Lincoln Trail Homestead State Memorial - 705 Spitler Park Drive, Mount Zion, IL  62549, 217/864-3121.  Call for hours and admission information.  Hiking, fishing, camping, and other outdoor activities.
Macon County Historical Society and Museum Complex -  5580 North Fork Road, Decatur, IL  62521, 217/422-4919.  Tuesday through Sunday 1:00 p.m. to 4:00 p.m.  Admission free, but suggested donation is $1/adult.  Group tours should be arranged in advance.  Macon County and Central Illinois history.  Indoor and outdoor exhibits, including agriculture, natural history, 1830 Macon County courthouse, log cabin, and much more.
Scovill Zoo - 71 S. Country Club Road, Decatur, IL 625221, 217/421-7435.  See web site for complete schedule of hours and admission information.  Mammals, reptiles, petting zoo, train ride, and many other opportunities.
Spitler Woods State Natural Area - 705 Spitler Park Drive, Mt. Zion, IL 62549, 217/864-3121.  Call for hours and admission information.  Hiking, camping, picnicking, and other outdoor activities.

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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