Best History Museums in Illinois
4 history museums in Illinois
History, natural history, transport and themed museums.
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History Museums
Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library and Museum
Springfield, Illinois
Holographic theater and original artifacts trace Lincoln from a log-cabin boyhood to the White House and the Civil War.
History Museums
Illinois Railway Museum
Union, Illinois
Don't just look at the trains, climb aboard and ride restored steam, diesel, and electric cars at America's largest railway museum.
History Museums
Naper Settlement
Naperville, Illinois
Walk through 13 acres of restored 19th-century buildings where Naperville's history comes alive.
History Museums
Peggy Notebaert Nature Museum
Chicago, Illinois
Live animals, conservation science, and 167 years of connecting Chicago to nature.