Classified for credit

Suburban nature center with trails, wildlife habitat, and naturalist programming — covers local ecology, native species, and field biology.

Illinois River floodplain NWR — bottomland wetland ecology, migratory waterfowl biology, and federal conservation land management.

Restored Illinois River floodplain preserve supporting study of wetland ecology, migratory waterfowl biology, and habitat restoration science.

Formal English walled garden within Chicago Botanic Garden — supports horticultural botany, formal garden design, and plant taxonomy study.

Public observatory maintained by Exelon in Chicago's Humboldt Park — covers telescopic astronomy, light pollution, and urban stargazing.

Nauvoo living-history demonstration center covering 1840s domestic arts, pioneer crafts, and early Latter-day Saint settlement history.

Southern Illinois park with box canyons, bluffs, and waterfalls — supports geology, forest ecology, and physical education through trail hiking.

East Peoria farm park with animals and outdoor grounds — covers domestic animal husbandry, plant life cycles, and basic agricultural concepts.

Interpretive nature center in Forest Park with trails and wildlife exhibits — covers Illinois ecology, native species identification, and field science.

Reconstructed 18th-century French colonial fort on the Mississippi River — covers French Illinois Country history, colonial military architecture, and the Seven Years' War in North America.

State park at the confluence of the Ohio and Mississippi Rivers — geography of major river systems, riparian ecology, and Civil War-era strategic history.

French colonial fort site on the Mississippi River — covers early American settlement, French-British territorial conflict, and Illinois frontier history.

Reconstructed French fort on the Ohio River — frontier military history, French and Indian War context, and Illinois territorial settlement.

Illinois state park along the Embarras River with forested trails and wildlife habitat — supports local ecology, botany, and outdoor physical education.

DuPage County nature education center on a wooded floodplain — covers riparian ecology, native Illinois species, and watershed science with staff programs.

Historic prairie homestead paired with a gem and mineral collection — covers geology, mineralogy, and 19th-century agricultural history.

Prairie and woodland nature spaces along Route 66 corridor — plant communities, Illinois ecology, and outdoor observation.

Chicago gallery focusing on African American and African diaspora fine art — art history, cultural studies, and visual arts analysis.

Shawnee National Forest recreation area with sandstone formations and old-growth forest — supports geology, ecology, and physical geography.

1837 canal-era warehouse on the Illinois & Michigan Canal — covers 19th-century commerce, transportation history, and industrial heritage.

Museum dedicated to Civil War general and U.S. Senator John A. Logan — covers Reconstruction-era military and political history of southern Illinois.

Community observatory with public viewing nights — covers telescope optics, celestial navigation, and observational astronomy.

Urban city park with a zoo, conservatory, and playgrounds — primarily recreational with limited structured curriculum content.

Green roof demonstration garden at the Chicago Botanic Garden — urban ecology, sustainable design, and plant adaptation to roof environments.