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Rockford, IL
Van Galder Bus Station • 7559 Walton St • 61107
Short-term parking • Long-term parking • Taxi • More info at amtrak.com
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Station
8 points of interest
6 hotels
4 car rental
Points of interest
Midway Village and Museum Center
6799 Guilford Rd • Rockford, IL 61107-2613
(1.7 mi NW)
(815) 397-9112 - Website
Turn-of-the-century living history village, with 24 buildings on 137 acres
Rockford University
5050 E State St • Rockford, IL 61108-2311
(2.8 mi W)
(815) 226-4000 - Website
Erlander Home Museum
404 S 3rd St • Rockford, IL 61104-2013
(6.7 mi W)
(815) 963-5559 - Website
Cultural centerpiece of Rockford's Swedish-ancestry community, Erlander Home Museum is located in Rockford's first brick home, built by a Swedish family in 1871.
MetroCentre
300 Elm St • Rockford, IL 61101-1238
(6.9 mi W)
(815) 968-5600 - Website
10,000-seat arena, home of Rockford Lightning basketball and Rockford IceHogs hockey
Burpee Museum of Natural History
737 N Main • Rockford, IL 61103-6966
(7 mi W)
(815) 965-3433 - Website
Exhibits include life-sized Tyrannosaurus Rex and Woolly Mammoth skeletal casts. Open daily.
Discovery Center Museum
711 N Main St • Rockford, IL 61103-6990
(7 mi W)
(815) 963-9599 - Website
Part of Riverfront Museum Park complex
Ethnic Heritage Museum
1129 S Main St • Rockford, IL 61101-1419
(7.3 mi W)
(815) 962-7402 - Website
Six nationalities that helped shape the cultural region are represented in this home museum
Klehm Arboretum and Botanic Garden
2701 Clifton Av • Rockford, IL 61102-3537
(13.6 mi W)
(815) 965-8146 - Website
Open 9am-4pm daily, 9am-8pm Memorial Day to Labor Day. Admission $2.
Hotels
Holiday Inn
7550 E State St • Rockford, IL 61108-2716
0.2 mi N
(815) 398-2200 - Website
Courtyard
7676 E State St • Rockford, IL 61108-2718
0.3 mi NE
(815) 397-6222 - Website
Best Western Clocktower Inn
7801 E State St • Rockford, IL 61108-2721
0.4 mi NE
(815) 398-6000 - Website
Comfort Inn
7392 Argus Dr • Rockford, IL 61107-5283
0.4 mi NW
(815) 398-7061 - Website
Super 8
7646 Colosseum Dr • Rockford, IL 61107-5811
0.5 mi N
(815) 229-5522 - Website
Fairfield Inn
7712 Potawatomi Trail • Rockford, IL 61107-5800
0.5 mi NE
(815) 397-8000 - Website
Rent cars
Hertz
7550 E State St • Rockford, IL 61108-2716
(2 blk N)
(815) 398-9734 - Website
Budget
1012 E Jefferson St • Rockford, IL 61107-4112
(5.9 mi W)
(815) 963-0441 - Website
Enterprise
415 N 3rd St • Rockford, IL 61107-4014
(6.2 mi W)
(815) 962-3900 - Website
Hertz
2 Airport Circle • Rockford, IL 61109-2959
(12.7 mi SW)
(815) 963-5318 - Website
Upcoming events
Model Railroad Show and Sale
Mar 29-30 • Harlem High School, 9229 N Alpine Rd, in Machesney Park
44,000 sq ft of train displays. Held by Rock River Valley Division of National Model Railroad Assn.
Rockford University Spring Commencement
May 10, 2025 • Rockford University, 5050 E State St
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