Museums
Whether your interest is in nature, the military or seeing how people lived a century ago, Oregon area has museums that will delight you.

The Jarrett Prairie Center, located in the Byron Forest Preserve, is a hands-on natural history museum that overlooks 600 acres of prairie. Filled with inter-active displays, it is a great place to teach children about nature.

Military history buffs will want to be sure to make a stop at Stuka Military Museum where uniforms and regalia from the Civil War to Desert Storm are on display.

The Nash Home and Museum will allow visitors to sneak a glimpse into the past and discover what life was like in the late 1800s. Filled with antiques and artifacts, it is now the home of many important pieces that once belonged to prominent local citizens.

For those who love the romance of the rails, a trip to the Oregon Depot Museum will allow them to see how the railroad, the depot, the industries, and the people of the Oregon area have evolved over the years since the railroad's arrival in 1871.

The newest museum in the area is located in the Chana School Museum on the east bank of the Rock River in Oregon Park East. Added to the National Registry of Historic Buildings, the Chana School offers a glimpse into the past of education at the turn of the century in rural northern Illinois. Tours and special classes can be arranged