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illinois parks for kids 1. Lincoln Home National Historic Site Become a Junior Ranger! Tour the only home Lincoln ever owned. Take a self-guided stroll through the surrounding neighborhood to find outdoor exhibits introducing Mr. Lincoln’s neigh- Buddy Bison’s bors and daily life in 1860s Springfield. Fact Bites! 2. Giant City State Park • In 1865, Illinois became the Hike to the Stone Fort, take a look around Giant very first state to ratify the 13th City Lodge or walk the trail to Post Oak. Camp overnight, look for rare plants, ride a horse or go Amendment to the Constitution 6. Ferne Clyffe State Park www.parktrust.org fishing. Hike the Big Rocky Hollow trail to see a 100 foot abolishing slavery. waterfall! Go to the Hawks Cave where you can yell into an echo chamber. Go fishing and feel • Ice cream sundaes were invent- 3. Fort Massac State Park free to spend the night camping! Hike the Hickory Nut Ridge Trail or spend the ed in Evanston, Illinois! night camping! Have a picnic or go fishing. In October be sure to check out the live recreation 7. Morton Arboretum • In Mount Pulaski, it is illegal for of Fort Massac life. Hop on the Acorn Express tram ride for a tour boys to hurl snowballs at trees. through the woodlands, wetlands, and prairie. There is no law preventing girls 4. Starved Rock State Park Explore the Children’s Gardens, hike the East Side Main Loop One Trail, or go out and see from doing the same! Hike to the top of the Starved Rock Butte, fish in the Millennium Oak. In the winter, go skiing or the Illinois River or rent a canoe. Go fishing then snowshoeing. • The world’s first skyscraper was spend the night camping. built in Chicago in 1885. Today 8. the Willis Tower (Sears Tower) is Millennium Park 5. Mississippi Palisades Enjoy a picnic on the great lawn or cool off in the second tallest building in the the Crown Fountain. Explore the Lurie Garden United States. State Park but be sure to take your picture next to the Giant Go fishing, bird watching, or rock climbing! Hike Bean! the Sentinel Trail and find Lookout Point, have a picnic and camp overnight. Photos courtesy of National Park Service.

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