The top 10 Illinois historic sites are in – chosen by voters in the Illinois Top 200 project. Here are 10 must-see destinations showcasing the history of Illinois.

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5. Cahokia Mounds

Morning visitors walk up and down the steps of Monk’s Mound at Cahokia Mounds State Park. Photo by Jeff Adkins/Farm Flavor Media

A thousand years ago, it was a thriving city known as the City of the Sun. Today it’s a World Heritage Site and the largest pre-Columbian archaeological site north of Mexico.

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  • Sherry Brandsema

    Looking for information on the estate on Spring between Wright & Canedy where my gr-gr-grandfather worked as a gardener late 1860s to 1870 when he was listed (not indexed) in the census as living in the household of George A. Schull

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