Devil’s Standtable Nature Trail
Listed in Hiking area
Makanda, IL 62958, Makanda, Illinois 62958
Devil's Standtable Nature Trail leads visitors into one of the most scenic areas of Giant City State Park. The trail features dramatic sandstone formations, forested paths, and the kind of natural beauty that makes southern Illinois a favorite stop for...
R. Buckminster Fuller and Anne Hewlett Dome Home
Listed in Historical landmark
407 S Forest Ave, Carbondale, IL 62901, Carbondale, Illinois 62901
The R. Buckminster Fuller and Anne Hewlett Dome Home in Carbondale celebrates innovative design, architecture, and creative thinking. Travelers interested in unusual historic sites will find this stop especially interesting because it connects southern Illinois to one of the 20th...
Illinois Central Railroad Depot
Listed in Historical landmark, Railroad Depot
Central Ave, Ullin, IL 62992, Ullin, Illinois 62992
The Illinois Central Railroad Depot in Ullin is a reminder of the railroad network that connected small southern Illinois towns to larger markets and communities. For travelers interested in transportation history, this depot helps tell the story of how railroads...
Frederick Weistar House Historic Site
Listed in Historical landmark
515 Chestnut St, Chester, IL 62233, Chester, Illinois 62233
The Frederick Weistar House is a historic stone cottage house at 515 Chestnut Street in Chester, Illinois. The house was built circa 1859 for Frederick Weistar, a Swiss immigrant. The house has a vernacular design with a two-door facade pattern,...
Shady Rest Historic Site
Listed in Historical landmark
Angelville Rd, Pittsburg, IL 62974, Pittsburg, Illinois 62974
Shady Rest Historic Site preserves an important local landmark near Pittsburg, Illinois. Once a bustling roadhouse with a dark history tied to prohibition-era gangster Charlie Birger, the site now provides a serene setting to reflect on the past and appreciate...
Kidd Illinois Historical Marker
Listed in Historical landmark
1099-901 Stringtown Rd, Prairie Du Rocher, IL 62277, Prairie Du Rocher, Illinois 62277
The Kidd Illinois Historical Marker near Prairie du Rocher connects travelers with one of the oldest and most historically rich areas of Illinois. This part of the Mississippi River Valley is tied to French colonial settlement, frontier travel, agriculture, and...
Old Town Square
Listed in Historical landmark, Tourist attraction
1102 Tower Square Plaza, Marion, IL 62959, Marion, Illinois 62959
With a historic downtown area offering unique shops, arts and entertainment and a historic library, Marion has successfully blended the old and the new. Old Town Square in Marion gives visitors a look at the historic heart of one of...
Rockwood Trading Post
Listed in General Store, Historical landmark
768-800 IL-3, Rockwood, IL 62280, Rockwood, Illinois 62280
Rockwood Trading Post sits in a Mississippi River community with deep ties to early travel, trade, and frontier life. Stops like this help visitors picture the river valley as a place of movement, commerce, and exchange long before modern highways...
Railroad Memorial Statue
Listed in Historical landmark
109 W Main St, Carbondale, IL 62901, Carbondale, Illinois 62901
The Railroad Memorial Statue in Carbondale honors the railroad history that helped shape the community and connect southern Illinois to the wider region. For travelers interested in transportation history, it is a good reminder of how rail lines changed commerce,...
Historical Marker – Eldorado
Listed in Historical place
1301 State St, Eldorado, IL 62930, Eldorado, Illinois 62930
The City of Daffodils, it was founded in 1857 by Judge Samuel Elder and Joseph Read. Originally named Elder-Reado, legend has it that the name was changed by railroad sign painters who thought the spelling incorrect. The junction of the...
Devil’s Standtable Nature Trail
Listed in Hiking area
Makanda, IL 62958, Makanda, Illinois 62958
Devil's Standtable Nature Trail leads visitors into one of the most scenic areas of Giant City State Park. The trail features dramatic sandstone formations, forested paths, and the kind of natural beauty that makes southern Illinois a favorite stop for...
R. Buckminster Fuller and Anne Hewlett Dome Home
Listed in Historical landmark
407 S Forest Ave, Carbondale, IL 62901, Carbondale, Illinois 62901
The R. Buckminster Fuller and Anne Hewlett Dome Home in Carbondale celebrates innovative design, architecture, and creative thinking. Travelers interested in unusual historic sites will find this stop especially interesting because it connects southern Illinois to one of the 20th...
Illinois Central Railroad Depot
Listed in Historical landmark, Railroad Depot
Central Ave, Ullin, IL 62992, Ullin, Illinois 62992
The Illinois Central Railroad Depot in Ullin is a reminder of the railroad network that connected small southern Illinois towns to larger markets and communities. For travelers interested in transportation history, this depot helps tell the story of how railroads...
Frederick Weistar House Historic Site
Listed in Historical landmark
515 Chestnut St, Chester, IL 62233, Chester, Illinois 62233
The Frederick Weistar House is a historic stone cottage house at 515 Chestnut Street in Chester, Illinois. The house was built circa 1859 for Frederick Weistar, a Swiss immigrant. The house has a vernacular design with a two-door facade pattern,...
Shady Rest Historic Site
Listed in Historical landmark
Angelville Rd, Pittsburg, IL 62974, Pittsburg, Illinois 62974
Shady Rest Historic Site preserves an important local landmark near Pittsburg, Illinois. Once a bustling roadhouse with a dark history tied to prohibition-era gangster Charlie Birger, the site now provides a serene setting to reflect on the past and appreciate...
Kidd Illinois Historical Marker
Listed in Historical landmark
1099-901 Stringtown Rd, Prairie Du Rocher, IL 62277, Prairie Du Rocher, Illinois 62277
The Kidd Illinois Historical Marker near Prairie du Rocher connects travelers with one of the oldest and most historically rich areas of Illinois. This part of the Mississippi River Valley is tied to French colonial settlement, frontier travel, agriculture, and...
Old Town Square
Listed in Historical landmark, Tourist attraction
1102 Tower Square Plaza, Marion, IL 62959, Marion, Illinois 62959
With a historic downtown area offering unique shops, arts and entertainment and a historic library, Marion has successfully blended the old and the new. Old Town Square in Marion gives visitors a look at the historic heart of one of...
Rockwood Trading Post
Listed in General Store, Historical landmark
768-800 IL-3, Rockwood, IL 62280, Rockwood, Illinois 62280
Rockwood Trading Post sits in a Mississippi River community with deep ties to early travel, trade, and frontier life. Stops like this help visitors picture the river valley as a place of movement, commerce, and exchange long before modern highways...
Railroad Memorial Statue
Listed in Historical landmark
109 W Main St, Carbondale, IL 62901, Carbondale, Illinois 62901
The Railroad Memorial Statue in Carbondale honors the railroad history that helped shape the community and connect southern Illinois to the wider region. For travelers interested in transportation history, it is a good reminder of how rail lines changed commerce,...
Historical Marker – Eldorado
Listed in Historical place
1301 State St, Eldorado, IL 62930, Eldorado, Illinois 62930
The City of Daffodils, it was founded in 1857 by Judge Samuel Elder and Joseph Read. Originally named Elder-Reado, legend has it that the name was changed by railroad sign painters who thought the spelling incorrect. The junction of the...
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