Illinois State Museum
502 S. Spring St., Springfield, IL 62706
Galleries
Discover Illinois’ natural and cultural heritage, experience exhibits showcasing Illinois art, or visit the Play Museum–a hands-on area where kids learn through play.
The Illinois State Museum is dedicated to the collection, preservation, and interpretation of the natural history, anthropology, history, and art of Illinois. Explore three floors of exhibits that display a vast array of items drawn from the Museum's collections of over 13.5 million artifacts including skeletal specimens of the Mastodon, and the giant Jefferson's Ground Sloth. Interactive elements, thrilling audio and video effects, life-sized dioramas and thousands of authentic fossils and specimens illustrate the processes that shaped and continue to transform Illinois' diverse environments. Learn about how native peoples and frontier Americans lived on the prairie of Illinois, and examine the works of great Illinois artists. Illinois 250
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Route 66: The Main Street of America Screening at Route 66 Motorhead's
Route 66 Motorhead's Bar & Grill • Sep 08 @ 7PM
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Women's Pro Baseball League Inagural Season at Robin Roberts Stadium
Robin Roberts Stadium • Aug 01 – Sep 22 @ 5PM
The WPBL plays their inaugural season at Robin Roberts Stadium in Springfield IL
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Downtown Springfield-Corner of 4th & Adams St • May 13 – Oct 31 @ 8AM
Visit Springfield's longest-running and most popular Farmers Market in beautiful downtown Springfield.
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