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Anderson Japanese Gardens and Tinker Swiss Cottage

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Enjoy a spring day in Rockford, Illinois. Start the day with a docent-led tour of the beautiful Anderson Japanese Gardens. Construction of the gardens began in 1978, when Rockford businessman John Anderson was inspired by a visit to the Portland Japanese Garden in Oregon, and it has been evolving ever since. Next stop is the historic Prairie Street Brewing Company for lunch. The brewpub is housed in the oldest brewery in the state of Illinois, a beautiful National Historic Landmark building. Older breweries existed but they all burned to the ground in the Great Chicago Fire of 1871. Finish your visit with a tour of the unique Tinker Swiss Cottage. Robert Tinker’s inspiration for the cottage came during his 1862 tour of Europe, where he fell in love with the architecture of Switzerland. In 1865, Robert began building his Swiss cottage on the limestone bluff overlooking Kent Creek.
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Class Details

1 Session(s)
Weekly - Wed

Location
Community Education

Instructor
Mindy McClusky 

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Please read:  The Anderson Garden tour will be a 90-minute walking tour that covers a little less than a mile. There will be benches and chairs, but the tour does require navigation of stairs and uneven surfaces. Registration includes all tours and gratuities. Lunch additional.

Tuition: 

$99.00

Schedule Information

Date(s) Class Days Times Location Instructor(s)
5/22/2024 - 5/22/2024 Weekly - Wed 07:15 AM - 06:15 PM Champaign, Community Education  Map, Room: Parking Lot Mindy McClusky 

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