| Introduction | p. ix |
| Spring | |
| Call of the Wild Peoria | p. 3 |
| Lake Michigan Circle Tour Northeastern Illinois | p. 7 |
| Hemingway's Hometown Oak Park | p. 15 |
| Everything's OK at the Wyatt Earp Museum Monmouth | p. 19 |
| Land of Lincoln's Loopy Landmarks | p. 21 |
| Flower Fantasies | p. 27 |
| Abe's Birthday Bash Springfield | p. 31 |
| Museum Without Walls Chicago Loop | p. 35 |
| Where the "real Baseball" Lives Dyersville, Iowa | p. 41 |
| Easter Awakenings Bloomington | p. 45 |
| From Treasures to Trinkets Sandwich | p. 47 |
| An Inn-Sider's Guide to Springtime Romance All Around Illinois | p. 51 |
| Lifestyles of the Rich and Famous Vernon Hills | p. 55 |
| Summer | |
| Great Times at Great America Gurnee | p. 61 |
| Riding the Rails to Weekend Adventure Far North, West, and South Suburban Chicago | p. 65 |
| State Fair Time Springfield | p. 73 |
| Home of the Man of Steel Metropolis | p. 77 |
| Prairie Primer Morris | p. 79 |
| Bearing Up Under the Sun Platteville, Wisconsin | p. 83 |
| Scottish Fling Oak Brook | p. 85 |
| Land of the Mound Builders Collinsville | p. 89 |
| Mozart Mania Woodstock | p. 93 |
| The Town That Time Forgot Galena | p. 97 |
| African American Legacies | p. 103 |
| Illinois State Parks | p. 109 |
| Corny Fun | p. 117 |
| Garfield Farm Lafox | p. 121 |
| Canoe Illini Northern Illinois | p. 127 |
| Fall | |
| Apple Adventures Wauconda | p. 137 |
| Fall Color Caravan | p. 141 |
| Jackpot Journeys | p. 147 |
| Amish Sojourn Arthur and Arcola | p. 153 |
| The Great River Road Along the Mississippi River | p. 159 |
| Up and Down on the Farm | p. 165 |
| Ghastly Gourds Sycamore | p. 169 |
| Shawnee Ramble Southern Illinois | p. 171 |
| Canal Capers Lemont to La Salle | p. 177 |
| An Honest Abe Thanksgiving Petersburg | p. 183 |
| An Oregon Outing | p. 187 |
| Stepping Back into Time Elsah | p. 191 |
| Winter | |
| Road to Utopia Bishop Hill | p. 197 |
| Treasure Troves Chicago | p. 201 |
| Bogged Down in Winter Ingleside | p. 205 |
| Lights, Camera, Holiday Action Findlay, Belleville, East Peoria | p. 207 |
| Where Eagles Dare Rock Island | p. 211 |
| Time Travels Rockford | p. 215 |
| Downhill Thrills | p. 219 |
| Tour-Riffic Chicago | p. 223 |
| A Final Yule Fling--with a French Accent Ellis Grove | p. 227 |
| Chicago's Cultural Gems | p. 229 |
| Gonna Pump You Up Gilman | p. 233 |
| The Wright Stuff | p. 237 |
| Index | p. 243 |
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