EXPLORE MORE ILLINOIS

​Eureka Public Library cardholders now have the ability to reserve free passes, discount admission, and other incentives from cultural attractions in Illinois, such as museums, cultural centers, zoos, aquariums, gardens, historical societies, etc. This service is being provided through the Reaching Across Illinois Library System (RAILS).​

Participating Attractions:​​​

• Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library and Museum / Springfield
• American Writers Museum / Chicago
• Anderson Japanese Gardens / Rockford
• Annoyance Theatre / Chicago
• Buffalo Grove Park District Community Arts Center / Buffalo Grove
• Butterworth Center & Deere-Wiman House / Moline
• Chicago Children's Museum / Chicago
• Chicago Maritime Museum / Chicago
• City Lit Theater / Chicago
• Civil War Museum / Kenosha, WI
• Dinosaur Discovery Museum / Kenosha, WI
• Discovery Center Museum / Rockford
• Edwards Place / Springfield
• Ellwood House Museum / DeKalb
• Ernest Hemingway Foundation of Oak Park / Oak Park
• Exploration Station...a children's museum Bourbonnais Park District / Bourbonnais
• Fox River Grove Memorial Public Library / Fox River Grove
• Galesburg Parks & Recreation Lakeside Recreation Facility / Galesburg
• Harris Theater / Chicago (Note: Harris Theater is not yet open to the public, but the HT Virtual Stage allows you to stream free performances to watch at home. Look for Harris Theater offers later in 2021.)
• Hegeler Carus Mansion / LaSalle
• Illinois Holocaust Museum / Skokie
• Kankakee County Museum / Kankakee
• Kenosha Public Museum / Kenosha, WI
• Kidzeum of Health and Science / Springfield
• Lansing Historical Society Museum / Lansing
• Lincoln Heritage Museum / Lincoln
• Lizzadro Museum of Lapidary Art / Oak Brook
• Love's Sweet Arrow / Tinley Park
• Mary and Leigh Block Museum of Art / Evanston
• Museum of Contemporary Photography at Columbia College / Chicago
• Museum of the Grand Prairie / Mahomet
• Peoria Park District Owens Recreation Center Ice Arena / Peoria
• Peoria Riverfront Museum / Peoria
• Raupp Museum / Buffalo Grove
• Springfield Art Association / Springfield
• Vermilion County Museum / Danville
• Wheels O' Time Museum / Dunlap

This list was last updated on November 9, 2021. The list of participating and attractions and their offers are subject to change. Not all attractions will be available to all libraries. Please log into Explore More Illinois to see the most current offerings.


Click here to reserve your free passes/discounts. Log in requires your Eureka Public Library card number and PIN.