ATTRACTIONS

Historic Homes & Buildings

• Appeliate Courthouse (circa 1857)
  14th and Main Streets
  618-242-3120
  Aa Greek revival style courhouse where Abe Lincoln argued cases for the Illinois Central Railroad. more...  map

• C.E. Brehm Memorial Library
  101 South 7th Avenue • Mt. Vernon, IL 62864
  618-242-6322
  Built in 1899 this structure is still a public library, and houses and extensive collection of genealogical records. more...  map

Historic Sites & Monuments

• Jefferson County Historical Village
  1411 North 27th Street • Mt. Vernon, IL 62864
  618-246-0033
  The historic village consist of an 1820s log jail, an 1873 log Mount Olive Church, a blacksmith's shop, a general store featuring antique tools, a 1920s one-room school and more. more...  map

Museums & Galleries

• Mitchell Museum at Cedarhurst
  Richview Road
  618-242-1236
  Is probably the finest art museums in the entire region where works some of the great American masters are displayed. more...  map