Museums
Pontiac - Oakland Museum and Resource Center
No admission feeA Pontiac-Oakland automobile museum in Pontiac, Illinois, known for rotating car displays.
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Sports & OutdoorsOutdoor AdventureFamily Favorite
Starved Rock State Park
Hike to sandstone canyons and seasonal waterfalls along the south bank of the Illinois River.
2678 East 873 Road · Oglesby, IL
About Starved Rock State Park
Starved Rock State Park covers 2,630 acres along the south bank of the Illinois River, cut by 18 deep canyons. More than 13 miles of hiking trails lead to them, and French, LaSalle, Ottawa and St. Louis canyons have the most notable waterfalls. In winter, many of the falls freeze into ice falls. You can also camp, picnic, join interpretive programs at the visitor center, or stay at Starved Rock Lodge, built by the Civilian Conservation Corps in the 1930s.
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