Daniel Boone Monument
2198 Eastern Pkwy, Louisville, KY 40204, Louisville, Kentucky 40204
A quiet Cherokee Park landmark honoring Daniel Boone and Kentucky’s early exploration story.
US Marine Hospital
Listed in Historical place, Tourist attraction
Northwestern Pkwy, Louisville, KY 40212, Louisville, Kentucky 40212
A rare surviving federal marine hospital tied to Louisville’s Ohio River history and the city’s 19th-century river trade.
Sons of Union Veterans of the Civil War, Department of Kentucky
508 Elm St, West Point, KY 40177, West Point, Kentucky 40177
Kentucky’s SUVCW department connects Civil War remembrance with memorial preservation and local heritage work.
Women’s Civil War Museum
204 E Broadway St, Bardstown, Kentucky 40004
Bardstown’s Women’s Civil War Museum explores the overlooked roles of women during the Civil War, including nurses, spies, writers, and women who served in disguise.
Village of Bainbridge Historical Marker
Listed in Historical landmark
Bainbridge Trail, Marion, IL 62959, Marion, Illinois 62959
This roadside marker near Marion remembers the early Village of Bainbridge in Williamson County and the small communities that helped shape southern Illinois. A brief, worthwhile stop for travelers interested in local history.
Tri-State Tornado historical marker
Listed in Historical landmark
2019 Logan St, Murphysboro, IL 62966, Murphysboro, Illinois 62966
A Murphysboro historical marker remembers the devastating Tri-State Tornado of March 18, 1925, which killed 695 people across Missouri, Illinois, and Indiana and struck this Southern Illinois community especially hard.
Fort Duffield Park & Historic Site
Fort Duffield Rd, West Point, KY 40177, West Point, Kentucky 40177
Walk the preserved earthen defenses of Fort Duffield, a Union Civil War site on Pearman Hill overlooking the Ohio and Salt Rivers near West Point, Kentucky.
Lambert’s Cafe — Home of the Throwed Rolls
2305 E Malone Ave, Sikeston, MO 63801, Sikeston, Missouri 63801
A longtime Sikeston landmark known for generous country-style meals and its famous tradition of throwing hot dinner rolls across the dining room.
Lincoln Pioneer Village & Museum
928 Fairground Dr, Rockport, IN 47635, Rockport, Indiana 47635
A museum and outdoor pioneer village in Rockport featuring local-history exhibits and historic or reconstructed log buildings connected with the world of Abraham Lincoln’s Indiana years.
Wonder Whip
2434 E 4th St, Owensboro, KY 42303, Owensboro, Kentucky 42303
A beloved Owensboro drive-in serving Wonderburgers and soft-serve ice cream since 1955.
Daniel Boone Monument
2198 Eastern Pkwy, Louisville, KY 40204, Louisville, Kentucky 40204
A quiet Cherokee Park landmark honoring Daniel Boone and Kentucky’s early exploration story.
US Marine Hospital
Listed in Historical place, Tourist attraction
Northwestern Pkwy, Louisville, KY 40212, Louisville, Kentucky 40212
A rare surviving federal marine hospital tied to Louisville’s Ohio River history and the city’s 19th-century river trade.
Sons of Union Veterans of the Civil War, Department of Kentucky
508 Elm St, West Point, KY 40177, West Point, Kentucky 40177
Kentucky’s SUVCW department connects Civil War remembrance with memorial preservation and local heritage work.
Women’s Civil War Museum
204 E Broadway St, Bardstown, Kentucky 40004
Bardstown’s Women’s Civil War Museum explores the overlooked roles of women during the Civil War, including nurses, spies, writers, and women who served in disguise.
Village of Bainbridge Historical Marker
Listed in Historical landmark
Bainbridge Trail, Marion, IL 62959, Marion, Illinois 62959
This roadside marker near Marion remembers the early Village of Bainbridge in Williamson County and the small communities that helped shape southern Illinois. A brief, worthwhile stop for travelers interested in local history.
Tri-State Tornado historical marker
Listed in Historical landmark
2019 Logan St, Murphysboro, IL 62966, Murphysboro, Illinois 62966
A Murphysboro historical marker remembers the devastating Tri-State Tornado of March 18, 1925, which killed 695 people across Missouri, Illinois, and Indiana and struck this Southern Illinois community especially hard.
Fort Duffield Park & Historic Site
Fort Duffield Rd, West Point, KY 40177, West Point, Kentucky 40177
Walk the preserved earthen defenses of Fort Duffield, a Union Civil War site on Pearman Hill overlooking the Ohio and Salt Rivers near West Point, Kentucky.
Lambert’s Cafe — Home of the Throwed Rolls
2305 E Malone Ave, Sikeston, MO 63801, Sikeston, Missouri 63801
A longtime Sikeston landmark known for generous country-style meals and its famous tradition of throwing hot dinner rolls across the dining room.
Lincoln Pioneer Village & Museum
928 Fairground Dr, Rockport, IN 47635, Rockport, Indiana 47635
A museum and outdoor pioneer village in Rockport featuring local-history exhibits and historic or reconstructed log buildings connected with the world of Abraham Lincoln’s Indiana years.
Wonder Whip
2434 E 4th St, Owensboro, KY 42303, Owensboro, Kentucky 42303
A beloved Owensboro drive-in serving Wonderburgers and soft-serve ice cream since 1955.
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