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<p><strong>Getaway from: <a title="Fall Weekend Getaway Ideas: Affordable Culture in Galena" href="http://www.travelandleisure.com/weekend-getaways/search/chicago">Chicago</a></strong><br /> At the northwestern tip of Illinois, the town of Galena counts fewer than 5,000 residents, but draws more than a million visitors each year. The appeal? A great <a title="Fall Weekend Getaway Ideas: Affordable Culture in Galena" href="http://www.travelandleisure.com/articles/americas-greatest-main-streets/2">Main Street</a>, trolley tours past beautiful 19th-century buildings, canoeing trips along the Galena River, and, for history buffs, seeing the place where President Ulysses S. Grant’s family lived and worked—and where he himself lived for about two years. The town also has galleries, craft shops, and boutiques.<br /> <a title="Fall Weekend Getaway Ideas: Affordable Culture in Galena" href="http://www.travelandleisure.com/weekend-getaways/chicago/football-in-south-bend-in">Get the Details&gt;&gt;</a></p>

Galena/Jo Daviess County Convention & Visitors Bureau

Affordable Culture in Galena, IL

Getaway from: Chicago
At the northwestern tip of Illinois, the town of Galena counts fewer than 5,000 residents, but draws more than a million visitors each year. The appeal? A great Main Street, trolley tours past beautiful 19th-century buildings, canoeing trips along the Galena River, and, for history buffs, seeing the place where President Ulysses S. Grant’s family lived and worked—and where he himself lived for about two years. The town also has galleries, craft shops, and boutiques.
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