Discovery Center Museum in Rockford, Winnebago County, United States | Museum

The amazing Discovery Center Museum in Rockford, Illinois, United States, is full of over 250 exciting hands-on exhibits spread over a two-floor area. Out in the museum's backyard, visitors can explore Rock River Discovery Park, a giant, multi-level science park with a hands-on twist. Discovery Center Museum also hosts traveling exhibits, special events and programs throughout the year.
Discovery Center Museum is on the campus of Riverfront Museum Park, a Rockford Park District facility located in downtown Rockford, Illinois. We share the campus with the nationally celebrated Burpee Museum of Natural History, and the Rockford Art Museum.
In our current location since 1991, we share with our neighbors a common goal to provide broad-based educational and recreational experiences for the Rock River Region. Together we strive to offer family-focused activities and fun for a newly revitalized riverfront area.
Would you like to be an astronaut, traveling the galaxy in your own spaceship? Or fly over land and sea in a jet? Maybe you're the down to earth type. Would you like to forecast the weather in a television studio? Or create your own police sketch while unraveling the mysteries of human genetics?
When you visit Discovery Center Museum, you and your family can explore the world, and even the universe, without ever leaving our inspiring environment. The thrill of exploration and discovery is built into every one of our 250-plus hands-on science and arts exhibits located inside Discovery Center Museum and outside in Rock River Discovery Park.