Wayne Fitzgerrell State Park - 11094 Ranger Road, Whittington 62897, 618/629-2320.  Fishing, hunting, camping, and other outdoor activities.  Lodge and restaurant on site.  Call for hours and admission information.
Frankfort Area Historical Museum - 2000 E. St. Louis Street, West Frankfort, IL 62896, 618/932-6159 or 618/932-6189.  Hours: Wednesday and Thursday 9:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. (Red Geranium Tea Room open for lunch 11:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m.); Sunday 1:30 p.m. to 4:00 p.m.  Local history.
Historic Jail Museum - 209 W Main Street, Benton, IL  62812, 618/439-0608 or 800/661-9998.  Franklin County tourist info center, hall of fame for famous "favorite sons" and visitors.
Rend Lake State Fish and Wildlife Area - RR #1, Box 338, Bonnie, IL 62816, 618/279-3110.  Camping, boating, hunting, and other outdoor activities.  Call for hours and admission information.
Southern Illinois Artisans Shop & Visitors Center - a branch of the Illinois State Museum - 14967 Gun Creek Trail, Whittington, IL 628897, 618/629-2220.  Hours: Daily, 9:00 a.m.-5:00p.m.; Closed New Year's Day, Easter, Thanksgiving, and Christmas.  Admission: free.  Illinois artisans, craft demonstrations, and much more.

PLEASE NOTE:  It should go without saying, but HOUSE assumes absolutely no responsibility for anything that occurs while you are partaking of a field trip with your family.  In addition, please contact the site of your field trip before you go to verify that you have current information on hours, admission prices, and other details.  The field trip information herein has been gathered in an exhaustive search of the various counties and localities on the web.  The information is thus only as accurate and current as the information on the various web sites from which it was gathered.

If you have information about field trip possibilities in your area, please drop us an email at admin@illinoishouse.org and let us know about it, including the county name, so that we can review and possibly include it in our Field Trip Idea pages.  If you have a brochure about a field trip site that you would like to mail to us, please mail it to c/o P.O. Box 74, Ringwood, IL  60072

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