- The list below includes 55 free or cheap things to do in or near Loves Park, Illinois, including 73 different types of inexpensive activities like Bowling, Playgrounds, Pubs and National & State Parks.
- From Rock Cut State Park to Sapora Playworld, there are a variety of budget-friendly attractions in Loves Park and in nearby cities within 25 miles like Rockford, Beloit, Cherry Valley and Janesville.
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37W584 Dean Street, St. Charles, IL 60175
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Quiet and serene, Leroy Oakes Forest Preserve is a public space providing for an array of outdoor activities. Along with enjoying peaceful streams, wooded areas and wildlife, the preserve is also home to a nature center and house museum.
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Located in a building that has traditionally housed a tavern since 1880, Toffler's Pub & Grill features a casual American-style menu. Open for breakfast, lunch, and dinner, the pub offers both dining room and patio seating (weather permitting).
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Sugar River Gallery offers a wide cross section of women's fashion, jewelry and accessories. They also feature accent furniture, mountain arts pottery, photo arts of local scenery, watercolors by local artists, decor and gifts.
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This is an exact replica of an 1850 Swiss settlement village, where some of the buildings are original structures. There are 14 buildings filled with artifacts. Guided tours take about an hour and a half. There is a year round events calendar that includes the Harvest Festival.
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The New Glarus Historical Museum is a replica of an original 1850s Swiss settlement town. The museum has over 14 buildings containing historical artifacts and offers exhibits on immigrant history.
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533 Saint Charles Street, Elgin, IL 60120
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Featuring artifacts from the Elgin No 5 fire house, the Elgin Fire Barn No 5 Museum displays antique fire fighting equipment, including a hand-propelled hose cart, old helmets and uniforms, a variety of badges, and other memorabilia.
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St. Charles' Creek Bend Nature Center displays ecology, wetland and wooded exhibits to teach the agricultural background of the area. Visitors are educated and entertained through hands-on demonstrations and interpretive displays.
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A museum that consists mainly of the personal collection of world traveler Edwin Barlow, the Chalet of the Golden Fleece features a wide array of artifacts and treasures from around the globe.
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This multi-acre farm amusement park, has farm animals, tractor pulled hay rides, farm themed playground rides, large straw bales for climbing, antique tractors to play on, sand box style corn box, bunny tunnel, corn maze, Potato and pumpkin launcher, scavenger hunt, hands-on milking simulation, games, races, an…
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Family owned and operated Bowlway Lanes is a fun family-friendly bowling alley that provides local entertainment to Elgin locals. The bowling alley offers a full service pro shop, snack cafe, video arcade and drink bar.