The Ulysses S. Grant Home State Historic Site preserves the Italianate house that grateful citizens gifted to Grant, complete with period furnishings and the kind of historical significance that makes ...

Older travelers are increasingly looking beyond big cities to places where history, scenery, and a slower rhythm of daily ...

Tucked into the far northwest corner of Illinois, just a few miles from both Wisconsin and Iowa, sits Galena—a town so perfectly preserved from the 1850s that you’ll find yourself instinctively ...

For starters, The Parker project will resurrect an important part of Illinois history. Completed in 1859, the Marine Hospital ...