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O V E R V I E W

Facility:

Burpee Museum of Natural History

Description:

Burpee Museum is a natural history museum specializing in paleontology, geology, biology, and Native American life with three floors of exhibits.

A D D R E S S

Address 1:

737 North Main Street

Address 2:

City:

Rockford

State/Province:

Zip Code:

61103-6971

V I S I T I N G I N F O

Hours:

Monday - Saturday: 10 am–5 pm
Sunday: 12 noon–5 pm

Admission:

Adults: $5
Children (ages 3–17): $4
Members: Free!
Wednesdays are free days, no admission charge!

Telephone:

(815) 965-3433

Website:

http://www.burpee.org

R E V I E W S

Shannon W., Co-op Member

I went to Burpee with my 4 children (11, 9, 7, and 3) after visiting the children's museum next door.

Fortunately, it was a free admission as we could take advantage of ASTC reciprocity through our Adler Planetarium membership.

Unfortunately, my kids were fairly bored! We probably covered all 3 floors in about 45 minutes and they were itching to move on.

They did enjoy seeing the juvenile Tyrannosaurus rex skeleton, but other than that they were not overly impressed.

I enjoyed the geological history of the Rockford / Northern Illinois area.

Unless a child is intensely interested in natural history or geology, there may not be much to capture their interest in the exhibits themselves. Burpee, however, does have a wide range of educational activities (some specifically for homeschoolers) that might make the experience both more hands-on and intellectually engaging.