From the major metropolitan city of Chicago, where you can find all manner of museums, nightlife, arts, entertainment, and sophistication, to the small farming communities along old Route 66, you will enjoy your visit through Illinois!
Visit its many state parks along the way, where the trees are lush, and streams flow freely. See the Illinois State Capitol in Springfield and visit Abraham Lincoln’s home and tomb. And, if you have a hankering to see the many vintage icons along Old Route 66, where the “Road to the West” began, you will find them abundantly.
Enjoy your travels in Illinois, and welcome to The Land of Lincoln
Kathy R. Weiser-Alexander
Editor
The Illinois flag is a simple representation of the Great Seal of Illinois against a white background. In 1969, the General Assembly voted to add the word “ILLINOIS” under the Great Seal of the flag. The State’s name was added to the flag to ensure that people unfamiliar with the Great Seal of Illinois would still recognize the banner.
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Cairo, Illinois – Death By Racism
Cahokia Mounds – The Largest Archaeological Site in America
Chatham – Small Town Charm in a Springfield Burb
Chenoa to Towanda – More Small Town Charm on Route 66
Chicago – The Route 66 Journey Begins
Coal Mining Towns Along Route 66
Collinsville – Coal Mines and Catsup
Dwight – Not Just A Bump In The Road
Edwardsville and the Farm Country of Southern Illinois
Girard – Still Keepin’ the Pace
Joliet – Route 66 in the Chicago Suburbs
Leaving the Land of Lincoln via Mitchell
Lincoln, Illinois – Abe’s Namesake Town
Lincoln’s Stomping Grounds on Route 66
McLean and Atlanta – Villages Along Route 66
Midland Trail – First Transcontinental Auto-Trail
The Mississippi River and the Expansion of America
Mt. Olive, Illinois – More Coal on Route 66
The National Road – Connecting Mountains and Rivers
Normal and Bloomington – Heart of Illinois
Odell – Small Town Charm on Route 66
Pontiac – City of Swinging Bridges
Pullman – A Model Company Town
Springfield – Home of Honest Abe
Shirley and Funks Grove – Maple Sirup Country
Staunton and Henry’s Ra66it Ranch
© Kathy Alexander/Legends of America, updated March 2023.
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