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My lastest trips
Exploring the National Road Across the Prairie State
Chasing the Best Hamburgers in Illinois
Springfield — Walking in Lincoln’s Footsteps
Day 3: Springfield — Where Route 66 Meets Lincoln’s Legacy
Day 2: Bloomington to Springfield — Lincoln, Landscapes, and the Living Legacy of Route 66
One Tank Trip from Chicago: Route 66, Roadside Icons, and Small-Town Stories
Gold on the Mother Road: The Museum of the Gilding Arts in Pontiac, Illinois
Route 66-Pontiac, IL
The Obama Presidential Center
Discover Pontiac’s Hidden Gem: Livingston County War Museum
Brucemore Estate
The Pontiac Oakland Museum, Pontiac, IL
Explore the World’s Largest Toby Jar Collection
Explore the Historic U.S. Grant Highway in Illinois
Powerful Memorial Art: Above and Beyond Installation
Ziplining in La Salle County
The Oldest Grain Elevator along the I & M Canal
Christmas at the Illinois Executive Mansion
What’s Really Important
Radium Girls Statue-Ottawa
Metamora, IL-Looking for Lincoln
Eureka! Along The Ronald Reagan Trail
Early morning hike at Starved Rock
New House Museum Opens in Sterling, IL
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