LASR.net Homepage




Menu

Galena, Illinois

  • Galena Birding

    Birding trips to the banks of the Mississippi, mature woodlands or open meadows last approximately 2 1/2 hours. ...
    Galena Birding

Attractions and Upcoming Events

Galena/Jo Daviess County History Museum

Housed in the 1858 Daniel A. Barrows mansion where much of the home's original detail still exists, the museum exhibits include Civil War, mining, steamboating, clothing, geology, dolls, toys. Original 1830

Galena, IL Museums

Ulysses S. Grant Home State Historic Site

The Ulysses S. Grant Home in Galena, Illinois is the former home of Ulysses S. Grant, the Civil War General and later 18

Galena, IL Famous Homes


Washburne House State Historic Site

This renovated site was home to popular Congressman and political adviser to Abraham Lincoln and Ulysses S. Grant, and ambassador to France (1869-1877). Grant's election night news was received here via telegraph. Washburne's house was completed in 1845

Galena, IL Famous Homes


Things to do near Galena, IL

Galena Public Library and Historic Collection

The Galena Public Library was endowed by the Felt Family and built in 1907 in the Greek Revival style. The reading room featu...

Labyrinth Meditation Garden

This quiet place is for healing, reflection, prayer and meditation. The site has a walking labyrinth, an ornamental grass ber...

Fox Valley Winery

Come experience one of Illinois' premier boutique wineries. A unique experience, where you can sample our wines and judge for...

Chaplin Creek Historic Village

Home of the Franklin Grove Area Historical Society, Chaplin Creek is an evolving prairie community set in the 1835-1895 perio...

Graham-Ginestra House

The Graham-Ginestra House is an 1857 Italianate limestone house with ceiling murals, parquet floors, pocket doors, stained gl...