Paris, Illinois

Edgar County Historical Society
Compare pioneer and Victorian lifestyle when you visit the log cabin and brick Italianate home. An exhibition gallery and program space in an adjacent building features rotating exhibits of the societ...
Edgar County Historical Society
Bicentennial Art Center
The Bicentennial Art Center is housed in a historic mansion that has been turned into an art gallery with rotating displays, featuring noted Midwest artists, local shows and a permanent collection. Th...
Bicentennial Art Center
Allis Chalmers Tractor Musuem
Come visit Allis Chalmers collection of tractor models from 1914-1957. Private collection....
Allis Chalmers Tractor Musuem
Heartland Antique Auto Museum
Walk among early cars from the turn-of-the-century through the early 1950's. This museum is also the site of a restoration shop for classic V12 and V16 Cadillacs and Duesenbergs as well as custom buil...
Heartland Antique Auto Museum

Attractions and Upcoming Events

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

Edgar County Genealogical Library

Paris, IL Genealogy

North Arm is the oldest continuously operating Catholic church in the Springfield diocese. Founded in 1817 by 17 families from Kentucky, the journey was blessed by Fr. Theodore Badin, the first Catholic priest ordained in the U.S. The current church was built in 1901

Paris, IL Historic Churches

Grave Of Sarah Hanks Varnell

Abraham Lincoln's aunt was buried in Ogden County cemetary in 1876

Paris, IL Cemeteries

Bicentennial Art Center

Paris, IL Museums

Things to do near Paris, IL

Curtis Orchard

Curtis Orchard is an 80-acre apple orchard, pumpkin patch, and entertainment farm offering activities for the whole family. O...

Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library and Museum

Fairbury Downtown District

Fairbury's renovated downtown area features eateries, specialty shops, consignment and antiques. There is also a vintage-look...

Stone Seed Farms

This tour of the Stone Seed Farms includes an overview of seed production and discussion of Illinois crops....

Woodlawn Country Club

Course Access: Semi-PrivateHoles: 9Reserve Advance Tee Times: Yes...