Illinois Travel Guide 2009 - (Page 198) COURTESY OF ALTON REGIONAL CVB VISITALTON.COM/BILL ASH OUTHWEST Bald Eagle TRAVEL BACK IN TIME Take a trip through state history in Southwest Illinois, where a treasure trove of heritage sites awaits. At the Lewis & Clark Interpretive Center in Hartford, see the spot where the famed explorers set off on their landmark expedition. Explore the remains of an ancient Native American city that mysteriously disappeared at World Heritage Site Cahokia Mounds in Collinsville. Trace Illinois’ French Colonial history at carefully preserved sites in Cahokia and at Fort de Chartres in Prairie du Rocher. Learn about life on the mighty Mississippi River at the National Great Rivers Museum in Alton. Go hiking, horseback riding or winter eagle watching at Pere Marquette State Park in Grafton, the oldest state park in Illinois. Seek out some of the state’s quirkier attractions, including tributes to Popeye in Chester, the statue of Alton legend Robert Wadlow (the world’s tallest man, at nearly nine feet) and the World’s Largest Catsup Bottle, in Collinsville.
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