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This guide includes information about National Historic Sites across Illinois, including the only National Historical Park and National Forest located in Illinois, three National Historic Trails, and nearly 90 National Historic Landmarks.

Pullman National Historical Park, Chicago, IL

Pullman National Historical Park (originally Pullman National Monument) was designated by President Barack Obama on February 19, 2015, making it the first National Park Service unit in Chicago. The park tells the story of one of the first planned industrial communities in the United States, the sleeping car magnate who helped create it, and the workers who lived there. The district is significant for its influence on urban planning and design, as well as its role in American labor history, including the 1894 Pullman Strike and Boycott.

Located in what is now the Pullman neighborhood of Chicago, the historic district includes the site of the former Pullman Palace Car Works shops and administration building, the Hotel Florence (named after George Pullman’s eldest child), Arcade Park, and Greenstone Church (currently Greenstone United Methodist Church). Also within the district is A. Philip Randolph Pullman Porter Museum.

There are many places to explore at Pullman National Historical Park. Start at the Administration-Clock Tower Building which hosts the Pullman Visitor Center where you can grab a self-guided tour. Throughout the neighborhood, you will find a variety of different historic homes and buildings. Visit Market Hall, Pullman Firehouse and Pullman Wheelhouse.

You can also visit partners across the park boundaries:

- Historic Pullman Foundation

- National A. Philip Randolph Pullman Porter Museum (Temporarily closed)

- The Bielenberg Historic Pullman House Foundation

Lincoln Home, Springfield, IL

Abraham Lincoln believed in the ideal that everyone in America should have an opportunity to improve their economic and social condition. Lincoln’s life was an embodiment of that idea. He spent 17 years at his home before becoming president.

The home where Lincoln lived is surrounded by a four-block area that has been carefully restored. Visitors can learn about Lincoln's life through various exhibits available at this site or take a virtual tour if unable to visit Springfield.

Emmett Till and Mamie Till-Mobley National Monument

The Emmett Till and Mamie Till-Mobley National Monument spans Sumner and Glendora in Mississippi and Chicago in Illinois. In Illinois, Roberts Temple Church of God in Christ on Chicago’s South Side marks where Emmett Till’s funeral took place in 1955.

New Philadelphia

New Philadelphia was founded by Free Frank McWorter in 1836 as one of America's first racially diverse communities established by an African American man. It became part of the National Park Service in December 2022.

Lewis & Clark National Historic Trail

The Lewis & Clark Trail extends nearly 4,900 miles through multiple states from Pennsylvania to Oregon. Illinois sites along this trail include Cahokia Courthouse; Mississippi/Missouri Confluence; Winter Camp at Wood River; Lewis & Clark Confluence Tower; Cairo Custom House Museum; Fort Defiance State Park; Fort Kaskaskia; Fort Massac; St. Nicholas Landmark; Chester Welcome Center; Piney Creek Ravine.

Mormon Pioneer National Historic Trail

This trail commemorates Mormons' journey from Nauvoo to Utah between 1846-1847 with notable sites such as Carthage Jail where Joseph Smith was murdered.

Trail Of Tears

The Trail Of Tears remembers Cherokee people's forced relocation during 1838-1839 with notable sites like Hamburg Hill near Jonesboro and Golconda where Cherokees crossed into Illinois.

Shawnee National Forest

Declared by President Franklin D. Roosevelt in September 1939 spanning over 289000 acres featuring diverse ecosystems including oak-hickory forests wetlands grassy openlands lush canyons sheer bluffs unique geological features like Bell Smith Springs Garden Of Gods Pounds Hollow Lake Glendale Recreation Area Johnson Creek Recreation Area

National Historic Landmarks

Some prominent landmarks include Robert S Abbott House Adler Planetarium Auditorium Building Bishop Hill Colony Cahokia Mounds Carson Pirie Scott Company Store James Charnley House Chicago Board Trade Building Church Holy Family Columbus Park Arthur Holly Compton House Avery Coonley House Crow Island School Susan Lawrence Dana House David Davis House Charles G Dawes House John Deere House Shop Oscar Stanton DePriest House Jean Baptiste Point Du Sable Homesite Eads Bridge Farm Creek Section Farnsworth House John Farson Pleasant Home Sam Ruth Van Sickle Ford Henry Gerber John J Glessner Goldenrod Showboat Ulysses S Grant Home Grant Park Stadium Soldier Field Grosse Point Lighthouse Haymarket Martyrs’ Monument Hegeler Carus Mansion Isidore H Heller Arthur Heurtley Jane Adams Hull Illinois Michigan Canal Locks Towpath Nicholas Jarrot Mansion Kennicott Grove Kincaid Mounds Site Leiter II Building Frank R Lillie Abraham Lincoln Alfred Caldwell Lily Pool Tomb Vachel Lindsay Owen Lovejoy Marquette Building Marshall Field Company Store Mazon Creek Fossil Beds Pierre Menard Robert A Millikan Modoc Rock Shelter Montgomery Ward Company Complex Morrow Plots University Illinois Nauvoo Old Kaskaskia Village Old Main Knox College Old State Capitol Stone Gate Union Stockyards Orchestra Hall President Steamboat Principia College District Reliance Riverside Frederick C Robie Rock Island Arsenal Rookery Room George Herbert Jones Laboratory Sears Roebuck Second Presbyterian Shedd Aquarium Pile Site First Self-Sustaining Nuclear Reaction South Dearborn Street Printing Crown Starved Rock Adlai E Stevenson Lorado Taft Midway Studios Frederick F Tomek Lyman Trumbull U505 German Submarine Unity Temple University Observatory Wayside Ida B Wells-Barnett Frances Willard Daniel Hale Williams Frank Lloyd Wright Studio Wrigley Field.