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Tourist info: Chicago & Illinois Tourism,
Cellet Travel Services, Brook House,
ILLINOIS
47, High Street, Henley-in-Arden,
Warwickshire, B95 5AA.
ILLINOIS
the land of lincoln
Tel: 01564 794999 Fax: 01564 795333
Brochure Line: 08700 503 410
E-mail:
info@cellet.co.uk
Web:
www.gochicago.com.
Also in the UK: Great Lakes of North
Land Area: 56,400 sq. miles,
America Tel: 01564 794 999
24th largest state
Web:
www.greatlakesnorthamerica.co.uk
Springfield Convention & Visitors Bureau
Population: 12,419,293
Tel: 01564 794 999 State Capital: Springfield
Web:
www.visit-springfieldillinois.com
Largest City: Chicago
Local Time: CST – 6 hrs behind the UK
If you only see one
Climate: Hot summers, cold winters with
snow December to March. Moderate rainfall
thing...
the rest of the year.
llinois is the 24th largest state in the US. interactive public art and ice skating, al
Millennium Park, Abraham Lincoln
The same size as England and Wales and fresco dining and free classical music.
Presidential Library & Museum, the
bordered on three sides by water. A visit The centerpiece of the park is the Frank
Magnificent Mile®.
here offers an opportunity to explore the Gehry-designed Jay Pritzker Pavilion and
American heartland, its small towns, the 110-ton elliptical sculpture designed
Strange but true...
shopping outlets, national parks, wineries by the celebrated British artist Anish
and legendary Route 66. One of the Kapoor.
Chicago has produced more Nobel Prize
state's newest major attractions is The For architecture buffs, Chicago and
laureates than any other city 77. Many
Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library & Illinois have much to offer. The city has
famous "firsts" were born in Illinois,
Museum in Springfield. three of the world’s tallest skyscrapers
zipper (1896) steel frame skyscraper
Chicago, one of America’s great cities, while nearby Oak Park boasts the largest
(1885) and McDonalds Restaurant
situated on beautiful Lake Michigan, concentration of Frank Lloyd Wright-
(1955).
boasts 29 miles of lakefront, including designed buildings. For shoppers, the
bike paths and sandy beaches. On 24 Magnificent Mile® is lined with premier
Look out for...
lush acres in the heart of downtown, sits department stores and boutiques. For
Oprah Winfrey, John Cusack.
the magnificent Millennium Park, a cen- those who like to explore after dark,
tre for world-class art, music, architec- there are many jazz and blues clubs,
ture and landscape design. Experience symphonies, rock concerts and theatre.
Tourist info: Indiana Tourism Division.
INDIANA
One North Capitol, Indianapolis, IN 46204-
2288, US. Tel: 001 800 677 9800
the hoosier state
Fax: 001 317 233 6887
INDIANA
Web:
www.enjoyindiana.com Also in
the UK: Great Lakes of North America
Web:
www.greatlakesnorthamerica.co.uk
You’re bound to discover something
Land Area: 36,185 square miles.
new each time you visit Indiana!
Population: 6,080,485
You can enjoy our cities, towns and
main streets. Explore our parks, caves
State Capital: Indianapolis
and forests. Sample our restaurants, Largest City: Indianapolis
museums, and entertainments. You
Local time: Most of Indiana is on
can enjoy 26 miles of white sandy CST – 6 hrs behind the UK A few counties
beaches along Lake Michigan, visit are in other time zones.
world-class universities and enjoy
Climate: Annual mean temperature,
dozens of auto related race-tracks 52.3 degrees Fahrenheit. Annual mean rain-
and car museums. fall is 39.45 inches.
In the northern part of the state
State Parks: None
visit Nappanee and keep a sharp
lookout for Amish families’ horse- Columbus, a city that the American
drawn buggies clopping along the Institute of Architects ranked as sixth If you only see one thing...
streets as you check out antique and in the nation for quality, innovation
for car enthusiasts - see the Indianapolis Motor Speedway, the Indianapolis Raceway Park and
craft shops, and be sure to visit Amish and design. Visit more than 50 public
dozens of other racetracks, car museums and race-track schools where they can actually ride.
Acre’s 80-acre restored farm. buildings designed by world famous
Northern Indiana is home to the architects.
Look out for...
second largest population of Amish in Once you wind through the hilly
the US. areas of southern Indiana you’ll reach
John Cougar Mellencamp in the area of Seymour and Bloomington where he makes his
At the new Indiana State Museum Madison and step back into the casu-
home. David Letterman, Jane Pauley, Florence Henderson, Michael Jackson, Larry Bird,
in Indianapolis, sculptures represent- al charm of the early 1800’s in this
Shelley Long were all born in Indiana.
ing Indiana’s 92 counties are incorpo- historic river community on the
rated into the outside of the building. mighty Ohio.
Strange but true...
Inside, exhibits showcase Indiana art, Tour restored mansions, wineries
The nation’s first gasoline pump was installed in Fort Wayne on September 5, 1885.
science and culture. and an architecturally stunning down-
Just south of Indianapolis, visit town.
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