Experience the heart of America GREAT RIVER ROAD in Illinois

From Chicago to Galena and quaint river cities… follow the mighty Mississippi River on a 7 day itinerary DAY 1 8:00 am CHICAGO Eat like a local. Serving breakfast since 1923, Lou Mitchell’s is known around the world for delicious homemade foods and their signature coffee. 9:30 am Experience Michigan Avenue’s Magnificent 1:15 pm Mile. Chicago’s iconic shopping destination A Chicago landmark, Gino’s East on is lined with a mixture of shops offering Superior Street serves up the best everything from apparel, toys and electronics deep-dish pizza experience in Chicago. to designer brands and home goods. Sink your teeth into the legendary golden, flaky crust filled to the brim 3:00 pm with melted cheese and your favorite Take it all in on a Chicago Architecture toppings. Foundation Center River Cruise. Sit in the shadow of the city’s iconic buildings while 4:30 pm floating along the Chicago River as docents Relax in an urban oasis. Chicago’s interpret more than 50 iconic structures. Riverwalk, extending from Lakeshore Drive to Lake Street, provides a tranquil 6:00 pm pathway leading to recreational amenities, Taste true Italian in the heart of Chicago shopping, wine bars and eateries. at Nonnina, where the recipes have been passed down for generations and the 8:00 pm atmosphere makes you feel like family. View the visually stunning transformation of theMART, as the building’s river facing 8:45 pm façade becomes Art on theMART, Get the ultimate view of the city from 1,000 the world’s largest digital art project feet (305 m) above at the 360 CHICAGO (Wednesday through Sunday at dusk). Observation Deck, located in the former John Hancock Center. For an even bigger thrill, step out onto TILT. This glass platform extends from the building, tilting 30 degrees over Michigan Avenue. DAY 2 7:45 am CHICAGO Bring your appetite. From banana nut bread French toast to five egg omelets, Yolk (Marina City location) is the place to fuel your 9:00 am day, and it’s been voted “Best Step out onto The Ledge, a glass box Breakfast in Chicago.” extending 4.3 feet (1.3 m) outside the 103rd floor of the Willis Tower – the second tallest 10:00 am building in the Western Hemisphere. The Explore Millennium Park on foot experience provides unparalleled views or cruise its pathways on a rental of Chicago. bike. Known as one of the major free attractions in the city, its iconic 10:30 am stainless steel clad, Frank Gehry The Art Institute of Chicago displays designed bandshell auditorium compelling collections from around offers free cultural performances. the world, including an extraordinary The ever-popular outdoor art assemblage of recognizable works, installations include Cloud Gate sculptures, artifacts, textiles, and much (The Bean), Crown Fountain and more. As one of the oldest and largest the Boeing Galleries. art museums in the country, housing over 300,000 works, utilize the app to plan your 12:00 pm route to specific exhibits, but give yourself Choose from casual menus to some time to wander and enjoy the dishes created by award-wining unexpected ones, too. chef Tony Mantuano at The Art Institute of Chicago. The 1:30-4:30 pm Institute’s dining options range Overlooking Lake Michigan, the 57-acre from contemporary , Terzo Piano (23 ha) Museum Campus is home to world to the more casual Museum Café class attractions. Sit back and relax in the and Caffè Moderno. Adler Planetarium’s Grainger Sky Theater and view the solar system on the largest 6:00 pm single seamless digital image in the world. The warm atmosphere of Gibsons The Field Museum of Natural History Bar & Steakhouse makes it a opened in 1894, and today it contains favorite of locals and celebrities nearly 40 million artifacts in its collection, alike. With generous portions, including Sue, the largest, best preserved towering desserts, superb martinis, Tyrannosaurus rex ever found. Nearby fresh seafood and a full selection at the Shedd Aquarium, find freshwater of regionally sourced cuts of and marine fish, aquatic animals from Gibsons Prime Angus Beef, no around the globe, and the largest indoor one will leave unsatisfied. marine-mammal pavilion in the world. 7:45 pm Broadway in Chicago helps you select the perfect seat for plays direct from Broadway and world premieres of productions destined for Broadway. The Downtown Theatre District consists of numerous venues including shows held at the Oriental Theatre, the Cadillac Palace Theatre, CIBC Theatre, the Auditorium Theatre and the Broadway Playhouse. 11:00 am 2:30 pm 7:00 pm Curving past nearly 100 Step back in time at the Dine overlooking picturesque 19th-century storefronts, Ulysses S. Grant Home State Lake Galena at the award- Galena’s Main Street Historic Site. The restored winning Woodlands Restaurant, looks much as it did during red brick dwelling was once situated on the expansive the time of the American the home of Ulysses S. Grant, grounds of Eagle Ridge Resort & Civil War. Today, the prior to his becoming the Spa. Relax and enjoy seasonal DAY 3 historic red brick buildings 18th president of the United cuisine prepared with local are home to charming States. Original furnishings ingredients, anchored with boutiques, art galleries remain throughout, including Black Angus beef, pork, duck, and restaurants. Grant’s favorite green chair. scallops or shrimp. (closed Monday and Tuesday)

10:00 am GALENA 1:30 pm 4:00 pm Delve in to Galena’s historic past From meaty lasagna to stuffed The rolling hills, farmlands, and forests of aboard a Tri-State Trolley Tour. cheese manicotti, these made Jo Daviess County are in full panoramic view Travel the hills and valleys of this from scratch recipes, passed with Galena on the Fly. Their hot air balloon former lead mining community as down five generations, are served excursions rise 3,000 feet (914 m) above it the narrator showcases historically in an intimate Italian setting, all, creating an unforgettable memory in one and architecturally significant earning Vinny Vanucchi’s the of the largest hot air balloons in the country. points of interest. title of “little Italy.” (2.5 hours total, 1-hour total flight time) DAY 4 7:00 am GALENA Otto’s Place is considered the spot for breakfast. The cinnamon swirl French toast will satisfy any sweet tooth and the sweet potato hash is a true taste of the Midwest. (closed 8:30 am SAVANNA Tuesday and Wednesday) The beauty of Mississippi Palisades State Park leaves 9:30 am FULTON so much to be explored. Take Tour the fully operational a short hike and discover the de Immigrant Windmill. wooded landscape, or walk to a Constructed in the Netherlands viewing platform perched atop and then reassembled atop the the towering limestone bluffs. Oak levee in Fulton, this icon towers 90 Point Overlook provides dramatic feet (27.5 m) above the Mississippi views of the Mississippi River. River. Across the street, step into the Windmill Cultural Center to 11:45 am MOLINE see a collection of more than 20 Travel the Mississippi River miniature windmills. aboard the Celebration Belle, an authentic paddlewheel boat. 2:00 pm Take in the beauty of the river The Lagomarcino family has been while enjoying a buffet lunch. The crafting chocolate confections, ice captain is your narrator for the creams and sodas for more than journey and provides historical 100 years. Slide into an original insights of the Quad City area. mahogany booth, or sit at the soda fountain, to enjoy a sweet treat at 3:00 pm Lagomarcino’s Soda Fountain The Pavilion and Deli. celebrates farming pioneer John Deere‘s 1830s steel plow 5:00 pm innovation that revolutionized Far above average, Johnny’s modern farming. Exhibits showcase Italian Steakhouse provides a quiet the company’s history in Moline to and relaxing atmosphere for dinner the latest modern-day combines and drinks. Johnny’s is famous for and tractors. Test your skills in Steak DeBurgo – beef tenderloin a state of the art simulator, and medallions with roasted garlic, experience the thrill of sitting in the basil, and oregano, topped off driver’s seat of Deere & Company’s with cream sauce. newest machines. image: Tom Simpson

DAY 5

7:00 am ROCK ISLAND 1:00 pm QUINCY 5:00 pm Experience a Midwestern breakfast. With picturesque views of the river and the Authentic Cajun food comes the Midwest From fluffy buttermilk pancakes to Bayview Bridge, the casual atmosphere at the Grafton Oyster Bar. Seating on an array of breakfast skillets, the of The Pier is the perfect backdrop for a the patio lets you take in the river while QC Pancake & Coffee House makes leisurely lunch. Cantilevered from shore watching the sunset. Try the crawfish a great start to your day. over the Mississippi River, the restaurant enchiladas, beef pontchartrain or fried provides a one of a kind experience. oysters, and pair it with a signature drink or wine. Enjoy live music on weekends.

10:30 am NAUVOO 3:00 pm GRAFTON Step back in time at Historic Nauvoo. Situated on the Rising above the Illinois River is the lush, dense forest of banks of the Mississippi River, this quaint community southern Illinois. This wooded landscape is home to the offers exciting and educational insights into life as state’s largest park, Pere Marquette State Park. Situated a pioneer in the 1840s. Often considered the most at the park’s entrance, the historic Pere Marquette Lodge accurately restored and intact 1800s town in the U.S., resembles a smaller version of iconic lodges found in the period dressed docents bring history to life as they national parks in the U.S. After a stop at the Visitor Center, provide interpretive demonstrations at the blacksmith, enjoy a hike on the Goat Cliff Trail leading to McAdams post office, brickyard, bakery, school and more. Peak and sweeping views of the river. DAY 6 7:00 am GRAFTON Take in the beautiful scenery and enjoy breakfast at the on-site restaurant located within Pere 9:00 am ALTON Marquette Lodge. Choose your adventure as the menu takes on Located at the Melvin Price Locks an explorer theme. and Dam, the National Great Rivers Museum tells the story of life on the 11:15 am Mississippi River. See how the flowing waters shaped the regional culture, Experience real Americana with history, economy and ecology. Watch lunch at My Just Desserts. Known the 30-minute film before heading for serving sweets and their out at 10 am on a guided tour, taking famous half-pound chicken salad you eight stories (26.4 m) above the sandwich, they also offer soups, Mississippi River, on one of the largest salads and sandwiches. Leave lock systems on the waterway. room for dessert and try a Toll House brownie or a piece 12:30 pm of made from scratch pie.

The last of seven debates between 1:00 pm HARTFORD Illinois senatorial candidates Abraham Lincoln and Stephen Douglas was held Guided by Meriwether Lewis in Alton in 1858. At Lincoln-Douglas and William Clark, the Corps of Square, the final debate is frozen in Discovery departed in 1804, near time as lifelike bronze statues depict the present-day location of the Lincoln listening intently, while an Lewis & Clark State Historic Site, animated Douglas, with hand raised, into the wilderness of the western makes his argument. U.S. Trace their journey through exhibits, get up close to a full-scale 2:20 pm COLLINSVILLE replica of their 55-foot (16.76 m) keelboat and view the film Take a journey through the visible chronicling their travels. remains of the most sophisticated prehistoric native civilization north 5:30 pm ALTON of Mexico at Cahokia Mounds State Historic Site. At the Visitor Center, Castelli’s Moonlight Restaurant view artifacts, informative exhibits, a at 255 offers classic Italian dishes replica life-size village and a short film including handmade toasted ravioli, on the rise and fall of this city from the but they’re equally famous for their Mississippian culture. Across from the trademarked recipe fried chicken. Visitor Center, reaching a height of 100 feet (30.48 m), is Monks Mound, the largest earthen monument in the Americas. Take the stairs to the top to experience the views of this designated World Heritage Site. (Visitor Center closed Monday and Tuesday, grounds open daily dawn to dusk)

DAY 7

8:00 am ST. LOUIS Depart Alton for the St. Louis Lambert International Airport EVENTS Galena

GALENA APRIL President Grant’s Birthday Savanna Celebration Weekend Fulton galenahistory.org/events/u-s-grant-birthday Chicago JUNE Great Galena Balloon Race Silvis greatgalenaballoonrace.com Moline OCTOBER Galena Country Fair Rock Island galenacountryfair.com NOVEMBER Nouveau Wine Weekend nouveauweekend.com

FULTON MAY Fulton Dutch Days Nauvoo cityoffulton.us/tourism/fulton-events.html SEPTEMBER Fall Festival at Heritage Canyon cityoffulton.us/city/fulton-directory/attractions/ Quincy heritage-canyon.html Springfield PORT BYRON AUGUST Great River Tug Fest tugfest.org Grafton SILVIS JULY PGA Tournament Alton tpc.com/deererun-the-john-deere-classic Hartford MOLINE JUNE Blossoms at Butterworth St. Louis butterworthcenter.com/events.html OCTOBER Row the Miss Regatta tworiversymca.org/programs- activities/rowing/row-the-miss-regatta Great River ROCK ISLAND AUGUST Ya Maka My Weekend – Reggae Fest Road in Illinois downtownrockisland.org/events/ya- Illinois Route 66 maka-my-weekend Mississippi River

NAUVOO JULY-AUGUST Nauvoo Pageant nauvoopageant.org SEPTEMBER Nauvoo Grape Festival nauvoograpefestival.com

QUINCY JANUARY Great River Eagle Days seequincy.com JUNE Q-FEST theqfest.com OCTOBER Oktoberfest quincyrotary.org/oktoberfest OCTOBER Early Tin Dusters Car Show earlytindusters.com Great River Road in Illinois GRAFTON AUGUST Peach Festival at Pere Marquette Lodge National Scenic Byway pmlodge.net 581 South Deere Road SEPTEMBER Pere Marquette Rendezvous Macomb, Illinois 61455 pmlodge.net NOVEMBER Towboat Days enjoygrafton.com/events/detail/112/ GreatRiverRoad-Illinois.com grafton-towboat-festival

ALTON JANUARY Alton-Audubon Eagle Ice Festival visitalton.com/feature-stories/detail/6/ @ILGreatRiverRoad @ILGreatRiverRd @ilgreatriverroad alton-audubon-eagle-festival

HARTFORD MAY Lewis & Clark Point of Departure campdubois.com/html/special_events1.html

COLLINSVILLE Cahokia Mounds: AUGUST Archeology Day SEPTEMBER American Indian Educational Days NOVEMBER Native American Holiday Market cahokiamounds.org/events Funding provided in whole or in part by the Illinois Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity-Office of Tourism. 500 1/2019 Travel the Mississippi River GREAT RIVER ROAD in Illinois

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HOTEL HIGHLIGHTS

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Chestnut Mountain Resort $-$$ Element Moline $$ Pere Marquette Lodge $$ 8700 W. Chestnut Mountain Road 316 12th Street 13653 Lodge Boulevard Tel: 800-397-1320 Tel: 309-517-1659 Tel: 618-786-2331 www.chestnutmtn.com www.marriott.com www.pmlodge.net DeSoto House Hotel $-$$$ Radisson on John Deere Commons $$ Ruebel Hotel $$-$$$ 230 S. Main Street 1415 River Drive 217 E. Main Street Tel: 815-777-0090 Tel: 309-764-1000 Tel: 618-786-2315 desotohouse.com www.radisson.com www.ruebelhotel.com Eagle Ridge Resort & Spa $$-$$$ 444 Eagle Ridge Drive NAUVOO ALTON Tel: 815-777-5000 www.eagleridge.com Hotel Nauvoo $-$$ Best Western Premier $$ 1290 Mulholland Street 3559 College Avenue Goldmoor Inn $$$ Tel: 217-453-2211 Tel: 618-462-1220 9001 W. Sand Hill Road www.hotelnauvoo.com www.bestwestern.com Tel: 815-777-3925 www.goldmoor.com Nauvoo Villas $-$$$ Hampton Inn & Suites 2372 North County Road 900 St. Louis/Alton $$ The Inn at Irish Hollow $$$ Tel: 800-453-6717 1904 Homer M Adams Parkway 2800 S. Irish Hollow Road www.nauvoovillas.com Tel: 618-433-8999 Tel: 815-777-6000 www.hamptoninn3.hilton.com www.irishhollow.com QUINCY The Irish Cottage Boutique Hotel $-$$$ 9853 U.S. Highway 20 Holiday Inn Quincy $$ Tel: 866-284-7474 4821 Oak Street theirishcottageboutiquehotel.com Tel: 217-223-7800 www.ihg.com/holidayinn Jail Hill Inn $$$ 319 Meeker Street Quality Inn & Suites $ Tel: 815-534-1906 201 S. Third Street jailhillgalena.com Tel: 217-222-2666 www.choicehotels.com EAST MOLINE Stoney Creek Inn $$ 3809 Broadway Street Hyatt Place East Moline/ $$ Tel: 217-223-2255 111 Bend Boulevard www.stoneycreekhotels.com Tel: 309-755-6000 www.hyatt.com Town & Country Inn and Suites $$ 110 N. 54th Street Tel: 855-214-0400 www.tandcinn.com

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GALENA FROM CHICAGO 163M 262.3KM QUINCY FROM NAUVOO 49.7M 80KM WHAT TO SEE: WHAT TO SEE: Tri-State Trolley www.tristatetravel.com/trolley Underbrink’s Bakery www.underbrinks.com Galena’s Main Street www.visitgalena.org East End Historic District (Historic Architectural Driving Tours) Ulysses S. Grant Home State Historic Site www.granthome.com seequincy.com Galena on the Fly www.buyaballoonride.com John Wood Mansion hsqac.org/tours-events/the-john-wood-mansion Long Hollow Canopy Tours longhollowcanopytours.com Villa Kathrine www.villakathrine.org Blaum Bros. Distilling Co. www.blaumbros.com WHERE TO EAT: Shenandoah Riding Center www.theshenandoahridingcenter.com The Pier www.thepierrestaurant.com Galena Cellars Vineyard & Winery www.galenacellars.com/winery BoodaLu Steakhouse www.boodalu.com WHERE TO EAT: Tiramisu´ tiramisuquincy.com Vinny Vanucchi’s www.vinnysgalena.com Kelly’s Tavern www.kellysquincy.com Woodlands Restaurant www.eagleridge.com/galena-il-resort-dining.php Otto’s Place www.ottosplace.com HANNIBAL FROM QUINCY 21M 33.8KM Courtyard Restaurant desotohouse.com/restaurants Drive across the river to Hannibal, Missouri, home of Mark Twain, for Generals’ Restaurant desotohouse.com/restaurants lunch and an afternoon of sightseeing including the Mark Twain One Eleven Main www.oneelevenmain.com Boyhood Home, Mark Twain Cave and Mark Twain Riverboat. Frank O’Dowd’s Irish Pub & Grill www.visithannibal.com www.theirishcottageboutiquehotel.com/galena-restaurant.aspx Log Cabin Steakhouse logcabingalena.com GRAFTON FROM QUINCY 99.6M 160.3KM Fritz and Frites fritzandfrites.com WHAT TO SEE: Fried Green Tomatoes www.friedgreen.com Pere Marquette State Park www.dnr.illinois.gov/Parks/Pages/PereMarquette.aspx SAVANNA FROM GALENA 31.3M 50.4KM Pere Marquette Riding Stables graftontrailrides.com WHAT TO SEE: Grafton Zipline at Aerie’s Resort www.aeriesview.com/zipline Mississippi Palisades State Park Eckert’s Country Store & Farm www.eckerts.com/grafton-farm www.dnr.illinois.gov/Parks/Pages/MississippiPalisades.aspx Hakuna Matata River Cruises www.graftonharbor.com Poopy’s Pub n’ Grub www.poopys.com WHERE TO EAT: WHERE TO EAT: Pere Marquette Lodge and Conference Center www.pmlodge.net Manny’s Pizza www.mannyspizza.com Grafton Oyster Bar graftonoysterbar.com Grafton Winery & Brewhaus www.thegraftonwinery.com FULTON FROM SAVANNA 18.4M 29.6KM Aerie’s Winery www.aeriesview.com WHAT TO SEE: The Loading Dock www.graftonloadingdock.com De Immigrant Windmill www.cityoffulton.us Windmill Cultural Center www.cityoffulton.us ALTON FROM GRAFTON 15M 24.1KM Heritage Canyon www.cityoffulton.us WHAT TO SEE:

WHERE TO EAT: National Great Rivers Museum and Melvin Price Locks & Dam 26 www.meetingoftherivers.org Krumpet’s Bakery and Café www.krumpetsbakery.com www.visitalton.com Manny’s Too www.mannyspizza.com Lincoln-Douglas Square Robert Wadlow Statue www.visitalton.com MOLINE FROM FULTON 36.1M 58.1KM WHERE TO EAT: WHAT TO SEE: My Just Desserts www.myjustdesserts.org Celebration River Cruises www.celebrationbelle.com Castelli’s Moonlight Restaurant at 255 www.castellis255.com Lagomarcino’s Soda Fountain www.lagomarcinos.com Fast Eddie’s Bon Air www.fasteddiesbonair.com John Deere Pavilion www.johndeereattractions.com Gentelin’s on Broadway www.gentelinsonbroadway.com John Deere Factory Tour www.johndeereattractions.com Tony’s Restaurant www.tonysrestaurant.com WHERE TO EAT: HARTFORD Johnny’s Italian Steakhouse johnnysitaliansteakhouse.com/moline FROM ALTON 10M 16KM WHAT TO SEE: Lewis & Clark Confluence Tower www.confluencetower.com ROCK ISLAND FROM MOLINE 3.5M 5.6KM Lewis & Clark State Historic Site and Interpretive Center WHAT TO SEE: www.campdubois.com Black Hawk State Historic Site www.blackhawkpark.org WHERE TO EAT: COLLINSVILLE FROM HARTFORD 17.9M 28.8KM QC Pancake & Coffee House qccoffeeandpancakehouse.com WHAT TO SEE: Riverfront Grille www.riverfrontgrilleqc.com Cahokia Mounds State Historic Site and UNESCO World Heritage Site www.cahokiamounds.org NAUVOO FROM ROCK ISLAND 112.2M 180.6KM Willoughby Heritage Farm www.willoughbyfarm.org WHAT TO SEE: Brooks Catsup Bottle www.catsupbottle.com Historic Nauvoo www.historicnauvoo.net Fairmount Park Racetrack www.fairmountpark.com Historic Nauvoo Visitors’ Center www.historicnauvoo.net/visitors-center WHERE TO EAT: Baxter’s Vineyards & Winery www.nauvoowinery.com Ravanelli’s www.ravanellis.com WHERE TO EAT: Porter’s Steakhouse www.porterscollinsville.com Hotel Nauvoo Historic Inn & Restaurant www.hotelnauvoo.com Sloan’s Pub House Facebook @ Sloan’s Pub House Bert’s Chuckwagon Facebook @ Bert’s Chuckwagon ST. LOUIS LAMBERT INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT FROM ALTON 21.6M 34.8KM