ATTRACTIONS

Amusements

• Golf and Games
  1411 South Eastwood Drive • Woodstock, IL 60098
  815-338-7990
  This amusement center offers hours of fun for the entire family. It features an outdoor mini golf course, go-karts, batting cages for baseball and softball, and and arcade. Julie Ann's Custard Restaurant is on-site for refreshments. Golf and Games is open from 10:00AM until 11:00PM in the summer, while it has seasonal hours, March thru October.   map

Historic Homes & Buildings

• Woodstock Opera House (circa 1889)
  121 Van Buren Street • Woodstock, IL 60098
  815-338-5300
  Built in the “Steamboat Gothic” style, the Opera House was originally home to City Hall, the public library, the fire department and a second-floor auditorium that seats 412. It soon welcomed touring vaudeville, minstrel and dramatic companies. Later the Opera House became the Chicago area’s first summer stock theatre and eventually evolved into a cultural center. Notables such as Paul Newman, Tom Bosley, Betsy Palmer, Geraldine Page, Shelley Berman and Lois Nettleton have performed on its stage. Today the Opera House continues to be a venue for top national and international acts, as well as local theater productions.  more...  map

Museums & Galleries

• Chester Gould - Dick Tracy Museum
  101 North Johnson Street • Woodstock, IL 60098
  815-338-8281
  Visit the Chester Gould-Dick Tracy Museum, where the work, achievements and the life of Chester Gould (1900-1985), creator of the "Dick Tracy" comic strip and character are displayed, promoted and honored. The museum also preserves the legacy of Dick Tracy and the heritage of the comic strip. The museum features Chester Gould's original artwork, correspondence, photographs, memorabilia, and drawing board and chair. The "Crimestopper Club Room," is filled with child-friendly hands-on exhibits including forensics, identification measures and drawing techniques.  more...  map

• Jailhouse Potters
  103 North Johnson Street • Woodstock, IL 60098
  Located on the Historic Woodstock Square
  815-337-9487
  Jailhouse Potters gallery is housed in in the lower level of the Sheriff's House. You can still see some of the old cell structures in the shop, from when criminals were held there, around the turn of the century. The shop displays the work of local potters, whose techniques and designs provide a variety of pieces to choose from. Jailhouse Potters also features alternatively fired (i.e. Raku or Pit fired) pieces. Pottery classes are also offered.  more...  map

• Old Courthouse Arts Center
  101 North Johnson Street • Woodstock, IL 60098
  815-338-4525
  The Old Court House Arts Center is a consignment gallery showing contemporary artists from Illinois and Wisconsin. There are five large gallery rooms used for rotating exhibits, as well as full time artists whose works show in both the shop and the main galleries. A variety of media is shown including: jewelry, wearable and useable art (such as purses and scarves) ceramics, paintings (in all media), sculptures, dolls, drawings and mixed media pieces.  more...  map

Science & Technology

• Challenger Learning Center
  222 Church Street • Woodstock, IL 60098
  815-338-7722
  The Challenger Learning Center is an interactive learning center that enhances mathematics, science and technology education as participants work together to accomplish a mission. A circular orientation room with a "Galaxy" dome ceiling, a replica of NASA's Johnson Space Center Mission Control room, a transport corridor with an airlock, International Space Station simulator, and interactive exhibt area all add to the experience. School-based missions, public programs, summer camps, birthday missions, family missions, and corporate missions are offered. more...  map