Once a scarred wasteland ravaged by turn-of-the-century strip-mine operations, Kickapoo State State Recreation Area's 2,842 acres now provide an outdoor playground with something to appeal to every member of the family. Twenty two deep water ponds, ranging in size from 0.2 of an acre to 57
Oakwood, IL State ParksThe Salt Kettle Rest Area is accessible from the westbound lands of I-74
Oakwood, IL Historic SitesThe Woodyard area, named after late state legislator, Harry "Babe" Woodyard, is the county's newest park. Its 1043
Oakwood, IL Nature PreservesThe world's only statue of Abe Lincoln and a pig. The sculpture commemorates Lincoln's bemused request for a "writ of quietus...
This unique, free outdoor sculpture garden sits among 22 acres of re-created Illinois tallgrass prairie in a 130-acre communi...
Housed in an 1890 Victorian building, the Menard County Museum contains documents, records, clothing and artifacts relating t...
Items on display are from the Civil War, WWI, WWII, Korea, Vietnam, and Desert Storm along with flags from 45 countries....
A marker commemorates where two important trails intersected on the prairie - Detroit to St Louis and Peoria to Terre Haute. ...