Vacation Southern Illinois, America's Heartland Tourism Destination!

Southern Illinois is an outstanding family and sporting tourism destination!
This site has been providing tourism information for Southern Illinois since 1997. It is designed to be a simple way to find places, things and ideas to make your Southern Illinois vacation more fun!

There are outstanding historical and naturally significant destinations in Southern Illinois. Whether you come as a family, group of friends or on a business retreat, the easy access, fine facilities and friendly people make Southern Illinois an outstanding place to relax and escape the stress of the city!

There are plenty of fishing holes, golf courses, bed and breakfasts inns, parks, It is a great family or single tourist destination regardless of the activity you seek. From family friendly parks and historic forts like Fort Kaskaskia, to State-Of-The-Art shooting facilities like the World Shooting and Recreational Complex in Sparta, we have it all. Don't forget Southern Illinois even offers you the opportunity to visit two contemporary American Super Heros with the home of Superman in Metropolis, IL and we can't forget "Popeye" in Chester, IL!

For more information, bookmark this site as we intend to go "wild" on Southern Illinois in 2008!

Left: Vista in Cache Creek, a natural water land in Southern Illinois that affords an awesome canoeing adventure!
Right "One horse Gap" in the little Grand Canyon of Southern Illinois!
February 14th, 2008
Site is in a major rework! Coming soon will be the 2008 calendar as well as multi-media files on special places in Southern Illinois.
Stay tuned for more information.

Be sure to tune into the "Wudman" on Radio Free Mojo, Sunday nights on WDLJ 97.5 FM The Rock of
Southern Illinois

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