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Lurie Garden
Lurie Garden, at the southeastern end of Millennium Park, provides visitors with a visual palette of textures and color set against the Chicago skyline.
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Starved Rock State Park
The sun paints the sky and the Illinois River beautiful shades of orange at Starved Rock State Park in Utica, Illinois.
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Navy Pier
Don't miss a ride on the Wave Swinger or the 150-foot-high Ferris wheel at Chicago's Navy Pier.
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Main Street, Galena
Galena, Illinois' downtown features century-old buildings housing shops and restaurants.
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Silverbell beauty
Delicate, bell-shape white flowers bloom on Silverbell (Halesia Carolina) in an Illinois garden.
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Millennium Park Bean
Cloud Gate sculpture (nicknamed the Bean) at Chicago's Millennium Park reflects the city's skyscrapers—and visitors.
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Cache River State Natural Area
Cypress trees stand tall in the Cache River State Natural area in Belknap, Illinois. Visitors can experience this lost world while paddling a canoe through 6 miles of trails that wind through rivers, swamps and ponds.
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Lincoln Tomb State Historic Site
Lincoln's Tomb in Springfield, Illinois' Oak Ridge Cemetery is the final resting place of the 16th president of the United States, Abraham Lincoln; his wife, Mary Todd Lincoln; and three of their four sons.
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Midewin National Tallgrass Prairie
The sights and sounds of nature surround visitors at Midewin National Tallgrass Prairie in Wilmington, Illinois.
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Naper Settlement
Snow dusts Naper Settlement in Naperville, Illinois, where a 12-acre village celebrates life in a 19th-century Midwestern town.
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31st Street Beach
Enjoy the water view at 31st Street and Lake Shore Drive in Chicago.
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University of Illinois Arboretum
Learn about plants and enjoy nature's beauty at the University of Illinois Arboretum in Urbana, Illinois.
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Apple River Canyon
Water, trees in fall colors and cliffs line the Primrose Trail at Illinois' Apple River Canyon State Park.
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The Spirit of Peoria
The Spirit of Peoria paddle wheeler cruises up and down the Illinois River and makes frequent stops at Starved Rock State Park in Utica, Illinois.
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Oak Street Beach
Chicago's Oak Street Beach stretches like a carpet beneath Magnificent Mile skyscrapers. Palm trees dot the sand, and a swath of pebbles lines the Lake Michigan shore.
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Allerton Park and Retreat Center
More than 100 sculptures dot the gardens at Allerton Park in Monticello, Illinois.
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