Galena

We always say it's hard to pick just ONE town in the entire state, but according to a recent article in Architectural Digest they did just that.

There once was a parson in the early days of Missouri known as Keithly. He left in the California gold rush and came back with riches. Many believe his treasure is hidden somewhere in a cave near Galena, Missouri. To this day it has never been found, but there are hints to its whereabouts.

There is one small town in Illinois that people rave about, and travel websites fawn over, now a certain website claims they found the best things to do in this town and that will convince you to drive hours for a day (or two) in Galena, IL.

Save the trip to the United Kingdom to see Stonehedge, there is a look-a-like in the Galena Township in Illinois.

I'm a fan of waterfalls so there's a good chance that I'm not being objective about this, but I believe that Thunder Bay Falls in Illinois is more than worth a road trip. I'll attempt to prove my point of why you might want to bucket list this water sight.

If you like to camp in a fancy way, you could stay in a real Missouri yurt. This is an option near Galena and you can see what it's really like inside now.

The other day, we offered up some suggestions for Missouri romantic getaways. In the interest of equal time, we thought we should also pass along some suggestions on places for you and your sweetie to get away to in the Land of Lincoln.

City life, lake life, rivers, farms, wineries, parks, prairies and so much more. There's so much to love about Illinois. There's beauty all around us.

You might to be into hiking, but what about hiking with cute animals? Goats are some of the most hilarious and sweet animals. You might not know this about goats. It's one of the many reasons they created goat yoga, life is just better when you have goats around...