15 Hidden Illinois Towns Most People Have Never Heard Of

The best places to have an unexpected great adventure are the ones most other people never discover. That's definitely true for more than a dozen Illinois towns that most people have never heard of, but all have great reasons for you to visit them.

I am not only familiar with many of these small Illinois communities, but I've spent time in several. I have lifelong friends that grew up in the Pittsfield area and Grafton is a relatively small place that also happens to have multitudes of things to do. Looking at you, water park. Sadly, most of the world will just Google vacation spots and then head off to the most common results. All of the relatively hidden Illinois towns in this list have great things to offer. You just need to go off-the-beaten path for a change to discover them.