Young artists across Illinois are invited to participate in a contest celebrating the United States' 250th birthday. The annual art contest is sponsored by the Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library and ...

The Western Railway Museum’s Pumpkin patch opens Saturday and runs each weekend through Oct. 26 from 9:30 a.m. to 5 p.m. Visiting the patch begins with a 15-minute train ride in the Solano County ...

The Oklahoma Railway Museum invites visitors to relive the golden age of railroading this October aboard the beautifully restored Leigh Valley Coal Company #126 steam engine, affectionately known as ...

Fall in the Midwest is made for train rides with your family. For those in Chicago, these routes combine colorful scenery with the fun of traveling by rail — whether on a cross-state Amtrak line or a ...

SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (WAND) - Hispanic Heritage Month is still going strong in Central Illinois, and the Hispanic Women of Springfield have something in store to celebrate the occasion. The Hispanic ...

In 1683, Elias Ashmole, an Oxford graduate and true polymath, founded the Ashmolean, the modern world’s first public museum. Stocked with his private collection of artifacts, curios, and special ...

SUGARCREEK — The Age of Steam Roundhouse Museum has acquired a rare steam locomotive, the Chesapeake & Ohio Railway #1308. According to a community announcement, the locomotive, a 2-6-6-2 steam engine ...

The event runs weekends, October 4–26, 2025, departing from the historic Campo Depot (750 Depot St., Campo, CA). Families will ride in vintage railcars decorated for the season while taking in some of ...

RIDGETOP, Tenn. (WKRN) — Chugging through time and history, the Ridgetop Train Museum offers a unique glimpse into the area’s rail travel and transport history. Local firefighter Tony Reasoner and ...

CHICAGO — The Illinois Holocaust Museum will open a temporary exhibition space in Chicago’s River North neighborhood Tuesday. The satellite location called Experience 360 comes as the main museum in ...

In the virtual reality film “Walk to Westerbork,” Holocaust survivor Rodi Glass returns to Amsterdam to relive her childhood under Nazi Germany’s regime. At the Illinois Holocaust Museum and Education ...