This 4K video reveals Illinois beyond Chicago's skyline, featuring geological formations like the massive Thornton Quarry and ancient Starved Rock State Park canyons carved by glacial floods. The documentary explores historic sites including Galena's lead mining heritage, Frank Lloyd Wright's homes in Oak Park, and landmarks like Lincoln Park, Buckingham Fountain, and the Chicago Harbor Lighthouse.
- Duration
- 51 min 9 s
- Route distance
- 2850.5 km
- Start
- Welcome to Illinois
- End
- Bahá'í House of Worship
- Stops
- 30
- Channel author
- Trip Insight
Timestamps and places
- — Welcome to Illinois
- — Thornton Quarry
- — Galena
- — Oak Park
- — Starved Rock State Park
- — Northfield
- — Rockford
- — Wauconda
- — Peoria
- — Evanston
- — Lincoln Park
- — Chicago Harbor Lighthouse
- — Old Joliet Prison / Joliet Correctional Center
- — Chicago Downtown (Chicago)
- — Millennium Park
- — Chicago River
- — Buckingham Fountain
- — Illinois River
- — Lake Michigan
- — Navy Pier
- — Pilsen
- — Naperville
- — North Avenue Beach
- — Adler Planetarium
- — Arlington Heights
- — Promontory Point
- — Shedd Aquarium
- — Garfield Park
- — Field Museum
- — Willowbrook Village
- — Northwestern University
- — Chillicothe
- — Alton
- — Grant Park
- — Northbrook
- — Bahá'í House of Worship
- — Mississippi River
- — Lake of Egypt
- — Outro
Route on the map
Wonders of Illinois | The Heart of the American Midwest | Travel Video 4K