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Tinker Swiss Cottage Museum & Gardens, Rockford

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Mission Statement:

Tinker Swiss Cottage Museum and Gardens preserves, protects and interprets Rockford's authentic history, heritage and culture to promote community and economic vitality.

Vision Statement

TSCMG is widely recognized as the site where the threads of Rockford's early history are woven together to provide a context for growth and development.
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  • By AJLIllinois On September 13, 2017
    A visit to Tinker Swiss Cottage is always enjoyable, and you see something new with each visit. Well worth the time to see.  more »
  • By Melaney R On June 17, 2017
    It was a first time visit for all four of us friends and we are glad that we visited but probably would not return. The docent was knowledgeable enough to make the visit interesting but didn't make th...  more »
  • By Paula P On April 10, 2017
    Tinker Swiss Cottage is a really neat old homestead in southwest Rockford. The tour guides are top notch. Apparently there are ghosts there, although I have not seen evidence of this.  more »
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  • By Lexi Sowl On October 5, 2017
    The people were so nice and the home and landscape were so breath taking
  • By Angela Konitski On November 12, 2017
    Great customer service and rewards program.
  • By nada jackson On September 20, 2017
    Absolutely wonderful and Samantha is a perfect tour guide!!
  • By Majiii Ma On October 17, 2017
    Spooky fun great tour for October
  • By Gena Long On July 29, 2016
    My Cousin Debbie and I went there for one of the ghost tour on a Friday night on (11/01/2013) I was walking around taking pictures. Got home started looking through my pictures I couldn't believe what I saw. I was like. OH MY GOSH!! I called the guy and told him what I seen in my photo . I got in my car and took my phone right over to him. He seen up in the balcony was 2 ghostly figure's in the photo I asked who do you think they are, he said the samething I thought who they were. Jessie Dorr and Mr Tinker. I couldn't believe I took that picture. Unbelievable!!
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