Horse Creek Trail
Listed in Hiking area, Hiking Trail
Unnamed Road, Thebes, IL 62990, Thebes, Illinois 62990
Horse Creek Trail east of Thebes offers a quiet walk through the wooded Mississippi River country of southern Illinois. It makes a natural stop for travelers exploring Shawnee country, nearby river history, and the backroads around Thebes.
Ferne Clyffe State Park
Listed in State park
90 Goreville Rd, Goreville, IL 62939, Goreville, Illinois 62939
Ferne Clyffe State Park near Goreville showcases fern-lined sandstone bluffs, wooded ravines, hiking trails, and the seasonal waterfall in Big Rocky Hollow. Camping, picnicking, and fishing add to this scenic southern Illinois stop.
Eleutherian College, Inc.
6927 West State Road 250, Madison, Indiana 47250
Near Madison, Eleutherian College preserves the story of an early integrated school and its connection to education, abolition, and the struggle for equality before the Civil War.
Wayne Fitzgerrell State Recreation Area
Listed in State park
11094 Ranger Rd, Whittington, IL 62897, Whittington, Illinois 62897
A 3,300-acre Illinois recreation area along Rend Lake, offering boating, fishing, picnicking, and peaceful shoreline scenery near Whittington and Benton.
Washington County State Recreation Area
Listed in State park
18500 Conservation Dr, Nashville, IL 62263, Nashville, Illinois 62263
A quiet southern Illinois recreation area near Nashville, with a lake, fishing, camping, trails, and wooded scenery for an easy outdoor escape.
Sunshine Guest House
Listed in Guest house
6031 County Rd 1600 N, McLeansboro, IL 62859, McLeansboro, Illinois 62859
Sunshine Guest House is a McLeansboro lodging option for travelers exploring southeastern Illinois by road.
Oxbow Bed & Breakfast
Listed in Bed & breakfast
3967 IL-13, Pinckneyville, IL 62274, Pinckneyville, Illinois 62274
Oxbow Bed & Breakfast offers a quieter place to stay in the Pinckneyville area, well suited to southern Illinois history, parks, small-town stops, and scenic backroad travel.
Original Ft. Massac Site
Listed in Historical landmark, Indian Wars, Lewis and Clark Sites, Ohio River Scenic Byway, Pioneer History, Revolutionary War, State park
1308 E 5th St, Metropolis, Illinois 62960
At Fort Massac State Park, the original 1757 French fort site is marked by preserved archaeological remains and an interpreted outline beside the Ohio River bluffs. A nearby reconstruction represents the later 1802 American fort.
Lloyd Tilghman House & Civil War Museum
631 Kentucky Ave, Paducah, Kentucky 42001
Explore a historic Paducah home and exhibits on Confederate General Lloyd Tilghman, the Civil War, and western Kentucky’s wartime history.
Horseshoe Lake-Alexander
Listed in Park, State park
28303 Miller City Rd, Olive Branch, IL 62969, Olive Branch, Illinois 62969
An old Mississippi River channel near Olive Branch, Horseshoe Lake offers wetlands, open water, and wildlife-rich scenery for fishing, birdwatching, photography, and a quiet look at southern Illinois river country.
Horse Creek Trail
Listed in Hiking area, Hiking Trail
Unnamed Road, Thebes, IL 62990, Thebes, Illinois 62990
Horse Creek Trail east of Thebes offers a quiet walk through the wooded Mississippi River country of southern Illinois. It makes a natural stop for travelers exploring Shawnee country, nearby river history, and the backroads around Thebes.
Ferne Clyffe State Park
Listed in State park
90 Goreville Rd, Goreville, IL 62939, Goreville, Illinois 62939
Ferne Clyffe State Park near Goreville showcases fern-lined sandstone bluffs, wooded ravines, hiking trails, and the seasonal waterfall in Big Rocky Hollow. Camping, picnicking, and fishing add to this scenic southern Illinois stop.
Eleutherian College, Inc.
6927 West State Road 250, Madison, Indiana 47250
Near Madison, Eleutherian College preserves the story of an early integrated school and its connection to education, abolition, and the struggle for equality before the Civil War.
Wayne Fitzgerrell State Recreation Area
Listed in State park
11094 Ranger Rd, Whittington, IL 62897, Whittington, Illinois 62897
A 3,300-acre Illinois recreation area along Rend Lake, offering boating, fishing, picnicking, and peaceful shoreline scenery near Whittington and Benton.
Washington County State Recreation Area
Listed in State park
18500 Conservation Dr, Nashville, IL 62263, Nashville, Illinois 62263
A quiet southern Illinois recreation area near Nashville, with a lake, fishing, camping, trails, and wooded scenery for an easy outdoor escape.
Sunshine Guest House
Listed in Guest house
6031 County Rd 1600 N, McLeansboro, IL 62859, McLeansboro, Illinois 62859
Sunshine Guest House is a McLeansboro lodging option for travelers exploring southeastern Illinois by road.
Oxbow Bed & Breakfast
Listed in Bed & breakfast
3967 IL-13, Pinckneyville, IL 62274, Pinckneyville, Illinois 62274
Oxbow Bed & Breakfast offers a quieter place to stay in the Pinckneyville area, well suited to southern Illinois history, parks, small-town stops, and scenic backroad travel.
Original Ft. Massac Site
Listed in Historical landmark, Indian Wars, Lewis and Clark Sites, Ohio River Scenic Byway, Pioneer History, Revolutionary War, State park
1308 E 5th St, Metropolis, Illinois 62960
At Fort Massac State Park, the original 1757 French fort site is marked by preserved archaeological remains and an interpreted outline beside the Ohio River bluffs. A nearby reconstruction represents the later 1802 American fort.
Lloyd Tilghman House & Civil War Museum
631 Kentucky Ave, Paducah, Kentucky 42001
Explore a historic Paducah home and exhibits on Confederate General Lloyd Tilghman, the Civil War, and western Kentucky’s wartime history.
Horseshoe Lake-Alexander
Listed in Park, State park
28303 Miller City Rd, Olive Branch, IL 62969, Olive Branch, Illinois 62969
An old Mississippi River channel near Olive Branch, Horseshoe Lake offers wetlands, open water, and wildlife-rich scenery for fishing, birdwatching, photography, and a quiet look at southern Illinois river country.
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