Museums in DeKalb County and Surrounding Area:
- Midwest Museum of Natural History (Sycamore, IL)
- Sycamore History Museum
- Flagg Township Museum
- Byron Museum of History
- Garfield Farm & Inn Museum
- William Tanner House Museum
- LaSalle County Historical Society Museum Complex
- Cantigny Park Museum
- Elgin Public Museum
- Lake County Discovery Museum
- McHenry County Historical Society Museum
Museums in the Kenosha, Wisconsin Area:
Museums in the Chicago Area:
- The Field Museum
- Shedd Aquarium
- Adler Planetarium
- Museum of Science and Industry
- DuSable Museum of African-American History
- Chicago History Museum
- Museum of Contemporary Art
- Art Institute of Chicago
- Oriental Institute Museum
- Pullman State Historic Site
- Peggy Notebart Nature Museum
- Jane Addams Hull-House Museum
- International Museum of Surgical Science
- Mitchell Museum of the American Indian
Museums in the Rockford Area:
- Burpee Museum of Natural History
- Midway Village Museum
- Ethnic Heritage Museum
- Discovery Center Museum
- Tinker Swiss Cottage Museum
- Rockford Art Museum
- Logan Museum of Anthropology
- Wright Museum of Art
- Macktown Living History Education Center
- Freeport Art Museum
- Vintage Wings & Wheels Museum
- Boone County Historical Museum