Fort Kaskaskia State Historic Site
14372 Park Rd, Ellis Grove, Illinois 62241
A bluff-top historic site overlooking the Mississippi River and Kaskaskia Island, Fort Kaskaskia recalls the French and British frontier and George Rogers Clark’s 1778 campaign in the Illinois Country.
Delta and Linwood Avenue Historical Marker
Listed in Historical landmark, Ohio River Scenic Byway
3179 Linwood Ave, Cincinnati, Ohio 45208
A neighborhood marker at Delta and Linwood avenues exploring Cincinnati’s community development and transportation history.
Cairo’s Historic Park District
400 28th St, Cairo, Illinois 62914
Explore the historic core of Cairo, Illinois, a strategic river city shaped by the Ohio and Mississippi Rivers, railroads, commerce, and the Civil War. Historic buildings and river views make this a thoughtful stop for travelers who enjoy old towns and layered American history.
Bardstown Kentucky
105 Court Square, Bardstown, Kentucky 40004
Bardstown blends Kentucky history, handsome architecture, bourbon-country heritage, museums, historic churches, and a walkable downtown into one of the state’s most appealing small-town visits.
Wesselman Woods and Nature Preserve
551 N Boeke Rd, Evansville, Indiana 47711
Explore shaded trails through one of Indiana’s largest remaining old-growth forests and discover the natural history of the Ohio River Valley.
My Old Kentucky Dinner Train
602 N 3rd St., Bardstown, Kentucky 40004
Enjoy a meal aboard a vintage dinner train as it travels through the rolling Kentucky countryside from Bardstown, blending scenic rail travel, history, and hospitality.
Mound Laboratory Historical Marker
Listed in Historical landmark, World War II
885 Mound Rd, Miamisburg, Ohio 45342
This Miamisburg marker recalls Mound Laboratory’s World War II origins, nuclear research, and lasting role in America’s atomic-energy and space programs.
Monroe County History Center
Listed in History museum
202 E 6th St, Bloomington, Indiana 47408
In Bloomington’s former county courthouse, the Monroe County History Center explores the people, places, and everyday stories of Monroe County through exhibits, artifacts, photographs, and research collections.
Lincoln Memorial Picnic Grounds
521 N Main St, Jonesboro, Illinois 62952
A quiet Jonesboro, Illinois, history stop recalling the third Lincoln-Douglas debate of 1858 and the national questions that shaped the years before the Civil War.
Life on the Ohio River History Museum
Listed in Museum, Ohio River Scenic Byway
210 E Market St, Vevay, Indiana 47043
Learn how the Ohio River shaped Vevay and the surrounding region through stories of local people, river industries, and transportation.
Fort Kaskaskia State Historic Site
14372 Park Rd, Ellis Grove, Illinois 62241
A bluff-top historic site overlooking the Mississippi River and Kaskaskia Island, Fort Kaskaskia recalls the French and British frontier and George Rogers Clark’s 1778 campaign in the Illinois Country.
Delta and Linwood Avenue Historical Marker
Listed in Historical landmark, Ohio River Scenic Byway
3179 Linwood Ave, Cincinnati, Ohio 45208
A neighborhood marker at Delta and Linwood avenues exploring Cincinnati’s community development and transportation history.
Cairo’s Historic Park District
400 28th St, Cairo, Illinois 62914
Explore the historic core of Cairo, Illinois, a strategic river city shaped by the Ohio and Mississippi Rivers, railroads, commerce, and the Civil War. Historic buildings and river views make this a thoughtful stop for travelers who enjoy old towns and layered American history.
Bardstown Kentucky
105 Court Square, Bardstown, Kentucky 40004
Bardstown blends Kentucky history, handsome architecture, bourbon-country heritage, museums, historic churches, and a walkable downtown into one of the state’s most appealing small-town visits.
Wesselman Woods and Nature Preserve
551 N Boeke Rd, Evansville, Indiana 47711
Explore shaded trails through one of Indiana’s largest remaining old-growth forests and discover the natural history of the Ohio River Valley.
My Old Kentucky Dinner Train
602 N 3rd St., Bardstown, Kentucky 40004
Enjoy a meal aboard a vintage dinner train as it travels through the rolling Kentucky countryside from Bardstown, blending scenic rail travel, history, and hospitality.
Mound Laboratory Historical Marker
Listed in Historical landmark, World War II
885 Mound Rd, Miamisburg, Ohio 45342
This Miamisburg marker recalls Mound Laboratory’s World War II origins, nuclear research, and lasting role in America’s atomic-energy and space programs.
Monroe County History Center
Listed in History museum
202 E 6th St, Bloomington, Indiana 47408
In Bloomington’s former county courthouse, the Monroe County History Center explores the people, places, and everyday stories of Monroe County through exhibits, artifacts, photographs, and research collections.
Lincoln Memorial Picnic Grounds
521 N Main St, Jonesboro, Illinois 62952
A quiet Jonesboro, Illinois, history stop recalling the third Lincoln-Douglas debate of 1858 and the national questions that shaped the years before the Civil War.
Life on the Ohio River History Museum
Listed in Museum, Ohio River Scenic Byway
210 E Market St, Vevay, Indiana 47043
Learn how the Ohio River shaped Vevay and the surrounding region through stories of local people, river industries, and transportation.
Follow On the Trail travels
We share our travels of the towns, restaurants, motels, and history that we learn on our trips.
Join our email list to follow future articles in the On the Trail area and receive updates as new articles, historic locations, and travel guides are added.
Join our On the Trail mailing list to get emails when there are new post and news for the site.
