Kankakee County Museum — Attraction in Kankakee

Very informative and educative museum.

It exhibits the National and local historical and community events.

A description of the local individuals and the community involvement in every national event is very special and is positively connecting the local community of today’s generation.

It’s relatively a good size museum which has many themes. One will learn the overall history since from the first migration to this town and also the contribution of the local community in the local and in the national levels.

Don’t miss the governor’s mansion and and one room school, just outside the main museum building, to get the feeling of our past history.

The friendly and knowledgeable staff can provide more insights and to answer any questions.

Enough car parking places are available...

Have been inside the museum a few times through the years and to see the gallery of Christmas trees. Their hours are limited especially was during COVID….However usually I am here to walk the trail and Pokémon. The trail has exercise stops around the path! Also there is a lovely garden area with big Romanesque pillars that are a great backdrop for picturesI have also done the Lungevity Walk for Lung Cancer here a few times to honor my mom who died from Lung Cancer. It’s probably my fave walking area in K3! Lots of beautiful established shade trees 🌳! Also the Civic Auditorium is right here for fundraising events , plays, party rentals…. Been around since I was a...

I visited this place two weeks ago with my mom. Impressive tour and impressive guide. The show you Dr small’s house, go over every small detail and then you walk through the museum which is self guided. The amount of effort they have taken to maintain this musuem must be mentioned. I want to thank the lady that gave me the tour. She was so warm and friendly. She took so much interest in answering our questions. I forgot to ask her name but she was AMAZING. A good tour guide makes your visit so much worth it! So glad we spent...