Plan your visit

Admission

$5.00- Adults (ages 18-54 yrs)

$4.00- children (ages 12 months -17yrs)

Children under 12 months are free

$4.00-Seniors (ages 55 and better)

  • Bourbonnais Township residents recieve a 50% off admission discount.
  • All adults entering the museum must show a photo ID
  • Children must be accomanied by an adult
  • Registration at the front desk is required for all museum visitors

Animal Room Admission
The Live Animal Room is a special exhibit inside the children's museum that has an additional fee to experience. All animal room admission fees will directly benefit the Exploration Station's live animals.

Admission is $1.00 per person.
Children 12 months and under are free.

Admission wristbands can be purchased at the Exploration Station front desk during your visit.

Terrific Tuesdays
Tuesdays are Donation Days at Exploration Station. Admission is a suggested $1.00 per person donation, however, that donation is not required.

Donation Day does not apply to groups of 10 or more.

Animal Room admission is not included during donation days.

Museum Hours:

Mondays - Saturdays
10:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m.

Sundays
1:00 p.m.-5:00 p.m.

Holiday hours may vary. Please contact the Exploration Station to verify holiday hours. Hours and admissions rates are subject to change. Please contact the Exploration Station at (815) 933-9905 for more information on hours and admission rates.

How to get here?

Exploration Station is located on the
Perry Farm Park.
Our address is 459 N. Kennedy Drive
Bourbonnais, IL 60914



Click here for directions and maps.

 

     

 

 

 

 

 

 

Bamboo's Cafe:
Open Tuesdays: 11:30 am-1:30 pm

Featuring the Bamboo Buddy meal where kids build their own lunch from selected choices like pizza, chicken nuggets, hotdogs and more. Adult meals and other snack items are also available. Please check out our Great Food @ Great Prices.

While your Here:

Check out the rest of Perry Farm Park! Outdoor opprtunities abound at the Perry Farm Park including 4 miles of paved, scenic walking trails that wind through prairie, meadows, woods and along the banks of the Kankakee River.

Be sure to visit our historic Perry Farm House, farm and barns. Bring extra change to feed the outdoor farm animals that include miniture horses, burros, ducks, chickens, turkey, pheasants and more. Animal numbers and variety vary with the seasons.

The park also features an accessible playground, a fruit tree orchard, picnic areas, gazebos, and pavillion building with public restrooms.

For more informtaion on the Perry Farm Park please contact the Bourbonnais Township Park District at (815) 933-9905.

Special Events:

The Perry Farm Park often hosts special events throughout the year. Please check for event dates and times with the Bourbonnais Township Park District for more information.

Click here to see more information on our Exploration Station...a children's museum events.

 



Bourbonnais Township Park District

©2007 Bourbonnais, Township Park District
459 Kennedy Drive, Bourbonnais, IL 60914
815-933-9905

Exploration Station ... a children's museum is a facility of the