Crab Orchard National Wildlife Refuge - 8588 Route 148, Marion, IL 62959, 618/997-3344.  Hiking, camping, boating, and other outdoor activities.  Call for hours and admission information.
John A. Logan College Museum and Art Galleries - 700 Logan College Rd, Carterville, IL, 618/985-3741. Hours: During regular college operations: Monday through Friday 7:30 a.m. to 9:00 p.m.; Saturday 9:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m.  Admission and parking: Free.  Exhibitions include the Purdy One-Room Schoolhouse, works of art in various media, and much more.
Williamson County Museum - 105 S Van Buren Street, Marion, IL 62959, 618/997-5863.  Local history, including many artifacts and a historic schoolroom.

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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