Illinois Travel Guide 2008 - (Page 206) SOUTHWEST attractions M AR GA R ET DOY LE Melvin-Price Lock and Dam FOOT-HI PIE Travelers who venture out to the Back Porch in Highland are in for a treat. Located on 40 acres, this 120-year-old home serves family-style meals. The payoff: complete the experience with a slice of one of their famous foot-hi pies. CULTURAL ATTRACTIONS Alton Federal Military Prison, Alton Williams and Broadway streets Find out how conditions at the first Illinois state penitentiary forced its shutdown and relocation to Joliet in 1858. The military prison reopened in 1862 as a Confederate prison. You can see a portion of it still standing in Alton. 800/258-6645 Free and dam while you’re here. 877/462-6979, www.mvs.usace.army.mil/rivers Free National Shrine of Our Lady of the Snows, Belleville 442 S. DeMazenod Dr. Enjoy 200 acres of natural beauty while you walk, drive or take a guided trolley tour through the largest outdoor shrine in the United States. It’s open to people of all faiths and denominations. A gift shop, restaurant and motel are on site. 618/397-6700, www.snows.org Free Alton Museum of History and Art, Alton 2809 College Ave. Discover the local history of Alton and the Civil War, and see exhibits devoted to Abraham Lincoln, Robert Wadlow, Elijah P. Lovejoy, the Underground Railroad, 19th-century toys and Mississippi River steamboats. 618/462-2763, www.altonmuseum.com $ St. Clair County Historical Society Museum & Emma Kunz House, Belleville 701 E. Washington St., 602 Fulton St. A Victorian adaptation of a Greek Revival home built in the early 1800s. The museum features furniture, clothing, artifacts, quilts and an extensive research library and gift shop. 618/234-0600, www.stcchs.org $ Confederate Cemetery and Memorial, Alton Rozier and State streets This monument honors the 1,354 Confederate prisoners who died of smallpox during the 1860s. 800/258-6645 Free St. Peter’s Cathedral, Belleville 200 W. Harrison St. Built between 1842 and 1846, this is the largest cathedral in Illinois. The interior’s Gothic arches tower 90 feet high. 618/234-1166, www.stpeterscathedral.info Donation Lincoln/Douglas Square, Alton Broadway and Market streets Visit the spot where Abraham Lincoln and Stephen A. Douglas held their last debate while campaigning for the U.S. Senate in 1858. 800/258-6645 Free Cahokia Courthouse State Historic Site, Cahokia 1st and Elm streets Built around 1730, this regional courthouse was dismantled in 1901, displayed at the 1904 St. Louis World’s Fair and then reconstructed on its original site in 1939. Nearby are Holy Family Church and the 1810 Jarrot Mansion. 618/332-1782, www.state.il.us/hpa Free National Great Rivers Museum, Alton #2 Lock and Dam Way Packed with more than 20 highly interactive exhibits, this museum tells the story of the Mississippi River and the impact it has had on the region throughout history. Tour the locks 206 ILLINOIS. MILE AFTER MAGNIFICENT MILE. enjoyillinois.com http://www.mvs.usace.army.mil/rivers http://www.snows.org http://www.altonmuseum.com http://www.stcchs.org http://www.stpeterscathedral.info http://www.state.il.us/hpa http://enjoyillinois.com
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