Blackberry Farm’s Pioneer Village

Illinois Home | Illinois Sitemap
Blackberry Farm’s Pioneer VillageBlackberry Farm’s Pioneer Village Illinois amusement park is a 54-acre scenic living history museum surrounded by a lake, ponds and a meandering stream. This Illinois theme park is home to an arboretum with more than 200 varieties of trees, several gardens, floral displays and historic agricultural gardens.

This Illinois vacation destination features 5 expansive museum collections containing an outstanding collection of late 19th century artifacts used in every facet of life. The collections include the Carriage House, the Farm Museum, the Early Streets Museum and the Huntoon House. The Carriage collection is home to 40 carriages, sleighs and commercial vehicles. The Farm collection features rare implements dating from the mid-1800s to 1910. The Streets Museum houses 11 late Victorian-era exhibit stores.

In each area demonstrators depict activities and life of the bygone era. Children and their parents will enjoy a ride on the train and hay wagon rides along Blackberry Creek. Back at the Village they can ride the carousel or the ponies.