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Historic Homes & Buildings

• Governor Oglesby Mansion
  421 West William Street • Decatur, IL 62525
  217-429-9422
  This Italiante home was built in 1874 and features Oglesby's, U.S. Senator and three-time governor of Illinois, original library which has been restored with furnishings of the Gilded age.  map

• Millikin Homestead
  125 North Pine Street • Decatur, IL 62525
  217-422-9003
  Stately brick mansion built in 1876, the year of the United States centennial. The fully restored landmark is known for its woodwork, elegant fireplaces, plasterwork, and etched and stained glass.  map

Historic Sites & Monuments

• Memorial Statue (Lincoln First Speech)
  Lincoln Square
  217-423-7000
  Barefoot and dressed in a hickory shirt for working the fields, Legend tells us Lincoln gave his first speech here regarding Illinois future.  map

Museums & Galleries

• Birks Museum
  1184 West Main Street • Decatur, IL 62522
  217-424 6337
  Porcelain, fine china, and glassware(some rare and some are from the 15th and 16th centuries.  map

• Children's Museum of Illinois
  55 South Country Club Road • Decatur, IL 62521
  217-423-5437
  Offering over 10,000 square feet of hands-on interactive exhibits in which children learn by playing.  map

• Gallery 510 Arts of Guild Ltd.
  510 West Decatur Street • Decatur, IL 62525
  217-422-1509
  Features works by local and national members and guest artists.   map

• Kirkland Fine Arts Center
  1184 West Main Street • Decatur, IL 62525
  Millikin University Campus
  217-423-6161
  Showing displays of local, national, and student artists. Also displays photograpy and offers comedy, dance, and musical performances that appeal to the entire family in the 2,000 seat Kirkland Fine Arts Center auditorium.   map

• Macon County Historical Museum Complex
  5580 North Fork Road • Decatur, IL 62521
  217-422-4919
  The Prairie Village features many historical buildings.  map

• Mari-Mann Herb Farm
  North end of St. Louis Bridge Road
  217-429-1404
  Herbal snacks and teas, formal gardens, wildflower fields, and special programs.  map

Parks, Gardens & Zoos

• Scovill Zoo
  71 South Country Club Road • Decatur, IL 62525
  217-421-7435
  Featuring over 400 animals from around the world at this 15 acre zoo overlooking Lake Decatur. Offering an educational and visitor center with a gift shop, restrooms, and conference room with outdoor amphitheater. more...  map

Tours & Cruises

• Rock Springs Center for Environmental Discovery
  1495 Brozio Lane • Decatur, IL 62521
  217-423-4913
  With a restored 1860s prairie farm, a visitors center, museum, a lookout tower, fishingponds, hiking, biking, cross-country skiing, naturalist-led programs, team-trust courses and a picnic area.  map