state parks

Cave-In-Rock is a small village in southern Illinois that has a fascinating history full of bandits, pirates, and murderers that most people don't know about.

When cabin fever really starts to set in this winter, get out and enjoy the outdoor fun at these places in Illinois.

Hard to believe we're not that far away from the season when the colors will start to change signaling the arrival of Fall. If you're a fan of watching leaves performing this annual ritual, you need to drive down the Mississippi River a ways to an Illinois state park that was named one of the best places in America to see the changing of the seasons.

If you want to take your pet on an outdoor adventure, then hitting a Wisconsin state park is a good option for you.

I don't get the chance to adventure as much as I used to. Fortunately, I can vicariously live through the journeys of others including two adventurers who recently shared what it's like inside the caverns of Cave-In-Rock State Park in southern Illinois.

You may need to travel off the beaten path in order to find something truly great.

Illinois is filled with haunts. From empty prisons to abandoned psychiatric hospitals there are plenty of "haunted places" in Illinois.

If fall is your favorite season you are going to want to plan a few trips to these places in Illinois in late October.

When you think of beautiful and gorgeous state parks in Illinois this one doesn't usually come to mind.

SUMMER! Can you even believe we made it through another Midwest winter and summer is here? It's so exciting. Have you started to fill up your summer calendar yet? I saw something the other day that said almost every single campsite across the US is booked up for this summer...