Jarrett Prairie Center Museum
7993 River Rd, Byron, IL 61010
History Museums
Visit Jarrett Prairie Center Museum for stunning preserve views, 4,000+ sq. ft. of interactive exhibits, dioramas, fossils, prairie restoration info, and live animals like box turtles and honeybees.
The Jarrett Prairie Center Museum is newly renovated and the expanded museum space boasts amazing views of the Jarrett Prairie Nature Preserve and more than 4,000 square feet of new exhibits and hands-on learning opportunities for visitors of all ages. Just a few of the exciting new exhibits include an immersive theater that tells visitors about local prairie ecology, several large natural history and historical dioramas, fossil exhibits, prairie restoration information and a prairie agriculture exhibit that lets visitors design their own farm. Also included in the renovation will be a new 2,600 square foot wrap around outdoor observation deck. The museum’s new immersive theater features the beloved children’s “wolf den” bur oak tree from the old museum.
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