Illinois Attractions

When you think of beaches (or at least me anyway) I don't think at all of Illinois, but I was surprised to find out that not only are there beaches in Illinois, there are some nice ones that I need to visit soon.

Illinois is home to some of the best state parks in the nation, but there is one you may not know of that is a hidden gem in the state.

Can you really pick just one town in an entire state to be the best or most of anything? Well, apparently you can, and according to a recent article in Architectural Digest they did just that.

Art is everywhere and I am sure it's hard to pick just one city/town in each state that has the best of the best. One website took that challenge on and named this Illinois City as having the best art culture.

Day trips are the best. You don't have to get a hotel, you can get up early, drive, visit, and drive back. There's one very popular landmark in Quincy that was just named the best place for a day trip it's a historical fixture in Quincy.

Looks like Lex Luther has won the epic battle between Superman and him.

Getting that perfect selfie may come at a cost if you try and take photos at this Illinois location.

Get ready to have a movie experience you've never had before.

A historic movie theatre in Illinois is known as being the second movie thread in the country to have had movies with sound, and it's still open today.

As you're planning your spring and summer trips you might want to put these hidden Illinois gems on a bucket list to visit this year.

If you're looking for a different kind of festival this year then one of these five festivals in Illinois might interest you

Diners are the best. They have the best food in America, so when Thrillest put together a list of the top diners in America, I wasn't shocked when this Illinois diner made a list.