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Your guide to places and destinations in southern illinois.

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Join travel writer meena thiruvengadam for a road trip across southern illinois, filled with natural landscapes, quirky roadside attractions, historic monuments, and a stretch of route 66.

Looking for the best things to do in southern illinois?

From springfield to grafton, decatur, and lake shelbyville, there’s something to please everyone in the southern part of this vast midwestern state.

3 shawnee hills wine trail.

Eager to step outside of chicago and experience more creativity in rural illinois?

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From springfield to grafton, decatur, and lake shelbyville, there’s something to please everyone in the southern part of this vast midwestern state.

3 shawnee hills wine trail.

Eager to step outside of chicago and experience more creativity in rural illinois?

Plan your next midwest vacation to one of these best places to visit in southern illinois for families!

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