Carthage Jail/Visitors Center - 307 Walnut St, Carthage, IL  62321, 217/357-2989.  Historic site of the murder of Mormon leader Joseph Smith.  Now a museum of Mormon history in the area.  Call for hours and admission information.
Icarian Living History Museum - 2205 East Parley Street, Nauvoo, IL  62354, 217/453-2281.  Promotes French/Icarian heritage in Illinois.
Kibbe Hancock Heritage Museum - 306 Walnut Street, Carthage, Il 62321, 217/357-3119.  Memorial Day through Labor Day open daily 1:00 p.m. to 4:00 p.m.; Labor Day through Memorial Day open Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday 1:00 p.m. to 4:00 p.m.  Other hours by appointment only.  Admission free but donations gladly accepted.  Local natural and cultural history including artifacts from the Civil War, local Indian tribes, toys, and more.
Nauvoo State Park - 980 S Bluff St, P.O. Box 426, Nauvoo, IL 62354, 217/453-2512.  Hiking, picnicking, camping, other outdoor activities, and museum of local natural and cultural history.  Call for hours and admission information.

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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