Museum’s

Chicago Children’s Museum at Navy Pier – 700 E. Grand Av

www.childrensmuseum.org Chicago

Children & adults $7 (312) 527-1000

Discovery Center 711 N Main St

www.discoverycentermuseum.org Rockford

Children $4 & adults $5 (815) 963-6769

Field Museum 1400S Lake Shore Dr

www.fieldmuseum.org Chicago

Children & adults $9 (312) 992-9410

Burpee Museum 737 N Main St

www.burpee.org Rockford

(815) 965-3433

Midway Village & Museum Center 6799 Guilford Rd

www.midwayvillage.com Rockford

(815) 397-9112

Rockford Art Museum 711 N Main St

www.rockfordartmuseum.org Rockford

(815) 968-2787

Tinker Swiss Cottage Museum 411 Kent St

www.tinkercottage.com Rockford

(815) 964-2424

Putnam Museum & IMAX 1717W 12^th St

www.putnam.org Davenport, Iowa

(563) 324-1933

Shedd Aquarium 1200 S Lake Shore Dr

www.sheddaqaurium.org Chicago

Children $16 & adults $23 (312) 431-9231

Museum of Science & Industry 5700 S Lake Shore Dr

www.msichicago.org Chicago

Children $5 & adults $9 (773) 684-1414

John Deere Pavillion

www.johndeereattraction.com (309) 765-1000

Mississippi River Museum & Aquarium

www.rivermuseum.com (800) 226-3369

Bike Trails

Great River Trail Rt 84 Savanna

Hennepin Canal

Bike Chicago

www.bikechicago.com

Ice Skating

Quad Cities Sports Center 700 W River Dr

www.qclinks.com Davenport, Iowa

(319) 322-5220

Baseball

Rockford Riverhawks 4503 Interstate Blvd

www.rockfordriverhawks.com Loves Park

Children $2 & adults$5 (815) 964-2255

Swing of the Quad Cities 209 S. Gaines St

www.swingbaseball.com Davenport, Iowa

Children 6 & adults $7 (563) 328-2000

Clinton Lumberkings Riverview Stadium

www.lumberkings.com Clinton, Iowa

Children $4 & adults $5 (563) 242-0727

Chicago Cubs 1060 W Addison

http://cubs.mlb.com Chicago

$125 - $14 1-800-843-2827

White Sox 333 W 35^th St

www.chisox.com Chicago

$52 - $14 (312) 674-1000

Zoos

Brookfield Zoo 9:30 - 6 3300 Golf Rd

www.brookfield zoo.com

$8 adults $4 children (3-11) free (2 & under)

Niabi Zoo 9:30 – 5 (summer hours) 13010 Niabi Zoo Rd

www.niabizoo.com Coal Valley

$4.50 adults $3.25 children (3-11) free (2 & under)

Milwaukee Zoo 9:00 – 5:00 10001 West Blue Mound Road,

www.milwaukeezoo.org Milwaukee (414) 771-5500

$9.75 adults $6.75 kids

Miller Park Zoo 9:30 – 4:30 1020 S. Morris Ave, Bloomington

www.millerparkzoo.org (309) 434-2250

$4.00 Adults $3.00 Kids $2.00 on Tuesdays

Wildlife Prairie Park 8:00 – 8:00 3826 N. Taylor Road, Hanna City

www.wildlifeprairiestatepark.com (309) 676-7783

$5.50 Adults $3.50 Kids $2.00 on Tuesdays

Amusement Parks

Six Flags 542 N. Route 21, Gurnee

www.sixflags.com $32.99 (847) 249-4636

Adventureland 10 – 9 305 34^th Ave NW, Altoona, Iowa

www.adventurelandpark.com (800) 532-1286

$27 Adults $23 kids

Santa’s Village Rte 25 & Rte 72E Dundee, IL

www.santasvillageil.com (847) 426-6751

$23.50

Horseback Riding

Eaglepoint Stable Oregon, IL (815) 225-7473

Shenandoah Riding Center 200 N. Brodrecht Rd, Galena

(815) 777-2373

Roller-skating

Whitepines Roller Rink 6929 White Pines, Mt. Morris

(815) 946-9988

Skatetime Roller Rink 308 E. Main St, Morrison

(815) 772-7893

Canoe/Kayak Rentals

TJS Canoe Rental 2 blocks south of Rte 64 Bridge, Oregon

www.tjscanoerental.com (815) 732-4516

www.kayakchicago.com

Parks

Sterling

Oppold Marina – Stouffer Road paddle boats, fishing, playgrounds &

Picnic areas

Sinnissippi – Sinnissippi Road playgrounds, trails, picnic areas, Frisbee

Golf, fishing

Lawrence Park – Ave G swimming, playgrounds, picnic areas, fishing

Kilgour Park – Lefevre picnic area, basketball, walking, tennis,

Imagination Station

Duis Center – St. Mary’s Road swimming, skateboard park, exercise

Rooms, basketball

Westwood – West Lefevre Road basketball, gymnastics, volleyball,

Baseball

Oregon

Castle Rock State Park – Rte 2 (815) 732-7329

Hiking, picnic area, playgrounds, and fishing

Whitepines State Park – White Pines Road (815) 946-3817

www.whitepinesinn.com hiking, picnic areas, playground, restaurant,

fishing, camping, & log cabins for overnights

Lowden – 1411 N. River Rd. (815) 732-6828

Native American Statue, camping, boating, trails, fishing, & picnic areas

Lake LaDonna 1302 Harmony Road (815) 732-6804

www.lakeladonna.com swimming, camping, & cabins

Dixon

Lowell Park – Lowell Park Road (815) 288-5209

Trails, fishing, boat launch, picnic area & playgrounds

Rock Falls

Centennial Park – 11^th and Ave D (815) 625-4753

Fishing, paddle boats, playgrounds, & picnic areas

Fulton

Heritage Canyon – 515 N. 4^th St. (815) 589-2838

Historic Village, picnic area

Lock & Dam 13 – Rte 84

Fishing, picnic area, boat launch, observation deck

Morrison

Rockwood State Park – Lake Rd. (815) 772-3613

Camping, fishing, trails, boat rental & restaurant

Savanna

Mississippi Palisades – Rte 84

Camping, fishing, boat launch, trails, playgrounds, & picnic areas

Apple River

Apple River State Park – 8763 E. Canyon Rd. (815) 745-3302

Camping, fishing, hiking, playgrounds & picnic area

Franklin Grove

Franklin Creek – 1872 Twist Road (815) 456-2878

Hiking, fishing, Grist Mill, & picnic areas

Prophetstown

Prophetstown state park & Big Bend – Prophetstown Road

(815) 537-2926 hiking, fishing, camping & boat launch

www.dnr.state.il.us.gov

Rock Island Trail State Park – 311 E Williams (309) 695-2228

Hiking, biking, camping & trails

Byron

Byron Forest Preserve – 7993 N. River Rd. (815) 234-8535

Trails, natural history museum, & Weiskorf Observatory (open nights)

Stone Quarry Recreational Park – 6845 N. German Church Rd

(815) 234-8900 mini golf, skate park, water spray playground,

volleyball pits, batting cage, and picnic area

Rockford

Klehm Arboretum & Botanical Gardens – 2701 Clifton Ave (815) 965-8146

Severson Dells – 8786 Montague Rd (815) 335-2915

Rock Cut – 7318 Harlem Road, Loves Park (815) 885-3311

Swimming, boating, camping, concession, horse trails, fishing & hiking

Grand Detour

John Deere Historic Site – Rte 2 (815) 652-4551

www.johndeerehistoricsite.com Open 9-5 $3 ages 12 and over

Lena

Lake Le-Aqua-Na – 8542 N. Lake Road (815) 369-4282

Boating, camping, swimming, picnic areas, trails, & fishing

Kewanee

Johnson – Sauk Trail State Park – 28616 Sauk Trail Road (309) 853-5589

Boating, camping, concessions, fishing, hiking, picnic area, round barn

& Visitor center

Sheffield

Hennepin Canal – 16006 875 E. St

Biking, boating, camping, canoeing, fishing, hiking, picnic area, & horseback riding

Utica

Starved Rock – Rte 178 & Rte 71 (800) 868-ROCK

Boating, camping, fishing, hiking, horseback riding, lodge, picnic areas,

& Visitor center

Freeport

Reed Park – 1200 Park Dr. (815) 235-6113

Swimming, water slide, picnic area, concessions & playground

Elizabeth

Apple River Fort State History Park – 311 E. Myrtle St (858)-2028

Camping, fishing, hiking, & picnic area

Galena

Ulysses Grant’s Home – (815) 777- 3310

Chestnut Mountain – 8700 W. Chestnut Road (800) 397-1320

Alpine slide, miniature golf, & restaurant

Dyersville, Iowa

Field of Dreams – (888) 875-8404

Clinton, Iowa

Eagle Point Park – 3999 N. 3^rd St.

Playground, picnic areas, baseball diamonds, look over the Mississippi

Restaurants

Jungle Bungle – 201 W. 50^th St., Davenport, Iowa (563) 386-2386

Avanti Foods – 105 Depot Walnut, IL (815) 379-2155

Chuckie Cheese – 903 E. Kimberly, Davenport, IA (319) 391-2041

3600 E. State St., Rockford, IL (815) 226-9400

MidiEval Times – 2001 N. Roselle Rd., Schaumburg, IL

www.medievaltimes.com (888) WEJOUST

$48.95 Adults $34.95 children

Whiteys Ice Cream – Moline, IL (309) 762– 4335

www.whiteysicecream.com

Theater

Clinton Showboat – 311 Riverview Dr. Clinton, Iowa (563) 242-6760

All seats are $4 for Children’s Plays – call for productions

Circa 21 – 1828 3^rd Avenue, Rock Island, IL (309) 786-7733

www.circa21.com

Timberlake Playhouse – Mt. Carroll, IL (815) 244-2035

www.timberlakeplayhouse.org Tickets $5

Programs

Sterling Public Library - Summer Reading Program 625-1370

Registration Starts May 31 – All Aboard the Reading Express

www.sterlingpubliclibrary.com Friday Programs, Grades K – 8

College for Kids – Sauk Valley College 288-5511 ext. 212

June 20 – 30, Grades 4 – 8

Woodlawn Arts Academy – 535-9622

waa@sterlingrockfallsymca.org art classes, piano & string lessons

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