Discovery Center Museum - Rockford Science Museum

  • 711 North Main Street
    Rockford, IL 61103-7204
  • 815-968-2787,
  • www.rockfordartmuseum.org
Average Rating
3.0
3+ reviews
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3.0
3+ reviews
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Admission:
adults $5 children $4
Annual Attendance:
246,236
Exhibit Space:
18,000
Exhibits:
http://www.discoverycentermuseum.org/exhibits/
Open Hours:
Regular Season: Monday - Saturday, 10 am to 5 pm Sunday, Noon to 5 pm Summer Season (Memorial Day to Labor Day): Monday - Saturday, 10 am to 5 pm and Thursdays until 7 pm Sunday, Noon to 5 pm
Discovery Center Museum
711 North Main Street
Rockford, IL 61103-7204
Amenities
  • Concessions-Food Available
  • Guided Tours
  • Gift Shop
  • Wheelchair Accessible
  • Restrooms
  • Hands-On Interaction
Description
  • ... Center Museum is full of over 250 exciting hands-on exhibits spread over a two-floor area. -- Throughout the year, Discovery Center displays an array of special traveling exhibitions. -- The ... more on MuseumStuff.com
  • ... amazing Discovery Center Museum is full of over 250 exciting hands-on exhibits spread over a two-floor area. Out in the museum's backyard, visitors can explore Rock River Discovery Park, a giant, multi-level science park with a hands-on ... more on Discoverycentermuseum.org
  • The first outdoor Science park in the United States has ... more on Yahoo! Travel
  • ... largest art museum outside of Chicago, with a permanent collection of 19th and 20th Century American art, plus dynamic, changing exhibits ... more on EnjoyIllinois.com
  • ... Regional Arts Institution as designated by the Illinois Arts Council, the purpose of Rockford Art Museum is to enrich the quality of life in our region by communicating the pleasure, appreciation and meaning of the visual arts through ... more on MuseumStuff.com
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3.0
Super Loud and Rowdy!!!

(08/10/06)

... but the volume and energy level drove all the kids in the building into super hyper-mode. Exhibits are really pretty simple and dated, and are more like playground equipment than museum exhibits. Most of the kids in the building were ... By jpg3575 from Illinois, a user of Yahoo! Travel. Reviews from Yahoo! Travel

Children's Museum, hands on

(08/13/2005)

There's always something going on here and for the winter time blues you can't beat taking your kid ... judysbook.com, a user of judysbook.com. Reviews from OpenList.com

Lots of fun to be had!

... have only been to this museum once but plan to get out there again soon. There is a really cool large outdoor ... a user of Trekaroo. Reviews from Trekaroo

1.0
For little kids only

(08/25/06)

... would be a bit more modern, and would appeal to my ten year old. Most of the stuff was pretty cool to me, but he was a bored pretty quickly, especially with all the ... By johnny5300 from Illinois, a user of Yahoo! Travel. Reviews from Yahoo! Travel

5.0
best school trip

(01/05/05)

... to the discovery museum for a class field trip. It was fun! I like the magnetism part. They have robots that you can play with. I could spend the whole day there and still ... By Jacob from Rockton, IL, a user of Yahoo! Travel. Reviews from Yahoo! Travel

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Discovery Center Museum 711 North Main Street Rockford, IL 61103

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