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Our 25th largest state is named after the Illini, a Native
American Confederation of this region. First explored by the
French, Illinois was part of the Northwest Territory, its present
boundaries agreed upon in 1818. Blessed with scenic lakes, three
hundred and twenty parks, our third largest city, Chicago, and
a rich history, Illinois has plenty to show you.
For a peek at Illinois history, visit the Illinois State Museum,
Springfield; the Ulysses S. Grant Home State Historical Site,
Galena, Fort Defiance State Park, Cairo; the Chicago Historical
Society, Chicago; and the Black Hawk State Historical Site, Rock
Island. Other interesting stops are the Aurora Historical Museum,
Aurora; the Mitchell Indian Museum, Evanston; the Ronald Reagan
Boyhood Home and Visitors Center, Dixon; the Galena/Jo Daviess
County History Museum, Galena; and the Fort de Chartres State
Historic Site, Prairie Du Rocher.
If you are an admirer of President Lincoln, you'll want to
spend some time around Springfield, his hometown from 1837 to
1860 when he moved onto the White House. Here you'll find the
Lincoln Home National Historical Site, the Lincoln Tomb State
Historical Site, the Lincoln Law Offices, and the Lincoln's New
Salem State Historical Site. Other cities with Lincoln sites
are Charleston, which has the Lincoln Log Cabin State Historical
Site, and Decauter with the Lincoln Trail Homestead State Park.
If your trip includes a stop in Chicago, visit the Lincoln
Park Conservatory, the Museum of Contemporary Art, the Museum
of Science and Industry, the Adler Planetarium, the Oriental
Institute Museum, the Lincoln Park Zoo, the John G. Shedd Aquarium,
the Jane Adams' Hull House Museum, the Art Institute of Chicago,
the Bicycle Museum of America, and the Field Museum of Natural
History. To learn about Chicago's rich cultural heritage visit
the Balzekas Museum of Lithuanian Culture, the DuSable Museum
of African-American Art, the Hellenic Museum and Cultural Center,
the Mexican Fine Arts Center Museum, the Polish Museum of America,
the Swedish American Museum Center, and the Ukrainian National
Museum. In the Chicago suburb of Oak Park you'll find the Frank
Lloyd Wright Home and Studio. What else should you do? Walk beside
Lake Michigan, see the town from the top of the Sears Tower,
the world's tallest building, and taste a piece of deep dish
pizza.
But don't get the idea that Chicago is the only place in Illinois
worth visiting. The Prairie State also has the Krannert Art Museum,
Champaign; the Time Museum, Rockford; the Riverfront Museum Park,
Rockford; and the Brookfield Zoo, Brookfield. You'll also enjoy
the Donald E. Stephens Museum of Hummels, Rosemont; Blackberry
Farm and Historical Village, Aurora; the Billy Graham Center
Museum, Wheaton; and the Carl Sandburg State Historical Site,
Galesburg. And you railroad buffs are going to want to stop by
both the Silver Creek and Stephenson Railroad, Freeport; and
the Galesburg Railroad Museum, Galesburg.
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Our 25th largest state is named after the Illini, a Native American Confederation of this region. First explored by the French, Illinois was part of the Northwest Territory, its present boundaries agreed upon in 1818. Blessed with scenic lakes, three hundred and twenty parks, our third largest city, Chicago, and a rich history, Illinois has plenty to show you. For a peek at Illinois history, visit the Illinois State Museum, Springfield; the Ulysses S. Grant Home State Historical Site, Galena, Fort Defiance State Park, Cairo; the Chicago Historical Society, Chicago; and the Black Hawk State Historical Site, Rock Island. Other interesting stops are the Aurora Historical Museum, Aurora; the Mitchell Indian Museum, Evanston; the Ronald Reagan Boyhood Home and Visitors Center, Dixon; the Galena/Jo Daviess County History Museum, Galena; and the Fort de Chartres State Historic Site, Prairie Du Rocher. If you are an admirer of President Lincoln, you'll want to spend some time around Springfield, his hometown from 1837 to 1860 when he moved onto the White House. Here you'll find the Lincoln Home National Historical Site, the Lincoln Tomb State Historical Site, the Lincoln Law Offices, and the Lincoln's New Salem State Historical Site. Other cities with Lincoln sites are Charleston, which has the Lincoln Log Cabin State Historical Site, and Decauter with the Lincoln Trail Homestead State Park. If your trip includes a stop in Chicago, visit the Lincoln Park Conservatory, the Museum of Contemporary Art, the Museum of Science and Industry, the Adler Planetarium, the Oriental Institute Museum, the Lincoln Park Zoo, the John G. Shedd Aquarium, the Jane Adams' Hull House Museum, the Art Institute of Chicago, the Bicycle Museum of America, and the Field Museum of Natural History. To learn about Chicago's rich cultural heritage visit the Balzekas Museum of Lithuanian Culture, the DuSable Museum of African-American Art, the Hellenic Museum and Cultural Center, the Mexican Fine Arts Center Museum, the Polish Museum of America, the Swedish American Museum Center, and the Ukrainian National Museum. In the Chicago suburb of Oak Park you'll find the Frank Lloyd Wright Home and Studio. What else should you do? Walk beside Lake Michigan, see the town from the top of the Sears Tower, the world's tallest building, and taste a piece of deep dish pizza. But don't get the idea that Chicago is the only place in Illinois
worth visiting. The Prairie State also has the Krannert Art Museum,
Champaign; the Time Museum, Rockford; the Riverfront Museum Park,
Rockford; and the Brookfield Zoo, Brookfield. You'll also enjoy
the Donald E. Stephens Museum of Hummels, Rosemont; Blackberry
Farm and Historical Village, Aurora; the Billy Graham Center
Museum, Wheaton; and the Carl Sandburg State Historical Site,
Galesburg. And you railroad buffs are going to want to stop by
both the Silver Creek and Stephenson Railroad, Freeport; and
the Galesburg Railroad Museum, Galesburg. |