Illinois

Scenic byways

• Great River Road
• Historic National Road - Illinois
• Historic Route 66
• Illinois River Road
• Lincoln Highway
• Meeting of the Great Rivers Scenic Route
• Ohio River Scenic Byway

Public land

• Midewin National Tallgrass Prairie
• Shawnee National Forest

Lookouts

• 7 Gates of Hell: Gate 1
• 7 Gates of Hell: Gate 2
• 7 Gates of Hell: Gate 6
• 7 Gates of Hell: Gate 7
• 7 Gates of Hell: Gates 3 and 4
• Aurora Canyon
• Basswood Canyon
• Beehive Overlook
• Capitol View
• Confluence Overlook
• Council Overhang
• Cross Point
• Des Plaines River
• Eagle Cliff Overlook
• Eagle Roost Overlook
• Fabyan Windmill
• Fondulac Drive Lookout 1
• French Canyon
• Hennepin Canyon
• High Point
• Illinois Canyon
• Indian Head Rock
• Jake's Point Overlook
• Kaskaskia Canyon
• Kickapoo Canyon
• LaSalle Canyon
• Lonetree Canyon
• Lookout Point
• Louis' Point
• Lover’s Leap
• Lovers Leap Overlook
• Lowest Point in Illinois
• Mississippi River Overlook
• Mississippi River Overlook
• Oak Point
• Ottawa Canyon
• Owl Canyon Overlook
• Ozzie's Point
• Parkman's Plain
• Pat and Jack Bush Scenic Overlook
• Pontiac Canyon
• Sac Canyon
• Saint Louis Canyon
• Sandstone Point Overlook
• The Oculus
• Tonty Canyon
• Twin Sisters
• Wildcat Canyon
• Wildcat Canyon - east platform
• Wildcat Canyon - west platform

Connections

Measured to each protected area’s official boundary, not its centre point.

• Historic Route 66 runs through Midewin National Tallgrass Prairie · inside
• Lincoln Highway passes near Midewin National Tallgrass Prairie · within 7 mi
• Ohio River Scenic Byway runs through Shawnee National Forest · inside
• Great River Road passes near Shawnee National Forest · within 1 mi