Wauconda, IL, 60084
847-968-3400
URL : http://www.LakeCountyDiscoveryMuseum.org
overview : Hands-on interactive exhibits introduce the history of Lake County in a fun learning environment. Nationally-accredited. Also home to the Curt Teich Postcard Archives - the world's largest public collection of postcards.
collections : VORTEX ROLLER COASTER THEATER Be whooshed into the past in the new Vortex Roller Coaster Theater. Enjoy 10 minutes of spine-tingling thrills as you ride through 10,000 years of Lake Countys history. LAKE COUNTY MALL OF HISTORY This interactive, kid-friendly exhibit will encourage you to touch as you journey on a lotus boat, walk on a piece of the old plank road and meet an 11-foot-tall mastodon. Get credit to shop for ideas in this new exhibit. BRINGING THE WORLD HOME Take a trip around the world through postcards in this new exhibit. You can even send electronic postcards to family and friends in the Discovery Center.
hours (subject to change) : Monday - Saturday 11am to 4:30pm Sunday 1 to 4:30pm
topics : local history, lake, county, illinois, hands on, interactive, children, settlement, natural, cultural, history, voyageur, trapper, native, potawatomi, general, American, agriculture, civil, war, living history, local history, natural history
