Points of Interest ... Places to visit
AirPorts /
Colleges /
Entertainment /
Golf Courses /
Historical Society /
Hospitals /
Museums /
Observatory /
Recreation /
Recreation Pathways /
Neighborhood Recreation Park Pathways /
State Parks
AirPorts
Greater Rockford Airport 60 Airport Circle - - - General Office: (815) 965-8639
Colleges
| Concordia University | 8307 University Ave, Middleton, WI | 1-800-859-4872 |
| Rockford Business College | 720 N. Church | 815/965-8616 |
| Rockford College | 5050 East State St. | 815/226-4000 |
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Rock Valley College |
3301 N. Mulford Rd. | 815/654-4280 |
| Saint Anthony College of Nursing | 5658 E. State St. | 815/395-5091 |
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University of Illinois College of Medicine at Rockford |
1601 Parkview Ave., 61107 | 815/395-0600 |
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NIU, Northern Illinois University in Rockford |
8500 East State Street | 815/ 332-7339 |
Entertainment
Coronado Theatre 314 N. Main St. - - for tickets call: (815) 282-8111
Metro Centre 300 Elm Street (815) 968-5222
Rockford Lightning (basketball) Metrocentre, 300 Elm St.
Midway Theatre 721 E. State St. (815) 965-5211
New American Theater Center 118 N. Main Street (815) 964-6282 or (815) 963-9454
Times Theater 226 N. Main St., Rockford, IL 815-964-7702
Golf Courses
Rockford Park District...1401 N. Second St. - 815/987-8800 --- Fax 815/ 987-8877Aldeen Golf course...1900 Reid Farm Rd... 815/282-4653
Alpine Hills Golf Club
Elliot Golf course...Lyford & Mill Rd... 815/332-5130
Ingersoll Golf course...West State & Daisyfield Rd... 815/987-8834
Sandy Hollow Golf course...2500 Sandy Hollow Rd... 815/987-8836
Sinnissippi Golf course...1401 N. Second St... 815/987-8838
Historical Society
Swedish Historical Society 404 S. 3rd ST 61104 (815) 963-5559
Hospitals
Rockford Memorial Hospital
; 2400 N. Rockton Ave.; 815/ 968-6861St. Anthony Medical Center
; 5666 E. State St.; 815/226-2000SwedishAmerican Hospital; 1400 Charles St. ; 815/ 968-4400
Museums
Burpee Museum of Natural History737 and 813 N. Main St. 815/965-3433
Discovery Center, Riverfront Museum Park, Rockford Art Museum 711 N. Main St. 815/963-6769 About: The main museum building at 813 N. main Street contains natural history exhibits of birds, mammals, fish, reptiles, rocks, minerals, fossils and American Indian artifacts. The South annex at 737 N. Main St. features a major exhibit about American Indians called " Indians of the Rock River Valley. Admission to the museum is $3; $1 for children; free to under 2. Open 11 am to 5 pm Tuesdays-Saturdays; 1pm to 5 pm Sundays. Members are admitted free. Call 815/965-3132 or 815/965-3433. The Discovery Center is a hands-on family-oriented museum that helps children and adults explore scientific principles and promotes interest in the arts and sciences. An outdoor science park, the first in the United States, has exhibits on sound, water and weather. Free day is Thursdays from 1 pm to 5 pm. Children 2 and younger members are admitted free. Open 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. Monday - Saturday; noon to 5 pm Sundays.
Update information courtesy of Leah M. Nelson 7-26-01 & 11-3-04 Leah M. Nelson Erlander Home Museum 404 S. 3rd Street Rockford, IL 61104-2013 Swedish Historical Society of Rockford 404 S. 3rd Street Rockford, IL 61104 (815) 815.963.5559 Swedish Immigration to Rockford leah@swedishhistorical.org www.swedishhistorical.org Open Wed--Fri 1pm to 4pm Sunday 2pm to 4pm Admission $3.00 This Italianate-style brick home was built in 1871. The Erlander family lived in the home until 1951, when the youngest daughter, Mary, sold the home to the Swedish Historical Society of Rockford. The society opened the museum in 1952 with many of the original furnishings still intact. Today the museum houses a variety of exhibits including: items brought to America by Swedish immigrants, an American GirlsŪ doll exhibit, and items belonging to Hal Carlson (1892-1930), Rockford's famous pitcher for the Chicago Cubs |
Ethnic Heritage Museum 1129 S. Main St. 815/962-7402 About: Located in a historic home that dates from the 1850s, is dedicated to preserving the history of the six ethnic groups that settled in southwest Rockford ...... the Irish, Italians, Blacks, Poles, Lithuanians and Hispanics. Open 2 pm to 4 pm Sundays. Admission is $2; $1 for children.
Graham-Ginestra House 1115 S. Main St. 815/965-3992 or 815/964-8333 About: Built in 1857, it is on the National Register of Historic Sites, Rockford's first commissioned landmark. Open by reservation and for special events.
Midway Village and Museum 6799 Guilford Rd. 815/ 397-9112 About: The village features authentically restored and furnished homes, shops, and businesses with costumed guides and much more.
Tinker Swiss Cottage Museum 411 Kent St. 815/964-2424 About: Built in 1865, the Swiss style home features elaborate parquet floors, detailed woodwork and intricately painted wall and ceiling murals. The cottage was built by Robert H. Tinker on a prominent limestone bluff overlooking the banks of Kent Creek, the location of Rockford's founding in 1834. The cottage is listed on the National Register of Historic Places. Admission is $3; $2 for senior citizens and $1 for children, 17 and younger. Open Tuesdays- Sundays with tours at 1 pm, 2 pm, and 3 pm; Wednesdays free.
The
Time Museum (Clock Tower Dinner Theatre) 7801 E. State St. 815/398-6000
About: The Time Museum inside the Clock Tower Resort carries a collection
of time-measuring devices from early instruments to atomic clocks; it also
showcases clocks and watches from around the world. Open 10 am to 5 pm
Tuesdays-Sundays. Admission is $3; $2 for seniors; $1 for children.
Atleast it did until it was sold...
Observatory
Lockwood Observatory Lockwood Park, 5209 Safford Rd.,Rockford,IL (815) 987-8809 (adjacent to Trailside Center Stables)
About: Public observing sessions on the second and fourth Saturdays of the month, weather permitting, starting at dusk. Free. Call: Amateur Astronomers at (815) 984-6457... or Rockford Park District at (815) 987-8800.
Recreation
Active Older Adults ...Prime Times Newsletter... Get a FREE quarterly copy with the latest events of interest to all active older adults....call: 815/ 987-8841
Carlson Artic Ice Arena &
Sapora playworld ..... 4150 N. Perryville Road....815/969-4069
Guilford Tennis Courts 815/987-8807
Indoor Sports Center
Lockwood Park & Trailside Equestrian Centre...5209 Safford Road... 815/987-8809
Magic Waters ...7820 CherryVale North Blvd.... Charry Valley, IL 61016
1-800-373-1679 Toll Free
Phone: 1-815-332-3260
Fax: 1-815-332-5353
Northern Illinois Botanical Society Klehm Arboretum 2701 Clifton Ave. 815/965-8146
Riverview Ice House Ice Skating 324 N. Madison St. 815/963-7408
Rockford Speedway 1 / Rockford Speedway 2 9500 Forest Hills Road 815/633-1500
Sinnissippi Gardens 1300 N. Second Street (815) 987-8858
Swimming Pools:
Alpine Pool........................4310 Newburg Rd....815/987-8804Washington Park Community Recreation Center....3617 Delaware St....815/987-1612
Recreation Pathways
These pathways are used for a stroll, power walk, jog, run, pedal, skate, or healthy exercise..visit the following pathways:
Charles Street Community Pathway...South side of Charles St. between Quentin Dr. (near Hilander Store) and Arnold Ave....plans for the future are to keep expanding eastward to Perryville Rd. pathway and Cherryvale Mall.
Cherry Valley Pathway...Between Swanson Parkway & Valley Woods Drive... 1-1/4 mile paved pathway... Path can be reached from Vandiver Rd, located south of Kegel's Motorcycle Store and Diner with parking at the old Menard's store..(across from Cherryvale Shopping Center).
Mel Anderson Memorial Pathway...Northwest Rockford...3-mile paved pathway...park at Talcott-Page park on Arthur Ave...or Northwest community center at 1325 N. Johnston Ave...or Searls Park at Kilburn and Central Ave...or Lockwood Park on Safford Rd.
PerryVille Pathway...there are 14.9 miles in this path system...Can begin at Argus Drive. (near Home Depot Store)...there are future plans to extend this further...or can start at Trainer Rd at the Saturn Playground and continue north to Riverside Blvd.
Rock River Recreation Path ...start at either south of YMCA...downtown Davis Park...State St. bridge...Jefferson St. Pedestrian Bridge...Sinnissippi Gardens...through Shorewood & Martin Parks...and on....Whew..tired yet?
Willow Creek Path...Machesney Park project....begin at Harlem High School on North Alpine Rd....extends into Loves Park and Rock Cut State Park....also continue east on a 2.3 mile bike lane to Olson Beach... parking available at Harlem High School and Rock Cut State Park.
Neighborhood Recreation Park Pathways
These neighborhood park paths can be used to take a stroll, meet friends or enjoyment of the parks:
Brown Park ...Offers a .5 mile paved path with parking and tennis courts, also a small shelter and playground...located at 2010 N. Main St. Rockford
Dahlquist Park ...Located off East State St. and Fairview Ave. Rockford... has a .43 mile walking path...has a shelter, playground, tennis courts, ball diamonds,& horseshoe pits.
Landstrom Park ...Located behind Forest Hills Country Club of Spring Creek and Landstrom Roads...Has a 3/4 mile paved path....there is a play area with tennis courts.
Mulford Crest Park ...located at 5650 Grove Hill Rd., Rockford... has .46 mile paved path...situated in a residential area.
Wantz Park...located at 600 Clifford Ave., Rockford...has .5 mile path....also has a playground, shelter, & ball diamond....parking is along Clifford, Dale, or Garden Plain Aves.
State Parks
Rock Cut State Park
7318 Harlem Road. Loves Park, IL 61111 (815) 885-3311