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Galena, Illinois is a hub for outdoor adventure, shopping and dining, and best known as the home and campaign headquarters of President Ulysses S Grant, who moved to the town one year before the start of the Civil War.
Visitors can learn about Grant and the history of the Civil War at the Galena & U.S. Grant Museum, Apple River Fort State Historic Site or the Old Blacksmith Shop. Among the many museums in Galena are the Earth and Space Science Museum, the Woodbine Glass Museum and the Great Western Railway Depot Museum. Shop and dine in Galena’s historic downtown, or head to the outskirts for a hot air balloon ride, a round of golf, or horseback riding.
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Rating: ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐
Quad City Botanical Center
Fabyan Forest Preserve
Bishop Hill
Cahokia Mounds
Cave in Rock State Park
Shawnee National Forest
Elmhurst
Fulton
Galena
Galesburg
Naperville Riverwalk
Greenville
Arcola
Indiana Dunes National Lakeshore
Kettle Moraine State Forest
Arthur
Metropolis
Alto Pass
Mississippi Palisades State Park
Mount Carroll
Nauvoo
Nicholas Conservatory and Gardens
Starved Rock State Park
Woodstock
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