Straight Home Bar and Grill

A bit off the beaten path, Straight Home Bar and Grill is well worth the effort to find it. The daily lunch specials are out of the ordinary and can run the gamut from crab alfredo entrees to chicken and dumplings to barbeque pork steak. There is no breakfast despite the early opening. But steak entrees are featured every Friday and Saturday. Hours: Monday - Thursday, 8:30 a.m. - 1 a.m., Friday, 8:30 a.m. - 2 a.m., Saturday, 9 a.m. - 2 a.m. and Sunday, 10 a.m. - 2 a.m.

CITY: Hardin

Laura's Restaurant

Breakfast is served all day in this Mexican-style restaurant which boasts some of the hottest hot sauce in the area. Don't miss the Sunday buffet which is popular among locals and visitors alike. Open 7 a.m. - 8 p.m. Tuesday through Saturday and 7 a.m. - 6 p.m. on Sunday.

CITY: Hardin

Green Acres Motel

The Green Acres motel offers newly renovated lodging at affordable prices in the heart of Pike Co. Meeting room located on site can accomodate 50 people. Independantly owned and operated, the Green Acres motel has 29 rooms and offers some pet friendly rooms.

CITY: Pittsfield

Hardin Drive In

If it's a burger and fries you want as you eagle watch or relax by the Illinois River, then this is the place to go. It's not a drive in but a sit down restaurant in spite of the name. Enjoy a homemade dessert or ice cream at the end of your meal and relax in this restaurant by the river. Hours: S - Th 7:30 a.m. - 9 p.m. F - S 7:30 a.m. - 10 p.m.

CITY: Hardin

Monroe Street Suites

Located just off of the South East corner of Pittsfield's town square, Monroe Street Suites is a luxury oasis, offering travelers quiet and unique accommodations with 6 themed African rooms to visit. Explore the decorated themes of Lions, Big Cats and Zebras, while in the heart of America's deer hunting capital, Pike County, Illinois.

CITY: Pittsfield

Cherry's Guest House

Cherry's Guest House offers quiet and quaint accommodations, as a locally owned Bed & Breakfast with a small town charm, located in Pittsfield, in Western Illinois.

CITY: Pittsfield

Kampsville Inn Restaurant

Take a drive down the Great River Road and stop at the Kampsville Inn Restaurant for breakfast (served all day during the week) or their famous fried catfish fillets or catfish fritters. Located on the river, customers can watch the Kampsville Ferry cross while they eat. A full bar is also available. Hours: M - Th 11 a.m. - 8 p.m., F 11 a.m. - 9 p.m.S 7 a.m. - 9 p.m. Su 7 a.m. - 11 a.m.

CITY: Kampsville

White Hall Rez

No fee for camping but campers must register with the Police Department. Boat motors with 5HP or less allowed. Fishing is allowed at the lake. No swimming.

CITY: White Hall

Kampsville Landing

Kampsville Landing offers two things at once: great homestyle cooking for those who want to eat out and a convenience store for those who just want to grab a snack. This family-style restaurant is located on the Illinois River. Hours: M - Th 6 a.m. - 8 p.m., F-S 6 a.m. - 9 p.m.

CITY: Kampsville

Red Dome Inn

Casual dining in the heart of Pittsfield, with daily specials. Banquet room and wine shop.

CITY: Pittsfield

The Hen House

Discover unique antiques and treasures at the Hen House in Pittsfield. Also shop for vintage finds and furniture along with home furnishings.

CITY: Pittsfield

Hillview Scenic Bluff Trail

As you drive along the Hillview Scenic Bluff Road you experience a rare opportunity to visualize the pristine natural beauty of the early nineteenth century, agricultural farming of the river delta, the architectural significance of the early English settlers in their hi-style limestone homesteads, as well as the original beaut of the native prairie grasses that roll gently up into the limestone palisades along the river valley. This lower Illinois River Valley region is known by many archeologists to be the "Nile of the North America." Check out the online map of this trail in Greene County where you can click to learn of the early people and places of Green County's Lower Illinois Valley. While out driving the trail, please remember that most of the sites on the map are easily seen from the road and all are on private property.

CITY: Hillview

Lone Oak Golf Course

The 9-hole "Lone Oak" executive course at the Lone Oak Golf Course facility in Carrollton features 2,150 yards of golf from the longest tees for a par of 32. Designed by George DeGeal, the Lone Oak golf course opened in 1984.

CITY: Carrollton

Barefoot Restaurant

Catfish fritters and fried chicken are the specialties for this riverside restaurant. In the winter, view the eagles flying over the Illinois River as you enjoy some of the best fried fish and homecooked meals in Calhoun County. The Barefoot Restaurant is also famous for its ample food portions. Hours: T - Su 10:30 a.m. - 9 p.m.

CITY: Hardin

Fosco Farms

Unique rural setting in Pike County, Illinois.

CITY: Pittsfield

Bluffdale Vacation Farm

Bluffdale is an Illinois farm vacation dude ranch and bed & breakfast. Parent Magazine's "Top 10 Family Resorts in North America." Our family has been welcoming guests to our historic Illinois farm near Eldred, Illinois since 1963. Recreation activities include horseback riding, boating, fishing, swimming, hayrides, bonfires, sing-alongs and more. Bluffdale is famous for its generous home cooked meals with home baked bread, rolls and pies. Our luxury cabins, featuring a fireplace and hot tub, are ideal for romantic getaway weekend or honeymoon bed & breakfast lodging. Spring brings a wide variety of wildflowers and morel mushrooms. In fall the bluffs make a colorful drive and eagle watch from Alton to Bluffdale along the Great River Road, a National Scenic Byway. Check our website for rates and availability.

CITY: Eldred

Harpole's Heartland Lodge

Located in the beautiful rolling hills overlooking the Mississippi River. Hay rack ride and bonfire activites are included in lodge rates as well as 2 meals a day per person.

CITY: Nebo

Illinois Riverdock Restaurant

If you have a craving for sweet potato chips, fried chicken, brisket, and fritters in generous portions, then this riverside restaurant is where you need to go. This is the place all the locals go when they want a great meal at a reasonable price. Order a whole fresh pie to take home for a late night snack. You'll be glad you did! Hours: Su - Th 7:30 a.m. - 9 p.m. F -S 7:30 a.m. - 10 p.m.

CITY: Hardin

Bluffdale Vacation Farm

Our hideaway "cottage in the woods" and "log cabin" are cozy and secluded on a 200-acre ancestral working farm in the bluffs of the llinois River Valley. Dude ranch fun with woodland hiking and horse trails. Charges include 3 family-style meals a day.

CITY: Eldred

The William Watson Hotel

Located on the square in Pittsfield, this newly renovated historic hotel features 14 rooms which include 5 suites. Built in 1833 for William Watson, the first probate judge in Pike County. Located within walking distance of shopping, dining and the historical court house.

CITY: Pittsfield

Roodhouse Rez

80-acre park, which includes a lake, community pavilion, playground equipment, camping area, and a small concert and/or performance area. Fishing is allowed at the lake.

CITY: Roodhouse

McMaster Woods Nature Preserve

McMaster Woods is a beautiful oak woodland and barrens that occurs on deep ravines, steep slopes and a ridgetop. Limestone bedrock outcrops along the bases of ravines and an intermittent stream crosses the northwest corner of the preserve. A great variety of wildflowers, grasses, sedges and ferns occur here, including large-flowered bellwort, spikenard, false dragonhead, wood reed and maidenhair fern. A small, but interesting barrens remnant occurs on the ridgetop. For Further Information Contact: Illinois Department of Natural Resources, District Natural Heritage Biologist, 4521 Alton Commerce Parkway, Alton, Illinois 62002 (618-462-2424)

CITY: Carrollton

Pine Lakes Resort

2 bedroom, 1 bath cottages are set along our beautiful 45 acre lake. Enjoy free fishing (no license required), beach swimming, hiking, boat rentals, golf cart rentals, hayrides, playgrounds, planned activites, and more.

CITY: Pittsfield

Mary Michelle Winery

Mary Michelle has 60 acres of vineyards adjacent to the winery and grows most of the grapes that it uses for its wines. This Winery sells only through stores and restaurants. Mary Michelle’s winemaker is the award-winning Lucian Dressel, a fifth generation Greene County resident by way of Boston, New York, Augusta, Mo., and Davis, Ca. In 2003, inspired by the vision of the founders of Mary Michelle, Dressel returned to the Midwest to help make a contribution to the fulfillment of this dream.

CITY: Carrollton

James J. Eldred House Historic Site

Visit the James J. Eldred House, completed in 1861, and step back in time to view one of the most elegant residential structures in the region and an important surviving example of Greek Revival architecture. The home had fallen into disrepair over the years, but with the creation of The Illinois Valley Cultural Heritage Association, the Eldred House has come back to life and is being painstakingly restored. The home is open for tours during the annual Greene County Days celebration.

CITY: Eldred

Porthole Barn Trail

After the Civil War, Confederate shipbuilder Joe Minch was looking for a fresh start. He made his way back to the Rockbridge area and traded his building expertise for a set of tools. That first project of building a barn set into motion a new trend in barn design. Joe placed round windows, now know as portholes, in the barn. Travel through Greene County today to view the highest concentration of Porthole Barns in the country.

CITY: Carrollton

4 The Sport

Accomodations year-round, can sleep 8 with kitchen.

CITY: Nebo

Market on the Green

Pittsfield's Main Street Farmer's Market, featuring fresh, local products and produce, is a true summer treat! Enjoy this farmer's market June through September.

CITY: Pittsfield

Sue Cox Guesthouse

Guest house in a quiet, comfortable, rural setting. Two bedrooms sleep 4 comfortably. House furnished with all new items.

CITY: Pittsfield

Heartland Lodge

The only Orvis endorsed lodge in the state provides excellent hunting or relaxing getaways in the hils of Pike County. Enjoy ATV rentals, hiking trails, horseback riding, and outstanding home cooked meals daily.

CITY: Nebo

Bert's Westside Flat

Rural setting accomodations in Pittsfield, IL

CITY: Pittsfield

Yogi Bear's Jellystone Park at Pine Lakes

A beautiful 105-acre campground, with a 45-acre stocked lake. Enjoy free fishing, beach swimming, hiking, boat rentals, hayrides and more. Cottages and cabins are also available.

CITY: Pittsfield

Clark 54 Drive-In Theatre

Outdoor Big-Screen theatre offering double features every weekend from April to September, complete with full concessions.

CITY: Summer Hill

Old Florence Hotel Guest House & Camping

Built in 1850 and retored in 2003, this three story brick building overlooks the Illinois river.

CITY: Pittsfield

Koster Farms Hunting Club

Hunting on 2,000 acres of farm, timberland, cropland, and creek bottoms provides a large terrain selection for prime hunting. New club house sleeps 10, full kitchen, 2 baths, dish TV and VCR. Nine hole golf course nearby.

CITY: Carrollton

Pike County Speedway

Watch a race at one of the fastest tracks in the Midwest for mini sprints.

CITY: Pittsfield

llinois River Wine Trail

Located two hours south of Chicagoland, this central Illinois wine trail features wineries dotted along the Illinois River Road Scenic Byway.

CITY: Pittsfield

Country Fixins

Country Fixins Primitive Craft & Antique Mall is located in the heart of the deer capital of the US, as the county hosts thousands of enthusiasts year round. Over 40 dealers included, offering a wide variety of vintage, home decor, jewelry, and one-of-a-kind specialty foods for sale.

CITY: Pittsfield

Hammitt's Lakeview Cottages

Two-bedroom cottages with kitchens, living rooms, bath and shower, AC, TV, and microwave.

CITY: Pittsfield

Heartland Rivers Wine Trail

Taste your way along this trail made up of unique wineries located in small towns throughout Southwest Illinois. Must-stops include Black Diamond Vineyards in Nashville and Piasa Winery in Grafton, featuring live music on its riverside deck.

CITY: Pittsfield

Abe Lincoln's Talking House Driving Tour

Tune your vehicle's radio to 1650 AM or 1620 AM and listen to the history behind 14 homes in Pittsfield that have a connection to Abe Lincoln. Front yard signs also explain each home's historical significance.

CITY: Pittsfield

Hopewell Winery

Hopewell Winery opened its doors in 2007 in Pike County. The winery sits on an acre yard and has a banquet hall. Hosting corporate events, weddings, and other private events. At Hopewell Winery, we boast wine, draft beer and bottled beer and make sure to try our Candy Bar Chocolate Wine. Open weekends and located a half mile outside of Summer Hill, IL on Hwy 54 near Pittsfield, IL.

CITY: Rockport