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The Prairie State, Illinois, initially attracted immigrant farmers because of its rich farmlands until more industrial jobs sprung in the 1900s. The state of Illinois plays quite a significant role in history as a manufacturing center during the two World Wars and as the residence of three US presidents: Abraham Lincoln, Ulysses S. Grant and Barack Obama. Among the best things to do in Illinois is to visit its numerous museums, especially in Chicago. The Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library and Museum is the largest and also the most attended of all presidential libraries in the entire country. Other museums worth visiting are the Illinois State Museum, the Field Museum of Natural History, the Museum of Science and Industry, the Adler Planetarium, Polish Museum of America, Ulysses S. Grant Homes and the Art Institute of Chicago, among others. Chicago also boasts of two zoos: the 216-acre Brookfield Zoo and the 35-acre Lincoln Park.

There are around 1,100 tourist attractions in Illinois. This is 4% of all tourist attractions listed in the USA. Top cities in Illinois with popular tourist destinations are Chicago, Brookfield, Rockford, Springfield and Gurnee. The major types of tourist attractions listed here are museums and nature attractions. Then there is also zoo listed in Illinois. You may find a list of all categories of Illinois attractions on this page. Click on a category to find all attractions of Illinois of that type.

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