Science || |- | MY Garage Museum || || Effingham || Southern || Automotive || Automotive collectibles and memorabilia||(Homepage ) |- | Naper Settlement || 120px || Naperville || Chicago area || Open air || 19th century historic museum village|| |- | Nathan Manilow Sculpture Park || || University Park || Chicago area || Art ||Outdoor sculpture park, part of Governors State University|| (Homepage ) |- | National Fitness Hall of Fame & Museum || || Sycamore || Northern Illinois || Sports ||Health and fitness||(Homepage ) |- | National Great Rivers Museum|| || East Alton || Metro-East || Maritime ||Operated by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, adjacent to Melvin Price Locks and Dam|| (Homepage ), (Further information ), (Photos ) |- | National Italian American Sports Hall of Fame|| || Chicago || Chicago area || Hall of fame || || |- | National Museum of Mexican Art || 120px || Chicago || Chicago area || Art || Mexican, Latino, and Chicano art and culture || |- | National Museum of Surveying|| || Springfield || Central || Science || Museum that houses Science on a Sphere and exhibits on surveying, north of the Old State Capitol|| |- | National Vietnam Veterans Art Museum|| || Chicago || Chicago area || Art || Art produced by veterans from the Vietnam War|| |- | Naval Air Station Glenview Museum || || Glenview || Chicago area || Aviation ||Aviation and the history of Naval Air Station Glenview, operated by the Glenview Hangar One Foundation|| (Homepage ) |- | Nehring Gallery || || DeKalb || Northern Illinois || Culture ||Exhibits gallery of the Nehring Center for Culture and Tourism ||(Homepage ) |- | Newberry Library|| 120px || Chicago || Chicago area || Library || Free changing exhibits of art, culture and history drawn from its collections.|| |- | Niles Historical Museum || || Niles || Chicago area || Local history || ||(Homepage ) |- | Northbrook History Museum|| || Northbrook || Chicago area || Local history ||Operated by the Northbrook Historical Society. Changing exhibits of local history and re-created 1890s Shermerville home.||(Homepage ) |- | Norwood Park Historical Society Museum|| || Chicago || Chicago area || Local history || Period displays about Norwood Park community, operated by the Norwood Park Historical Society|| |- | Norsk Scandinavian Museum || || Norway || Northern Illinois|| Historic house || || (Information ) |- | Northern Illinois Fire Museum|| || Marengo || Chicago area || Firefighting ||Planned museum ||(Homepage ) |- | NIU Anthropology Museum || || DeKalb || Northern Illinois || Anthropology ||Part of Northern Illinois University. Previous permanent exhibits have included Ice Age, Neanderthals, primitive astronomy, and primates ||(Homepage ) |- | NIU Art Museum || || DeKalb || Northern Illinois || Art || Part of Northern Illinois University ||(Homepage ) |- | Octave Chanute Aerospace Museum || || Rantoul || Champaign-Urbana Metropolitan Area || Aviation || || |- | O'Fallon Historical Society Museum || || O'Fallon || Metro-East || Local history || ||(Homepage ) |- | Ogle County Historical Society Museum || || Oregon || Northern Illinois || Historic house ||Also known as the Nash Home and Museum, 1880s period house ||(Homepage ) |- | Old Barn Museum || || Newark || Chicago area || Native American || || (Homepage ) |- | Old Lincoln Courtroom & Museum|| || Beardstown || Western || Historic site ||Located in the courthouse with the Beardstown Historical Museum ||(Homepage ) |- | Old Market House ||120px || Galena || Northern Illinois || Local history || || |- | Old Settlers' Log Cabin || || Dixon || Northern Illinois || Historic house ||Operated by the Lee County Historical Society ||(Homepage ) |- | Old State Capitol State Historic Site || 120px || Springfield || Central || History || Restored to 1860s period || |- | Oliver Parks Telephone Museum || || Springfield || Central || Technology ||Telephones and telecommunications history||(information ) |- | Oquawka Museum || || Oquawka || Western || Local history || Open by appointment|| (Information ), (Further information ) |- | Oriental Institute || 120px || Chicago || Chicago area || Archaeology || Part of the University of Chicago. Exhibits focus on history, art, and archaeology of the ancient Near East |- | Orpheum Children's Science Museum|| || Champaign || Champaign-Urbana Metropolitan Area || Science || || |- | Oscar Taylor House ||120px || Freeport || Northern Illinois || Historic house|| Operated by the Stephenson County Historical Society, Victorian period home and local history displays |- | Ottawa Scouting Museum || || Ottawa || Northern Illinois || Scouting ||History and memorabilia of the Boy Scouts, Girl Scouts and Camp Fire Guides.|| (Homepage ) |- | Owen Lovejoy Homestead || || Princeton || Northern Illinois || Historic house|| Former station on the Underground Railroad || |- | Owen P. Miles Museum || || Mount Carroll || Northern Illinois || Historic house ||Operated by the Carroll County Historical Society|| (Information ) |- | Parkland Art Gallery|| || Champaign || Champaign-Urbana Metropolitan Area || Art ||Part of Parkland College ||(Homepage ) |- | Park Ridge Historical Society Museum || || Park Ridge || Chicago area || Historic house ||Late 19th century period home||(Homepage ) |- | The Parsonage Museum || || Quincy || Western || Local history ||Operated by the Historical Society of Quincy and Adams County||(Homepage ) |- | The Peace Museum|| || Chicago || Chicago area || Art || Dedicated to peace through the arts|| |- | Pearson Museum || || Springfield || Central || Medical ||Part of Southern Illinois University School of Medicine. Showcases the history of medicine, health care, nursing, dentistry, and pharmacy from all cultures and eras||(Homepage ) |- | Pecatonica Heritage Museum|| ||Pecatonica|| Northern Illinois || Local history || || (Homepage ) |- | Peggy Notebaert Nature Museum || || Chicago || Chicago area || Natural history || || |- | Pettingill-Morron House|| || Peoria || Central || Historic house || Operated by the Peoria Historical Society || |- | Piatt County Museum || || Monticello || Champaign-Urbana Metropolitan Area || Local history ||Includes agricultural equipment and household items, civil war artifacts, clothing, quilts, dolls and toy trains ||(Homepage ) |- | Pierre Menard Home State Historic Site || || Ellis Grove || Southern || Historic house || 1810 French Creole-style home of Pierre Menard, the first lieutenant governor of Illinois || |- | Pioneer Sholes School|| ||St. Charles|| Northern Illinois || School || ||(Homepage ) |- | Pleasant Home || 120px || Oak Park || Chicago area || Historic house || Prairie style mansion || |- | Polish Museum of America || 120px || Chicago || Chicago area || Ethnic || Polish history, culture and art || |- | Pope County Historical Society Museum || || Golconda || Southern || Local history || ||(Information ) |- | Popeye Museum|| || Chester || Southern || Local history || Located in the home town of Popeye|| |- | Poplar Grove Vintage Wings & Wheels Museum || || Poplar Grove || Northern Illinois || Transportation ||Vintage aircraft, automobiles and other modes of transportation and memorabilia||(Homepage ) |- | Postville Courthouse State Historic Site || || Ellis Grove || Southern || Historic site || Reconstructed frontier courthouse || |- | Prairie Aviation Museum || || Bloomington || Central || Aviation || Military aircraft||(Homepage ), |- | Prairie Grass Nature Museum || || Round Lake || Chicago area || Natural history || ||(Homepage ) |- | Prairie Mills Windmill || || Golden || Western || Mill ||Restored Dutch smock windmill, includes Golden Museum of local history; operated by the Golden Historical Society||(Homepage ) |- | Princeville Heritage Center || || Princeville || Central || Local history || ||(Homepage ) |- | Pritzker Military Museum & Library|| || Chicago || Chicago area || Art ||Exhibits of military art drawn from its collections || |- | Prophetstown Historical Society Museum|| || Prophetstown || Northern Illinois || Local history || ||(Information ) |- | Pullman Historic District|| 120px || Chicago || Chicago area || Historic site || || |- | Quincy Art Center || || Quincy || Western || Art || ||(Homepage ) |- | Quincy Museum || 120px || Quincy || Western || Local history ||Includes period rooms, local history exhibits, store display, dinosaur room||(Homepage ) |- | Raggedy Ann & Andy Museum || || Arcola || Central || Commodity ||Raggedy Ann and Raggedy Andy memorabilia, Johnny Gruelle exhibits||(Homepage ) |- |Randolph County Archives and Museum|| ||Chester|| Southern ||Local History|| || |- | Ratcliff Inn|| || Carmi || Southern || Local history || Operated by the White County Historical Society|| |- | Raupp Museum|| || Buffalo Grove || Chicago area || Local history || || (Information ) |- | Reddick Mansion || || Ottawa || Northern Illinois || Historic house || Pre-Civil War Italianate mansion||(Homepage ) |- | The Renaissance Society|| || Chicago || Chicago area || Art || Part of the University of Chicago. Exhibits of contemporary art|| |- | Rheinberger Museum || || Nauvoo || Central || Historic house ||Operated by the Nauvoo Historical Society in Nauvoo State Park|| (Homepage ) |- | Richard W. Bock Sculpture Museum || || Greenville || Southern || Art ||Part of Greenville College. Houses collection of bronze and plaster sculptures by Richard Bock|| (Homepage ) |- | Richland Heritage Museum || || Olney || Southern || Local history || ||(Homepage ) |- | Ridge Historical Society|| || Chicago || Chicago area || Local history ||Exhibits related to Chicago neighborhoods of Beverly Hills, Morgan Park and Washington Heights||(Homepage ) |- | Riverside Museum || || Riverside || Chicago area || Local history || Operated by the Riverside Historical Commission || (Homepage ) |- | Robert R. McCormick Museum|| ||Wheaton|| Chicago area || Historic house ||1930s historic mansion with biographical exhibits about Robert R. McCormick, publisher of the Chicago Tribune, located at Cantigny|| |- | Robie House || 120px || Chicago || Chicago area || Historic house || Designed by Frank Lloyd Wright || |- | Robinson-Stewart House|| || Carmi || Southern || Historic house ||Operated by the White County Historical Society|| |- | Rochelle Fire Department Museum || || Rochelle || Northern Illinois || Firefighting|| (Information ) |- | Rockford Art Museum || || Rockford || Northern Illinois || Art ||American art from the 19th century to present||(Homepage ) |- | Rock Falls Fire Department Museum || || Rock Falls || Northern Illinois || Firefighting|| (Information ) |- | Rock Island Arsenal Museum || 120px || Rock Island || Quad Cities || Military || History of Rock Island Arsenal, Arsenal Island and small arms development|| |- | Rock Island Railroad Museum || || Chillicothe || Quad Cities || Railroad || Oerated by the Chillicothe Historical Society||(Homepage ) |- | Rock N Roll McDonald's || 120px || Chicago || Chicago area || Food || Restaurant with McDonald's memorabilia and rock and roll artifacts|| |- | Rockton Township Historical Society Museum || || Rockton || Northern Illinois || Local history ||American art from the 19th century to present|| (Homepage ) |- | Rolling Meadows Historical Museum || || Rolling Meadows || Chicago area || Local history ||1950s period displays||(Homepage ) |- | Ronald Reagan Birthplace || 120px || Tampico || Northern Illinois || Historic site || || |- | Ronald Reagan Boyhood Home || 120px || Dixon || Northern Illinois || Biographical || || |- | Ronald Reagan Museum at Eureka College || || Eureka || Central || Biographical || || |- | Roselle History Museum || || Roselle || Chicago area || Local history ||Includes local history museum and 1920s period home||(Homepage ) |- | Rossville Depot Railroad Museum || || Rossville || Central || Railroad ||Operated by the Danville Junction Chapter of the National Railway Historical Society||(Homepage ) |- | Route 66 Association Hall of Fame & Museum || || Pontiac || Central || Transportation ||Route 66 memorabilia||(Homepage ), (Further information ) |- | Russell Military Museum || || Russell || Chicago area || Military ||Tanks, military vehicles, weapons, memorabilia|| (Homepage ) |- | Ryan Round Barn|| || Kewanee || Quad Cities || Agriculture || Located in Johnson-Sauk Trail State Park || |- | Savanna Army Depot Museum || ||Savanna || Northern Illinois || Military || ||(Information ) |- | Savanna Historical Museum|| ||Savanna || Northern Illinois || Local history || || (Information ) |- | Savanna Train Car Museum || ||Savanna || Northern Illinois || Railroad || ||(Homepage ) |- | Schingoethe Center for Native American Cultures || || Aurora || Chicago area || Native American ||Part of Aurora University. Historic and contemporary American Indian culture||(Homepage ) |- | Schmidt-Burnham Log House || || Winnetka || Chicago area || School ||Operated by the Winnetka Historical Society ||(Homepage ) |- | Schuyler County Historical Jail Museum & Genealogical Center|| || Rushville || Western || Local history || ||(Homepage ), (Further information ) |- | Science Center of Southern Illinois || || Carbondale || Southern || Science || || (Homepage ) |- | SciTech Hands On Museum || || Aurora || Chicago area || Science || ||(Homepage ) |- | Shabbona-Lee-Rollo Historical Museum || || Shabbona || Northern Illinois || Local history || || (Homepage ) |- | Shea's Gas Station Museum|| || Springfield || Central || Commodity || Gas station and Route 66 memorabilia || |- | Shedd Aquarium|| 120px || Chicago || Chicago area || Aquarium || || |- | Sheffield Museum|| || Sheffield || Northern Illinois || Local history || Operated by the Sheffield Historical Society|| (Homepage ) |- | Sheldon Peck Homestead || || Lombard || Chicago area || Historic house ||1840s-1860s period home, operated by the Lombard Historical Society|| |- | Shiloh House || || Zion || Chicago area || Historic house ||Operated by the Zion Historical Society||(Homepage ) |- | Silvercreek Museum || || Freeport || Northern Illinois || History ||Early Americana including crockery, dolls, recreated schoolroom and kitchen, art exhibits, quilts, old-fashioned tools and agricultural equipment, engines, vehicles, trains||(Homepage ) |- | Silver Creek Railroad Museum || || Freeport || Northern Illinois || Railroad ||Railroad cars and memorabilia||(Homepage ) |- | Skokie Heritage Museum & Log Cabin|| || Skokie || Chicago area || Historic house ||Historic engine house with fire equipment and original 1847 log cabin||(Homepage ) |- | Slovenian Heritage Museum || || Joliet || Chicago area || Ethnic ||Operated by the Slovenian Women's Union of America|| (Homepage ) |- | Smart Museum of Art || || Chicago || Chicago area || Art || Part of the University of Chicago || |- | Smith Museum of Stained Glass Windows || || Chicago || Chicago area || Art || Located at Navy Pier. Permanent display of over 150 stained glass windows || |- | Sousa Archives and Center for American Music || || Champaign || Champaign-Urbana Metropolitan Area || Music || || |- | Southern Illinois Art & Artisans Center || || Whittington || Southern || Art || Satellite gallery of the Illinois State Museum || |- | Spertus Museum||120px || Chicago || Chicago area || Religious || Jewish culture and history || |- | Spurlock Museum|| 120px || Urbana || Champaign-Urbana Metropolitan Area || Anthropology || Part of University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. Houses exhibits on the ancient Mediterranean, Africa, Asia, Oceania, Europe, and the Americas|| |- | Stacy's Tavern Museum || || Glen Ellyn || Chicago area || Historic site ||Operated by the Glen Ellyn Historical Society|| |- | St. Charles History Museum|| ||St. Charles|| Northern Illinois || Local history ||Operated by the St. Charles Heritage Center||(Homepage ) |- | Sterling-Rock Falls Historical Society Museum || 120px || Sterling || Northern Illinois || Local history || || |- | Stewart House Museum || || Monmouth || Central || Historic house ||Birthplace of Kappa Kappa Gamma|| (Homepage ) |- | Stockdale Soldier Citizen Museum|| || Galesburg || Western || Military || ||(Information ) |- | Stockton Heritage Museum || || Stockton || Northern Illinois || Local history || ||(Information ) |- | Stone Mill Museum || ||Sandwich || Northern Illinois || Local history || || (Information ) |- | Streatorland Historical Museum || || Streator || Northern Illinois || Local history || || (Homepage ) |- | Stuka Military Museum || || Oregon || Northern Illinois || Military || ||(Information ) |- | Super Museum || || Metropolis || Southern || Media || Superman memorabilia||(Homepage ) |- | Sustainable Discovery Center || || Sublette || Northern Illinois || Environmental ||Sustainable energies, energy consumption, green products||(Homepage ) |- | Swedish American Museum|| || Chicago || Chicago area || Cultural || || |- | Sycamore Historical Society Museum || || Sycamore || Northern Illinois || Local history || || (Homepage ) |- | Tampico Area Historical Museum || || Tampico || Northern Illinois || Local history || || (Homepage ) |- | Tarble Arts Center || || Charleston || Central || Art ||Part of Eastern Illinois University|| (Homepage ) |- | Telegraph Museum || || Dixon || Northern Illinois || Media ||History of the newspaper and its role in the history of Dixon|| (information ) |- | Teutopolis Monastery Museum || || Teutopolis || Central || Religious || || (Information ), (Further information ) |- | Thomson Depot Museum || ||Thomson || Northern Illinois || Railroad || || (Homepage ) |- | Thornton Historical Museum|| || Thornton || Chicago area || Local history ||Operated by the Village of Thornton Historical Society ||(Homepage ) |- | Three Sisters Park || || Chillicothe || Quad Cities || Living || || (Homepage ) |- | Tinker Swiss Cottage Museum || 120px || Rockford || Northern Illinois || Historic house || Victorian Swiss-style home with decorative arts and furnishings || |- | Trailside Museum || || River Forest || Chicago area || Natural history ||Also known as Harold “Hal” Tyrell Trailside Museum ||(Homepage ) |- | Tremont Museum|| || Tremont || Central || Local history ||Operated by the Tremont Museum and Historical Society ||(Homepage ) |- | Trutter Museum|| || Springfield || Central || Culture ||Part of Lincoln Land Community College. Features art, world and cultural items|| (Homepage ) |- | Ukrainian Institute of Modern Art || || Chicago || Chicago area || Art || || |- | Ukrainian National Museum|| 120px || Chicago || Chicago area || Cultural || || |- | Ulysses S. Grant Home || 120px || Galena || Northern Illinois || Historic house || Home and museum about President Ulysses S. Grant|| |- | Union County Museum || || Cobden || Southern || Local history ||Operated by the Mendota Museum & Historical Society|| (Homepage ) |- | Union Depot Railroad Museum || || Mendota || Northern Illinois || Railroad ||Operated by the Mendota Museum & Historical Society|| (Homepage ) |- | Unity Temple || || Oak Park || Chicago area || Historic site || Church designed by Frank Lloyd Wright|| |- | University Museum, SIU || || Carbondale || Southern || Multiple ||Part of Southern Illinois University Carbondale. Local and world connections behind the arts, humanities, and sciences||(Homepage ) |- | U.S. Senator Paul Simon Museum || || Troy || Metro-East || Biographical || ||(Homepage ) |- | Vachel Lindsay House|| ||Springfield|| Central || Historic house || Birthplace and home of poet Vachel Lindsay|| |- | Vandalia State House State Historic Site|| || Vandalia || Southern || Historic site || Restored to 1830s period|| |- | Vermilion County Museum|| || Danville || Central || Local history || Includes museum and Fithian Home|| (Homepage ) |- | Vermilion County War Museum|| || Danville || Central || Military ||Memorabilia and artifacts from the American Revolutionary War to the Iraq War || (Homepage ) |- | Villa Park Historical Society Museum|| 120px || Villa Park || Chicago area || Local history ||Housed in a former depot|| |- | Vinegar Hill Historic Lead Mine & Museum|| || Galena || Northern Illinois || Mining || ||(Information ), (Further information ) |- | Vliet Museum of Lake Bluff History|| || Lake Bluff || Chicago area || Local history || ||(Homepage ) |- | Volkening Heritage Farm || || Schaumburg || Chicago area || Farm ||1880s living farm museum|| (Homepage ) |- | Volo Auto Museum || || Volo || Chicago area || Automotive || Cars from the 1950s, 1960s, and 1970s as well as from famous television shows and movies|| |- | Wabash County Museum|| || Mt. Carmel || Southern || Local history || || (Homepage ) |- | Wagner Farm || ||Glenview || Chicago area || Agriculture ||Historic working dairy farm, Wagner Farm Heritage Center with farming exhibits, 1930s grocery store||(Homepage ) |- | Wagner Memorial Museum || ||Sandwich || Northern Illinois || Commodity || More than 10,000 pieces of various collectibles || (Information ) |- | Warren County Museum|| || Roseville || Northern Illinois || Local history || ||(Information ), (Further information ) |- | Warrenville Historical Museum|| || Warrenville || Chicago area || Local history ||Operated by the Warrenville Historical Society||(Homepage ) |- | Waterman Area Heritage Society Museum || || Waterman || Northern Illinois || Local history || ||(Homepage ) |- | Weber House and Garden|| ||Streator|| Northern Illinois || Historic house ||18th century style storybook house of Ted Weber|| (Homepage ) |- | Weld House Museum || || Nauvoo || Central || Local history ||Operated by the Nauvoo Historical Society ||(Homepage ) |- | West Chicago City Museum|| || West Chicago || Chicago area || Local history ||Local history and art|| |- | West Town Museum of Cultural History|| || Maywood || Chicago area || Local history ||Includes exhibits of African-American culture, Maywood and the Proviso Township area||(Homepage ) |- | Western Illinois Museum || || Macomb || Western || Local history || ||(Homepage ) |- | Wheeling Historical Society Museum|| || Wheeling || Chicago area || Local history || ||(Information ) |- | Wheels O' Time Museum|| || Peoria || Central || Transportation ||Antique vehicles, farm equipment, tools, collectibles||(Homepage ) |- | Wiley House Museum|| || Galva || Northern Illinois || Historic house ||Operated by the Galva Historical Society||(Homepage ) |- | William and Florence Schmidt Art Center || || Belleville || Metro-East || Art || Part of Southwestern Illinois College|| |- | William Jennings Bryan Boyhood Home|| || Salem || Southern || Biographical || || |- | William L. Gregg House Museum|| || Westmont || Chicago area || Historic house ||Operated by the Westmont Historical Society|| |- | Williamson County Historical Society Museum || || Marion || Southern || Local history || ||(Homepage ) |- | William Tanner House Museum || || Aurora || Chicago area || Historic house || Antebellum Italianate-style house, owned and operated by the Aurora Historical Society || |- | Williamsville Historical Museum || || Williamsville || Central || Local history || ||(Information ) |- | Wilmette Historical Museum || || Wilmette || Chicago area || Local history ||Operated by the Wilmette Historical Society||(Homepage ) |- | Winnetka Historical Society Museum || || Winnetka || Chicago area || Local history || || (Homepage ) |- | Winslow Historical Society Museum || || Winslow || Chicago area || Local history || ||(Information ) |- | WIU Art Gallery || || Macomb || Western || Art ||Part of Western Illinois University|| (Homepage ) |- | WIU Geology Museum || || Macomb || Western || Natural history || Part of Western Illinois University|| (Homepage ) |- | Wonder Works || || Oak Park || Chicago area || Children's || || |- | Woodlawn Farm || || Jacksonville || Central || Historic house ||1840s house, part of the Underground Railroad|| (Homepage ) |- | World Aerospace Museum || || Quincy || Western || Aviation ||Operated by the Historical Society of Quincy and Adams County||(Homepage ) |- | Worth Historical Museum|| || Worth ||Chicago area || Local history ||Operated by the Worth Park District||(Homepage ) |- | Wyatt Earp Birthplace || || Monmouth || Central || Historic house || Birthplace of lawman Wyatt Earp || |- |} 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「List of museums in Illinois」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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