
16 Most Beautiful Places to Visit in Illinois by a Local (2023)
1. Burden Falls
2. Great River Road
3. Chicago Harbor Lighthouse
4. Matthiessen State Park
5. Holy Name Cathedral
6. Starved Rock State Park
7. Galena
8. Starved Rock canyons
9. Grosse Pointe Lighthouse
10. Chicago Riverwalk
11. Giant City State Park
12. Shawnee National Forest
13. Rockford
14. Leaning Tower
15. Central Illinois
16. Garden of the Gods