Isle a la Cache Museum

Well-done, immersive little museum experience

This museum is small but immersive, which is my favorite kind of museum. Instead of just bits and pieces of artifacts inside cases, they create scenarios throughout the entire museum to make you feel ...

An adventure in 18th century history

My wife and I love history. During our travels, we are eager to visit museums and historic sites that tell stories about the history of the town or region or state or country. Some museums are large a...

Small museum showcasing fur trade.

First a disclaimer, the Isle a la cache museum is located in Romeoville, not in Bolingbrook.The museum is a small facility that showcases the fur trade at the 18th-19th centuries and its consequences ...

Interesting place, plus a nice stop for a Centennial Trail outing.

This is a great nature museum highlighting local area wildlife and the history of the fur trade by the French "voyageurs" and the local native peoples. It sits on an island in the Des Plaines River. T...