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This Illinois Lodge Restaurant Above the Ohio River Serves Sunday Catfish and Fried Chicken Buffets Beside Limestone Bluffs
There is a small restaurant perched on a limestone bluff in far southern…
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This Illinois River Town Restaurant Occupies a 1921 Tavern Originally Built by Anheuser-Busch
There is a building in a small Illinois river town that has been serving…
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This Illinois Backroad Restaurant Along the Shawnee Wine Trail Serves Blue-Ribbon Ribs With Scratch-Made Barbecue Sauce
There is a backroad in southern Illinois where the trees close in around you…
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This Illinois Restaurant in Peoria Has Built a Local Following Around Sweet Bread and Its Signature Gondola Since 1966
There is a restaurant in Peoria, Illinois, where locals have been lining…
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This Illinois Chilli Parlor in Springfield Has Served Its Beef-Suet Recipe Along Route 66 Since 1909
There is a little place in Springfield, Illinois, that has been quietly…
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This Illinois Chinese Restaurant Near Chicago Serves a Peanut Butter Egg Roll That Has Become an Iconic Local Order
There is a Chinese restaurant just outside Chicago that has been quietly…
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This Amish Country Grocery Store in Illinois Is Serving Homemade Sandwiches That Keep People Coming Back
There is a little grocery store tucked into the heart of Illinois Amish…
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This Illinois River Town Has an Antique District Full of Hidden Treasures
There is a stretch of Illinois where the Mississippi River bends just right…
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This Newly Opened Illinois Presidential Museum Is Already One of the State’s Most Talked-About Attractions
There is a place on Chicago's South Side that people are talking…
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This Illinois Hot Dog Stand in Chicago Has Served a Five-Item Menu Since the 1930s
There is a hot dog stand on the west side of Chicago that has been feeding loyal customers since 1938…
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This Illinois Pizzeria in Chicago Used Neon-Topped Delivery Cars to Bring Pizza to Doorsteps in the 1950s
Back in the 1950s, one Chicago pizzeria was so serious about getting hot pizza…
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This Illinois Dairy Farm in Greenville Turns Milk From a Seventh-Generation Jersey Herd Into Artisan Cheese
There is a dairy farm tucked along a quiet country road in southwestern…
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This Illinois Route 66 Restaurant Serves Sodas Beside Pharmacy Relics Dating Back to 1884
There is a little spot in central Illinois where you can order a banana…
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This Illinois Filipino Restaurant in Chicago Transforms From a Daytime Bakery Into a Two-Michelin-Star Tasting Experience
There is a restaurant in Chicago where you can grab a flaky black truffle…
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This Illinois Hot Dog Stand in Chicago Serves Char-Grilled Dogs With a Side of Late-Night Insults
There is a hot dog stand in Chicago where the staff will happily tell…
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This Illinois Bakery Turned a Former VFW Hall Into a Destination for French-Style Pastries
There is a small town in Illinois where the smell of freshly baked croissants…
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This Illinois Small Town Packs 12 Certified World’s Largest Objects Into One Roadside Destination
Most small towns in Illinois are known for corn, quiet streets, and maybe…
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This Illinois Cave Has Nearly 6 Miles of Mapped Passages and Requires Groups of at Least Four to Enter
There is a cave in southern Illinois that most people have never heard…
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This Illinois Historic Site Preserves the First U.S. Town Platted and Registered by an African American
There is a quiet field in western Illinois that holds one of the most…
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This Illinois Trail Follows a Historic Canal Past Old Locks, a Restored Locktender’s House, and a Giant Earthwork
There is a trail in Illinois where history is not behind glass in a museum but right under your boots. The Illinois…
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