Do you like fall colors? Do you like history? Do you like driving on two-lane roads and really seeing the sights instead of boring interstates? Do you like small, mom & pop businesses? Do you like state parks? Do you like antiques? Do you like wine? Do you like ice cream? Do you like geocaching? Do you like family-friendly locations? Do you like home-cooked style restaurants? Do you like farm stands? Do you like shopping at unique stores?
If you answered yes to any of those, this trip is for you!
Click this Self-Guided Driving Tour link for a PDF of driving directions for a big loop around northern Illinois.
See an overview map of the loop in Google Maps below. Click the brackets on the right-hand corner to see a larger view.
For Internet resources, please click here for a PDF filled with links to help you plan your trip!
The Fall Colors and History Self-Guided Driving Tour of the Lincoln and Grant Memorial Highways with connections along the beautiful Fox and Mississippi Rivers is recommended for people to take from now while trees have most of their leaves until late October, with October 31st, 2022 marking the 109th Anniversary of the Dedication of the Lincoln Memorial Highway. Fall colors and leaf drops, however, depend heavily on weather conditions. The drive can be taken in the following spring or summer.
Questions? Please contact: illinoislincolnhighwayassoc[at]gmail.com
