2013 Travel Guide
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Young Lincoln's Wilderness Capital Street Pageants
Street Corners in downtown Vandalia will be the stage for short performances that re-create historic moments. For example, a young Abraham Lincoln will meet Stephen Douglas at the Statehouse. What a fun way to learn about the past!
CITY: Vandalia
Words, Wicks, and Wood
Come explore our wide variety of books or just simply find the book you've been looking for, as you discover the numerous titles available at this fine bookstore.
CITY: Vandalia
Wheelan's Barbecue Shack
The family has enjoyed smoking meats for almost 50 years, dating back to Grandpa Cliff's Big Chief Smoker, back by the garage on the east end of Carlyle. In the tradition of the old days, they take the highest quality meats and slow smoke them with a blend of hickory, cherry, and apple woods. This process produces a reddish pink tint in the meat found only in authentic BBQ.
CITY: Carlyle
West Access Marina
A year-round facility for large and small boats located at the southwest end of Carlyle Lake. Suited for a complete variety of water sports.
CITY: Carlyle
Walton Park
Home of the first Litchfield Chautauqua, with speakers such as William Jennings Bryan and Carrie Nation in 1905. Beautiful lake, playground and picnic areas.
CITY: Litchfield
Wally's Restaurant
Try one of Wally's famous burgers or one of the many other great choices on the menu.
CITY: Breese
Wagon Wheel Antiques
Wagon Wheel Antiques is located uptown on the square and is a large mall with a great, helpful staff. A large selection of everything for everyone.
CITY: Pocahontas
Village Square Antiques
Village Square Antiques is located in a 1880s, two story building and offers a large variety of furniture. At Village Spuare Antiques there is truly something for everyone.
CITY: Pocahontas
Veterans Educational Museum
Items from the Civil, WWI, WWII, Korean, Vietnam and Desert Storm wars are displayed, along with flags from 45 countries.
CITY: Vandalia
Veterans Educational Museum
Items on display are from the Civil War, WWI, WWII, Korea, Vietnam, and Desert Storm along with flags from 45 countries.
CITY: Vandalia
Vandalia Travelodge
44 room hotel, handicap accessible, cable television, outdoor pool, pets accepted, restaurant witnin walking distance, complimentary breakfast.
CITY: Vandalia
Vandalia State House
Step inside the Illinois’ oldest surviving State Capitol building. Vandalia was the fourth statehouse in Illinois, and is best known for the era when Abraham Lincoln served in the Illinois House of Representatives. Visitors can enjoy guided tours of this restored landmark.
CITY: Vandalia
Vandalia Lake Camping
Vandalia Lake provides high quality camping facilities for overnight camping. The campground includes sites with electric outlets, modern shower with flush toilets, and a dump station for recreational vehicles. Campgrounds are open from Memorial weekend through last weekend in September.
CITY: Vandalia
Vandalia Golf & Country Club
Opened in 1916, this nine-hole course features 2,782 yards of golf from the longest tees, for a par of 35.
CITY: Vandalia
Vandalia Artworks Gallery
The gallery uses exhibit space in the Fayette County Museum. Special exhibits are scheduled through the year.
CITY: Vandalia
Valbo's Restaurant
Valbo's has great food served by a friendly staff. Traditional American food.
CITY: Germantown
Tribute to Farmers Monument
This impressive black granite monument, located on the grounds of Vandalia's Tourist Information Center, is a tribute to prairie farmers.
CITY: Vandalia
Trenton House
Trenton House offers delicious steak and so much more, all set in a casual, elegant atmosphere.
CITY: Trenton
Tradewinds Marina
Able to accommodate boats up to 45 ft. in covered slips and 40 ft. in open slips, Trade Winds Marina is a great place to moor your boat. The new clubhouse features showers, restrooms, and a lounging area for members.
CITY: Carlyle
Timmerman House
3 room bed and breakfast, credit cards accepted, breakfast, deposit required, cancellation policy, private bathrooms.
CITY: Aviston
Timber Trails Camp Ground
150 sites, electricity, 100 sites with water, 50 sites with sewer, showers, reservations.
CITY: Mulberry Grove
Third Street Market
Third Street Market features a unique blend of new and old merchandise.
CITY: Greenville
The Winery at Shale Lake
Rent a 4-wheel Surrey bicycle and take a bottle of wine down to the lake. They make six varieties of wine on site. You'll love the picturesque setting: the wine garden; deer running across the field; wild turkeys making their way into the woods and lots of rabbits. Campgrounds are available for anyone who wants a real getaway.
CITY: Williamson
The Turret Cafe
Great Coffees...Healthy Smoothies...Delicious Sandwiches, Soups, Salads & Desserts.
CITY: Greenville
The Thrift Shop
Opened in 1990 to help raise money for the local hospital and nursing home, The Thrift Shop is filled with bargains, hard-to-find items, and new and used merchandise.
CITY: Greenville
The Sweetest Things
The Sweetest Things has so many decadent hand made chocolates as well as fresh bakery sweets to indulge in. There is a quaint dining area and a cozy lounge area where you can enjoy a specialty coffee drink or a delicious fruit smoothie. They serve delicious deli style lunches throughout the week, with a menu that always changes. But one item always remains, the loaded baked potato soup. A delicious secret recipe handed down to the owner through the generations that is prepared fresh daily as a side option for the “white bag special” lunch combo.
CITY: Greenville
The Palace Theatre
The 60-seat facility is complete with a restored 1928 Barton 12-rank theatre pipe organ. It was originally built to perform popular music and to accompany the silent movies of the 1920s. Group tours available.
CITY: Highland
The Music Theatre Company
The Music Theatre Company explores the musical in the interest of expanding the canon of musical theatre through fully-staged productions, commissions of new works and musical experiments.
CITY: Highland
The LuBar and Bistro
Located on the Historic Square in uptown Carlyle. It features upscale casual dining for lunch and dinner with a full-service menu, weekend breakfast and a large inventory of liquor and wine. Menu items include: Steak, Chicken, Seafood, Pork, Pastas, Salads, Soups, Pizza, Appetizers and Desserts. The LuBar & Bistro is family operated.
CITY: Carlyle
The Gallatin Street Grille
Gallatin Street Grille has a diverse selection, seafood, ribs, steak, and more, all served by Gallatin's friendly staff.
CITY: Vandalia
The Farmers Monument
This impressive black granite piece located on the grounds of Vandalia's Tourist Information Center is a tribute to prairie farmers.
CITY: Vandalia
The Crescent Moon
The Crescent Moon has beautiful and unique gifts for that special someone in your life.
CITY: Carlyle
The Chuckwagon
The Chuckwagon offers a wide variety of fabulous dishes and desserts for the whole family.
CITY: Vandalia
The Bamboo Garden
Chinese-American dine-in and and buffet specials. Visit our website!
CITY: Staunton
Ten Talents Gallery and Gifts
Ten Talents Gallery features handmade, individual, and unique items by Illinois artists. We offer such items as jewelry, watercolors, ceramics, wood carvings, and much more.
CITY: Greenville
Super 8 Motel - Staunton
52 rooms and 4 suites; King sizwe suites; non-smoking available; truck parking; in-house laundry facilities
CITY: Staunton
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Street Art Festival
Artists transform the streets around the historic downtown square into an outdoor art museum as they create fabulous street paintings in chalk. Visitors amble through the streets watching the artists at work as they enjoy a variety of food and beverages, shop at the local artist's expo and listen to live music.
CITY: Highland
Staunton Country Club
This well-established, hilly nine-hole, semi-private course has many mature oaks, small greens and one water hole. The club also offers a swimming pool, tennis court and snack bar.
CITY: Staunton
Spirit of Carlyle Lake
This 36-passenger cruise boat gives one-hour tours of Carlyle Lake.
CITY: Carlyle
Something Special Florist
Something Special Florist offers floral bouquets, silk and fresh floral arrangements, a large variety of gifts and collectibles including Crosley Reproductions, 1800s antique furniture and Abe Lincoln memorabilia. Also, on on-site, all-year Christmas room and wine room with a variety of outstanding wines from California to Illinois.
CITY: Vandalia
Sleep Inn & Suites
Opened in November 2008, the Sleep Inn & Suites hotel quickly became know for exceptional customer service, cleanliness and value. Greenville's historical town square, offering many antique shops and art galleries, restaurants and the Globe Movie Theater is minutes away.
CITY: Greenville
Skyview Drive-In
Continuously in operation since 1950, this Route 66 landmark is open daily in the summer, and on weekends only in the fall.
CITY: Litchfield
Skin Deep Day Spa and Salon
Skin Deep offers facials, microdermabrasion, make-up application, waxing, massage therapy, and reflexology. Skin Deep also carries the most up-to-date beauty products.
CITY: Vandalia
Skate Zone, Indoor Skating Rink
Show off your best roller skating moves at this indoor skating rink.
CITY: Litchfield
Shoal Creek Nature Preserve
This 260-acre site offers nature trails for visitors to explore wetlands, prairie openings, and sandstone bluffs and ledges. The preserve is home to more than 700 plants and 70 bird species, including bald eagles during the winter months.
CITY: Litchfield
Rustic Acres Campgrounds
155 sites, recreation building, swimming pool, lake fishing, boat rentals, tent camping, handicap access.
CITY: New Douglas
Rustic Acres Campgrounds
155 campsites available April 1 - October 31, fishing and boating available
CITY: New Douglas
Ripson Bridge
Located north of Greenville in Sorento, this covered bridge holds festivals every year that draw thousands of visitors.
CITY: Sorento
Red Rooster Inn
Welcome travelers, wayfarers and refined persons. Celebrating 100 years, this historic inn is on the Courthouse Square in Hillsboro. $$
CITY: Hillsboro
Red Deuce
How do you begin a great night out? It’s hard to go wrong with a steak. Especially a really good one. But maybe that’s more than you’re ready for. Perhaps something lighter. A chicken breast? Fish? A salad? How about a killer burger? We can’t predict what you’ll be hungry for, but Red Deuce has the bases covered.
CITY: Germantown
Ramsey Lake State Park
A one-mile walking trail winds through the park, and a 13-mile horse trail is located at the north end alongside a campground for horses.
CITY: Ramsey
Rainmaker Campground
Approximately 25 weekend sites and 200 permanent sites on the east side of Litchfield's Lake Lou Yaeger. Site offers trail hikes, lake frontage, 30 amp RV service, city water and convenience store.
CITY: Butler
Quality Inn - Litchfield
The Quality Inn® hotel is conveniently located on historic Route 66, only 45 miles from Springfield and several historic points of interest, including the Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library and Museum.
CITY: Litchfield
Powhatan Restaurant
Powhatan Restaurant has delicious diner dishes such as burgers and sandwiches. Located next to the Powhatan Hotel. Beer and wine available.
CITY: Pocahontas
Popeye's Chop House
Popeye's has great steaks, chops, olive oil salads, and much more, all in a dinning room with a rustic feel, and excellent service.
CITY: St. Rose
Pocahontas Antique Mall
Located just 1 mile from the center of Pocahontas, Illinois, Pocahontas Antique Mall has a large variety of antiques and treasures.
CITY: Pocahontas
PJ's Diner
PJ's Diner offers a wide variety of great dishes such as ribs, steak, salad, baked potatoes, homemade rolls, pie, and much more, served with a smile.
CITY: Breese
One Room Schoolhouse Museum
Bring your children and show them a glimpse into education before the 20th century. Located on the Jr. High grounds, this schoolhouse was restored by the Bond County Retired Teachers Association.
CITY: Greenville
Old State Cemetery
Bronze markers give biographical information about prominent citizens from the earliest history of the Vandalia community. Every fall, volunteers in period dress "resurrect" their ancestors and tell their stories during an annual cemetery walk.
CITY: Vandalia
Old State Cemetery
Bronze markers give biographical information about prominent citizens from the earliest history of the community.
CITY: Vandalia
O'Brians Top of the Town
Piano bar and entertainment lounge. Dinner and cocktails, wine dinners, tastings and live music.
CITY: Staunton
Nuby's Steakhouse
Nuby's offers a great meal with excellent service and a large selection of appetizers, soups, salads, sandwiches, seafood, chicken and of course, steak! Relax with friends and family. Beer, wine, kids' menu.
CITY: Pocahontas
National Road Interpretive Center
The National Road Interpretive Center in Vandalia, Illinois tells the story of the surveyors, laborers and travelers of the National Road, sometimes called the Cumberland Road or National Pike. The Interpretive Center is a museum with hands-on activities for children including a Conestoga wagon that the youngsters can load for its journey. Abraham Lincoln’s connection to Illinois National Road towns is also spotlighted. One of the largest artifacts is an original National Road timber dating to the 1830s. Visitors will develop a better understanding of the importance of this road to Illinois and American history as well as an appreciation for the people that were involved in its construction.
CITY: Vandalia
Mother Jones Monument
The Mother Jones Monument, located in the Union Miners Cemetery, honors the crusader for coal miners' rights.
CITY: Mount Olive
Michael's Swiss Inn
20 rooms, credit cards accepted, non-smoking, cable television available, convention facilities, small meeting rooms, outdoor pool, pets accepted, restaurant within walking distance, loung/bar on premises, complimentary breakfast served.
CITY: Highland
Michael's Swiss Inn
Michael's Swiss Inn has a restaurant next door called Michael's, offering delicious food served in a wonderful atmosphere.
CITY: Highland
Mennel Milling Of Illinois
This mill produces everything from animal feed ingredients to cake, biscuit and organic pastry flour.
CITY: Mount Olive
Mario's Pizza
Mario's offers delicious pizza and other favorites, served by Mario's friendly staff.
CITY: Greenville
Marcoot Jersey Dairy & Creamery
This working dairy has been in the Marcoot family for seven generations. Bring your family to see all aspects of the farm from raising calves through milk, ice cream, butter and cheese production.
CITY: Greenville
Madonna of the Trail Statue
The Madonna is one of 12 statues in the U.S. that honors the pioneer women who traveled along the National Road.
CITY: Vandalia
M Star Motel
44 rooms, outdoor pool, whirlpool, pets allowed, complimentary breakfast, wireless internet
CITY: Greenville
Lyon's Fisheries
This fresh water shrimp (prawn) farm offers agricultural tours and harvest festivals in the fall. Prawn, catfish and hushpuppies are available for purchase.
CITY: Sandoval
Lu-Bob's Family Restaurant
Lu-Bob's has all your American favorites such as chicken, steak, potatoes, and much more, served with a smile.
CITY: Greenville
Louis Latzer Homestead
Louis Latzer, the founder of the Pet Milk Company, built this homestead for his wife and family in 1901. The home had many modern features of the day, including running water pumped by hand to a holding tank in the attic, a manufactured gas light system, speaking tubes between many of the rooms and one of the first telephones in the community.
CITY: Highland
Log Cabin Museum
In the park next to Hamel School, this building was built between 1820 and 1852 and moved to Hamel in 1980. Artifacts from the period are displayed inside.
CITY: Hamel
Little Brick House
Listed on the National Register, it has six restored rooms with china, furniture, engravings, and books that belonged to the settlers when Lincoln attended the legislature.
CITY: Vandalia
Little Augie's Pizza
Little Augie's offers fabulous pizza and salad in large portions, served by a friendly staff.
CITY: Breese
Litchfield Museum and Route 66 Welcome Center
Designed to reflect the Route 66 era, the museum houses exhibits which focus on the roles the railroads, Route 66, businesses, agriculture, and the military have played in Litchfield's history.
CITY: Litchfield
Lincoln Park
Located across from the Statehouse in Vandalia, the park features a life-size, bronze statue of Abraham Lincoln. This is a favorite spot for photos with the 16th president.
CITY: Vandalia
Lincoln Marker
Vandalia, Illinois is where Abraham Lincoln began his historical political career and his life and achievements are commemorated on the marker.
CITY: Vandalia
Lighthouse Lodge
21 room hotel, credit cards accepted, cable television, pets accepted, restaurant within walking distance.
CITY: Pocahontas
Lighthouse Grill
Treat your family to fresh seafood, burgers, and other tasty food. A family restaurant that sits across from Carlyle Lake, offering a wide array of food for every palate.
CITY: Carlyle
