You say the family would rather stay home than go on a getaway together? Tell them they’ll boat on beautiful Rend Lake, ride horseback deep into the Shawnee National Forest, bike on trails through sweeping landscapes, hike among soaring sandstone bluffs, explore caves that once harbored river pirates, and visit the home of Superman. Now, you were saying?
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Kids will get a kick out of the stone petting zoo and submerged Boeing 727 airplane as they scuba dive or snorkel in this stone quarry. Younger children can kayak with grown-ups or play on the beach.
Located at Rend Lake, this state-run art center displays and sells the works of more than 850 Illinois artists. Children’s art classes and artist demonstrations are regularly scheduled.
