Burpee Museum of Natural History
The Burpee Museum of Natural History is located along the Rock River in downtown Rockford, Illinois, United States, at 737 North Main Street.Photo: Krazy19Karl, Public domain.
- Type: Museum
- Description: building in Illinois, United States
- Also known as: “Burpee Museum” and “burpee.org”
- Wheelchair access: yes
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Beattie Park Mound Group and Illinois National Guard Armory.
Beattie Park Mound Group
Historic site
Photo: IvoShandor, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The Beattie Park Mound Group is a grouping of Late Woodland period Indian mounds located in downtown Rockford, Illinois, United States. Beattie Park Mound Group is situated 1,300 feet southwest of Burpee Museum of Natural History.
Illinois National Guard Armory
Office
Photo: Transfinite, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The Illinois National Guard Armory in Rockford, Illinois, is located at 605 Main St. and served as the headquarters for Illinois National Guard units of various designations for nearly 60 years. Illinois National Guard Armory is situated 720 feet southwest of Burpee Museum of Natural History.
BMO Center
Stadium
Photo: Milwaukee 148, CC BY-SA 4.0.
The BMO Center is a multi-purpose arena located in downtown Rockford, Illinois, United States. It is currently home to the AHL's Rockford IceHogs hockey team. BMO Center is situated 3,300 feet southwest of Burpee Museum of Natural History.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Rockford and Loves Park.
Rockford
Photo: jim simonson, CC BY 2.0.
Rockford is a city in the Rock River Valley in Northern Illinois. With a population of over 145,000, it is the third largest city in the state.
Loves Park
Hamlet
Loves Park is a city in Boone and Winnebago counties in the U.S. state of Illinois. Most of the city is in Winnebago County, with a tiny sliver in the east located in Boone County. Loves Park is situated 3½ miles northeast of Burpee Museum of Natural History.
Machesney Park
Town
Machesney Park is a village located in Winnebago County, Illinois, United States. The population was 22,950 at the 2020 census. Machesney Park is part of the Rockford metropolitan area. Machesney Park is situated 5 miles northeast of Burpee Museum of Natural History.
Burpee Museum of Natural History
- Categories: building, tourism, commercial building, and tourist attraction
- Location: Rockford Township, Winnebago, Illinois, Midwest, United States, North America
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Latitude
42.27717° or 42° 16′ 38″ northLongitude
-89.08817° or 89° 5′ 17″ westOpen location code
86JG7WG6+VPOpenStreetMap ID
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tourism=museumOpenStreetMap attribute
wheelchair=yesWikidata ID
Q5000284
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In Other Languages
From Catalan to Japanese—“Burpee Museum of Natural History” goes by many names.
- Catalan: “Burpee Museum of Natural History”
- Chinese: “伯尔尼自然历史博物馆”
- Chinese: “波比自然历史博物馆”
- Hebrew: “מוזיאון ברפי להיסטוריה של הטבע”
- Indonesian: “Museum Sejarah Alam Burpee”
- Japanese: “バーピー自然史博物館”
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Highlights include Harry and Della Burpee Art Gallery and Museum Park.
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