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Southern Illinois
Shawnee scenery, river towns and outdoor days.
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Find your place
Southern Illinois, a little closer.
Shawnee scenery, river towns and outdoor days.
Highlighted counties locate these featured towns; these six WTDO discovery areas are editorial groupings, not official tourism boundaries. Markers indicate approximate town centers, not entrances or driving routes. County outlines: U.S. Census Bureau.
Three places to begin.
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Browse published places around Southern Illinois. Business details are supplied by their owners.
Photo credits & visitor sources
Real Illinois photographs, resized and converted to WebP. Displayed crops may vary; each image retains its listed license.
- Garden of the Gods Sunset.jpg — Daniel Schwen, CC BY-SA 4.0. Resized and converted to WebP; website may crop for layout.
- Main from Adams in Golconda.jpg — Nyttend, Public domain. Resized and converted to WebP; website may crop for layout.
- Carbondale.JPG — The original uploader was Xjbri at English Wikipedia., CC BY-SA 2.5. Resized and converted to WebP; website may crop for layout.
- Fort Massac IL 2.JPG — Smallbones, Public domain. Resized and converted to WebP; website may crop for layout.
Visitor information: Carbondale, Metropolis, Golconda. Check current access, hours and booking terms. Regional scenery may show nearby attractions rather than the town center.
County boundaries: U.S. Census Bureau 2025 cartographic boundary files.