Apple River Canyon State Park

Commune with nature and explore the great outdoors at Apple Canyon Lake during your travels in Apple River. While you're in the area, wander around the parks.

Live demonstrations provide a fascinating experience at this blacksmith shop, with anvils and fire pokers glowing red hot and bending to the might of the hammer.

Retrace the daily life of Ulysses S. Grant in his Galena home, where he and his family lived between the Civil War and their move to the White House.

Get an authentic look at the past inside this pretty and historic building, the oldest house in the town of Galena and now a captivating museum.

Enjoy the sun in this small but beautiful park, which is scattered with colorful flowerbeds, historic monuments and shaded picnic areas.

Make this historic market building your first stop in Galena. Part welcome center, part museum, it gives you a perfect introduction to the city.