Burpee Museum

Discover the wonder of the natural world at the Burpee Museum of Natural History. Using an augmented reality viewer, place historical and natural artifacts such as a beaver skull, a T. rex claw, and a kachina doll in the real world so you can rotate, examine, and study them at scale. Place a fossil on your desk, snap a photo, and share it!
Burpee Museum of Natural History is the home of Jane, the world’s most complete and best-preserved juvenile T. rex; Homer, a “teenaged” Triceratops; and Pearl, a newly found Oviraptor.
Explore the paleontology collections, as well as exhibits on the history of Native Americans in North America, the wildlife of the Rock River Valley, and more. Continue your virtual exploration with videos and podcasts, then use the calendar of upcoming events to plan your visit to Burpee Museum of Natural History in Rockford, Illinois. Show More