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Charleston, Illinois

  • Murals Around The Square

    Murals Around The SquareCharleston's reputation as a city of murals is growing more and more as visitors learn of the project. The murals around the square are worth a walking tour. The tour spans a seven block area. This...
    Murals Around The Square

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Dennis Hanks Gravesite

Discover the grave marker of Abraham Lincoln's "tutor," Dennis Friend Hanks (the grave is located on the southeast corner of Old City Cemetery)

Charleston, IL Cemeteries

Murals Around The Square

Charleston's reputation as a city of murals is growing more and more as visitors learn of the project. The murals around the square are worth a walking tour. The tour spans a seven block area. This mural was painted by Glen C. Davies of Urbana. The mural is located on the east side of 5

Charleston, IL Murals

Lincoln Douglas Debate Museum

Tour the only museum in Illinois retracing the senatorial debates of 1858 between Abraham Lincoln and Stephen Douglas. The museum offers exhibits and interactive displays that tell the story of the debates through film, audio selections, artifacts and photos. The museum also includes a Children'

Charleston, IL Museums

Thomas Lincoln Cemetary and Shiloh Church

The final resting place for a great many Civil War veterans and for Thomas and Sarah Lincoln, Abraham Lincoln's father and stepmother. The church is open to the public. The south stained glass window includes a picture of the Lincolns'

Charleston, IL Cemeteries

Dudley House Museum

Tour this Queen Anne-style house listed on the National Register of Historic Places to appreciate the original woodwork, the 1920's and 1940'

Charleston, IL Museums

Things to do near Charleston, IL

Harris Agricultural Museum

The museum houses the most authentic agricultural display including antique tractors (1922-1937), engines, a 1919 model T-For...

Carnegie Schuyler Library

A full service library, still contains the original furniture, interior decor and double stairway as designed and built in 19...

Lincoln Depot

Three months after his election in November 1860, Abraham Lincoln left Springfield for Washington, D.C. to become the 16th Pr...

Teutopolis Monastery Museum

The Teutopolis Monastery Museum displays early life in this German Catholic community, founded in 1838. The first Franciscans...

The Arboretum

Beautiful collection of gardens, flowers, and habitats. Visitors can experience nature's four seasons in a single setting....