Places to visit in Illinois
35,881 places in Illinois, ranked from must-see to local favourites, each with the best season, typical crowds and distances from nearby cities. Travellers can post today’s status (waterfall flow, temple rush, road and opening status). Open Illinois on the map.
By type
- Churches in Illinois · 15,550
- Parks in Illinois · 7,146
- Lakes, Dams & Reservoirs in Illinois · 3,313
- Wildlife, Forests & Gardens in Illinois · 2,586
- Other attractions in Illinois · 1,931
- Forts & Heritage in Illinois · 1,776
- Hills & Viewpoints in Illinois · 1,208
- Museums in Illinois · 1,031
- Beaches & Coast in Illinois · 310
- Rivers, Islands & Mangroves in Illinois · 308
- Temples in Illinois · 196
- Treks in Illinois · 184
- Mosques & Dargahs in Illinois · 139
- Waterfalls in Illinois · 75
- Buddhist sites in Illinois · 69
- Caves in Illinois · 58
- Jain sites in Illinois · 1
Must-see places in Illinois
- Church of God in Christ Jesus All Nation · church · Saint Clair · Must-see
- Covenant Presbyterian Church · church · Cook · Must-see
- Sand Prairie-Scrub Oak · sanctuary · Mason · Must-see
- Holy Trinity Orthodox Cathedral · church · Cook · Must-see
- Washington Park · sanctuary · Sangamon · Must-see
- Goose Lake Prairie State Natural Area · lake · Grundy · Must-see
- Piney Creek Ravine Nature Preserve · sanctuary · Randolph · Must-see
- Lincoln Log Cabin State Historic Site · fort · Coles · Must-see
- Hackmatack National Wildlife Refuge · sanctuary · McHenry · Must-see
- McLean County Museum of History · museum · McLean · Must-see
- McDowell Grove Forest Preserve · sanctuary · DuPage · Must-see
- Waterfall Glen Forest Preserve · waterfall · DuPage · Must-see
- Elgin Fire Barn Number 5 Museum · museum · Kane · Must-see
- Pyramid State Recreation Area · sanctuary · Perry · Must-see
- Lake Murphysboro State Park · lake · Jackson · Must-see
- Volo Bog State Natural Area · sanctuary · Lake · Must-see
- Chicago Architecture Center · museum · Cook · Must-see
- Buddhist Temple of Chicago · Buddhist site · Cook · Must-see
- Lake Charleston · lake · Coles · Must-see
- Horseshoe Lake State Park · lake · Madison · Must-see
- Ned Brown Forest Preserve · sanctuary · Cook · Must-see
- Fort Sheridan Water Tower · fort · Lake · Must-see
- Shabbona Lake State Recreation Area · lake · DeKalb · Must-see
- Baldwin Lake · lake · Randolph · Must-see
- Clinton Lake · lake · DeWitt · Must-see
- Muslim Community Center · church · Cook · Must-see
- Bayles Lake · lake · Iroquois · Must-see
- Alton Military Prison Site · lake · Madison · Must-see
- Devil's Kitchen Lake · lake · Williamson · Must-see
- Elgin Public Museum · museum · Cook · Must-see
By district
- Cook · 9241
- DuPage · 1655
- Lake · 1573
- Madison · 1440
- Saint Clair · 1374
- Monroe · 1095
- Will · 1059
- Kane · 1038
- Calhoun · 998
- Winnebago · 789
- Randolph · 730
- Champaign · 698
- McHenry · 644
- Peoria · 622
- Sangamon · 612
- McLean · 475
- Tazewell · 416
- LaSalle · 373
- Rock Island · 339
- Macon · 319
- Jackson · 304
- Kendall · 287
- McDonough · 266
- Whiteside · 254
- Kankakee · 254
- Alexander · 252
- DeKalb · 243
- Pike · 232
- Adams · 231
- Fulton · 223
- Macoupin · 217
- Ogle · 206
- Williamson · 203
- Clinton · 199
- Union · 199
- Vermilion · 189
- Jersey · 188
- Marion · 178
- Saline · 174
- Henry · 173
- Franklin · 172
- Jo Daviess · 168
- Coles · 166
- Knox · 165
- Lee · 161
- Stephenson · 156
- Bureau · 147
- Morgan · 144
- Livingston · 144
- Shelby · 142
- Montgomery · 142
- Grundy · 138
- Jefferson · 138
- Woodford · 137
- Christian · 135
- Mason · 134
- Johnson · 128
- Clark · 128
- Hancock · 123
- Logan · 121
- Pope · 121
- Cass · 120
- Carroll · 115
- Boone · 113
- Fayette · 109
- Wayne · 108
- Perry · 103
- Greene · 103
- Washington · 98
- Iroquois · 91
- Piatt · 90
- Bond · 90
- Douglas · 87
- Effingham · 87
- White · 83
- DeWitt · 74
- Richland · 74
- Massac · 73
- Gallatin · 73
- Moultrie · 73
- Crawford · 72
- Mercer · 72
- Marshall · 66
- Schuyler · 66
- Ford · 66
- Hardin · 65
- Warren · 65
- Hamilton · 64
- Menard · 61
- Clay · 59
- Cumberland · 56
- Edgar · 55
- Lawrence · 55
- Henderson · 51
- Jasper · 41
- Wabash · 40
- Brown · 38
- Putnam · 35
- Edwards · 35
- Stark · 32
- Scott · 25
- Pulaski · 24
- Illinois · 2
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