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  • Indian Treaty Site

    A marker commemorates where two important trails intersected on the prairie - Detroit to St Louis and Peoria to Terre Haute. In 1765, the British and the Illinois Indians signed a peace treaty here....
    Indian Treaty Site

Attractions and Upcoming Events

English Farm

As you drive by this farm, your eye is drawn upward to a towering brick structure near the modern brick home. The building, erected around 1913

Paris, IL Historic Buildings

Allis Chalmers Tractor Musuem

Come visit Allis Chalmers collection of tractor models from 1914-1957

Paris, IL Museums

Vance Park

Opposite the art center and adjcent to City Hall, Vance Park is an extensively landscaped sunken garden featuring a serpentine brick wall from Thomas Jefferson's design at Charlottesville and lions'

Paris, IL Gardens

Pumpkin Works

9 mazes, bon fires, hayrack rides, artisan gifts, 50 varities of pumpkins, gourds, indian corn. 7 Mazes (adult challenging) 5 mazes (wheelchair accessible)bonfires (appointment only) school tours available (appointment only) please no pets!

Paris, IL Mazes

Edgar County Courthouse

This elegant 1893 brick and stone building is listed on the National Register of Historic Places

Paris, IL Historic Courthouses

Things to do near Paris, IL

Stone Creek Golf Club

Course Access: PublicHoles: 18Reserve Advance Tee Times: Yes...

Governor Bond Lake

Governor Bond Lake was created in 1963 to supply the expanding city with a fresh water supply. This beautiful lake is a wonde...

Historic Petersburg

Surveyed by Abraham Lincoln in 1836, the Petersburg Historic District, which encompasses well over half of Petersburg, is inc...

Jasper County Museum

The Jasper County Museum is located in the Newton Library with special sections that highlight two famous natives, actor, Bur...

Cathedral of the Country, St. Mary's Church

Completed in 1910, the Bedford limestone cathedral was placed on the National Register of Historic Places in May 1996....