Hal Tyrrell Trailside Museum of Natural History

Hal Tyrrell Trailside Museum of Natural History is a museum in , , which is located on Thatcher Avenue. Hal Tyrrell Trailside Museum of Natural History is situated nearby to the playground , as well as near the nature reserve .
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  • Opening hours:
    Saturday—Wednesday: 9:00 AM—5:00 PM
    Friday: closed
  • Type: Museum
  • Address: 738 Thatcher Avenue, River Forest, IL 60305
  • Wheelchair access: yes

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include River Forest station and Isabel Roberts House.

Railway station
Photo: Razeh, CC BY-SA 3.0.
River Forest is a commuter railroad station in , , a western suburb of , on the Union Pacific West Line. is situated 2,400 feet south of Hal Tyrrell Trailside Museum of Natural History.

House
is a 1908 Prairie Style house by architect Frank Lloyd Wright, located at 603 Edgewood Place in It was built for Isabel Roberts and her widowed mother, Mary Roberts. is situated 1,100 feet south of Hal Tyrrell Trailside Museum of Natural History.

House
Photo: Teemu08, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The is a Prairie School house located at 559 Edgewood Place in , . The house was designed by William Eugene Drummond in 1909 using a basic design published by Frank Lloyd Wright in 1907. is situated 1,100 feet south of Hal Tyrrell Trailside Museum of Natural History.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include River Forest and Forest Park.

Village
is a suburban village adjacent to in , United States. Per the 2020 census, the population was 11,717. Two universities make their home in , Dominican University and Concordia University Chicago.

Village
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is a village in , United States, and a suburb of . The population was 14,339 at the 2020 census. The terminal on the Blue Line is the line's western terminus, located on the Eisenhower Expressway at Des Plaines Avenue.

Town
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is a in , United States, in the . It was founded on April 6, 1869, and organized October 22, 1881. The population was 23,512 at the 2020 census.

Hal Tyrrell Trailside Museum of Natural History

Latitude
41.89325° or 41° 53′ 36″ north
Longitude
-87.82622° or 87° 49′ 34″ west
Elevation
623 feet (190 metres)
Operator
Forest Preserve District of Cook County
Open location code
86HJV5VF+7G
Open­Street­Map ID
way 284682428
Open­Street­Map feature
building=­public
Open­Street­Map feature
tourism=­museum
Open­Street­Map attribute
wheelchair=­yes
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