Midway Village Museum

What a wonderful, wonderful, wonderful place... I've only been here twice, but it's great there. The WWII days event is quite interesting. It was kind of... "nostalgic" when I went the second time, but the first time made me feel a bit nostalgic, too. I like how you can look in houses and check out what people used to do. I definitely do not regret coming here, and maybe you'll have the same experience as me. Also, a little off topic, but can I use this place as inspiration for part of a video game I will make as an adult? I'll credit you! It will be fun making it, I know.

This was my first time , and I liked it very much. It has a small museum and 1880s town. It was very cool to go inside some of the buildings. There are 26 buildings. The workers were very knowledgeable about the building they were in, like the school house, the teacher explained the different things that went on in the early 1900s. The fire station, the police station etc. I would recommend this place it's fun for all ages!

Other than the employees giving dirty looks for some weird reason it was a nice family wedding. Re: People pay for services rendered on a very special day in there life's not to be looked at like you hate your job, understandable employees get busy but didn't see another wedding the hole time we were there n driving around on a golf cart with phone playing music picking up garbage bags doesn't seem very hard. I work 7 days a week and haven't had a day off in 20yrs. Maybe just teach your employees good demeanor and smile is all I was trying to say! Customer's not always right but to reply and say I'm wrong just shows what I'm talking about changed to 1 star would've gave 0!

Wonderful and absolutely astounding the time and effort put into this event. Aces! The willingness of the participants to share their knowledge and engage with you really made for an interesting and an educational entertaining experience. The grounds and buildings were a great backdrop to explore and to really help with the whole immersive atmosphere. The battlefield reenactment with the speaker explaining was very enlightening, but didn't take away from the heart racing action near the end. Brilliant!

The Midway Village Museum is a must-see when exploring Rockford, IL. My husband and I had less than 30 minutes to walk through the museum on an early-July Friday afternoon. We paid $9 for each of our tickets and hustled through the museum to see as much of it as we could. The main attraction we visited was the exhibit on the AAGPBL. It was smaller than expected, but the artifacts were well worth seeing- trophies won by the Rockford Peaches, baseballs and their size change throughout the length of the league, uniforms, and souvenirs collected through the decades. The museum is probably one of the best I've seen in a small town. There were so many exhibits and so much to be learned about the city of Rockford. We learned that the sock monkey originated here and also how significant of an industry-leader the city was back in its day. I hope to return one day and take our time walking through and learning about the rich history of Rockford. The children's town was AWESOME! We could have spent much more time in there as well. If kids learn more effectively with engaging exhibits, so do adults. The space was clean, staff professional and helpful, and they even have a full giftshop.

Wonderful place to go for trail walking and biking. Beautiful paved trails, musium, and kids park. I love this place. I highly recommend it. I love that watermill and the lake with ducks :)

Great time! Was nice getting a ride to the battlefield. Reenactors were smiling throughout and made it a fun experience. Loved seeing the vehicles and encampments. Food options were great as well.

Amazing museum. Looks small on the outside but is huge on the inside. A great place to learn about local history. The WWII event was beyond words. The living village and volunteers are all top notch. Will visit more often and will definitely watch for future events.