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Tinker Swiss Cottage Museum & Gardens, Rockford

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#10 of 16 in Things to do in Rockford
#Specialty Museum, #Museum
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 Kyara 1403 On March 17, 2018
    Food was not good at all, no flavor and service was awful.
  • 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 Patricia Welch On March 2, 2018
    Beautiful place of history
  • By nada jackson On September 20, 2017
    Absolutely wonderful and Samantha is a perfect tour guide!!
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