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3 days
United States, North America

3-Day Rockford itinerary guide

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Top stops to prioritize

  • Anderson Japanese Gardens
  • Fresco at the Gardens
  • Rock Cut State Park
  • Beef-A-Roo
  • CherryVale Mall
  • Dos Reales Mexican Restaurant
  • Sinnissippi Gardens
  • Nicholas Conservatory & Gardens

Day 1: Most popular attractions

For day 1, we strategically grouped the most popular attraction, Burpee Museum of Natural History, with surrounding point of interests to start your trip off with a bang.

  • Anderson Japanese Gardens
  • Sinnissippi Gardens
  • Nicholas Conservatory & Gardens
  • The Olympic Tavern

Day 2: Proximity is everything

For day 2, we bundled attractions like Rock Cut State Park and Volcano Falls Adventure Park and other places within a close range, so that the time it takes to travel between all of them is less than one hour.

  • Rock Cut State Park
  • Volcano Falls Adventure Park
  • The Norwegian

Day 3: West side of town

For day 3, we recommend exploring the west side side of town.

  • CherryVale Mall
  • Hurricane Harbor Rockford
  • Kegel Harley-Davidson
  • Lino's
  • Mary's Market Cafe & Bakery

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