Museum of the Grand Prairie, Illinois, United States
4.5 (38 reviews) Tuesday: 10:00 AM - 5:00 PM Spent Ranking #1 in Mahomet Speciality Museums
This place is a hidden GEM!!!
We were in the Champagne/Urbana area and decided to take a drive thru the country and saw the signs for this wonderful museum. It's really a great place to learn about various subjects. It's a must for anyone with children as it's a real learning experience for them. But even as an adult this place is super. They have a one room school house on the property and a lovely 8 acre botanical garden with picnic tables that are really nice. Quiet and peaceful and really worth a visit. There's also a golf course, walking paths, bike paths right there. It's just an idyllic setting! A really small Japanese style garden complete with waterfall and water lilies. The trees are beautiful as are the flowers. You don't have to be from the area to enjoy this wonderful GEM!
Address
600 North Lombard, Mahomet, IL 61853
Mobile
Website
http://www.museumofthegrandprairie.org/visit.html
Working hours
Monday : 10:00 AM - 5:00 PM
Tuesday : 10:00 AM - 5:00 PM
Wednesday : 10:00 AM - 5:00 PM
Thursday : 10:00 AM - 5:00 PM
Friday : 10:00 AM - 5:00 PM
Saturday : 10:00 AM - 5:00 PM
Sunday : 1:00 PM - 5:00 PM
Current local date and time now
Tuesday, May 14, 2024, 11:09
User Ratings
4.5 based on (38 reviews)
Reviews
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5sinclaired 5:00 PM May 31, 2014
Well worth a visit.
Don’t be put off by the out of the way, low key nature of this museum. A visit is really worthwhile, particularly if you have children. The museum (formerly Early American Museum) has a great collection of exhibits portraying pioneer life in Central Illinois. It covers aspects of early architecture, agriculture, trades and occupations, decorative arts, and childhood and domestic life of the time. There are some excellent hands-on experiences for children in the Discovery Room. The small gift shop has some real treasures perfect for the souvenir shoppers. Well worth a visit
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5Gainesburger 5:00 PM May 27, 2014
Lake of the Woods Museum
This is a fun place to visit, especially since I grew up in Mahomet. There are many contributions from local residents that I recognized and the displays were detailed and very interesting. There is also a very nice little gift shop with some crafts by locals.
