5.0Galena On The Fly(105 reviews) - AMAZING pilot, incredible views and I loved EVERY MINUTE! Sightseeing Tours
This experience has been on my bucket list for YEARS and I am so happy we chose Andy and his amazing staff at Galena On The Fly to share it with! My best friend and I did the sunrise flight and from the very beginning, Andy was humorous and informative and his added touches really set him apart from other companies, as the scenery speaks for itself. Throughout our ride Andy provided us with a soundtrack of facts about Galena, the balloon and funny anecdotes that kept us all laughing and enjoying ourselves, the entire time. When we landed and enjoyed our champagne and chocolate, even though the ride was over and we weren't 4,000 up in the air enjoying breathtaking views, he kept us all smiling with stories of past rides, the locals that support and allow the balloon landings and overall it was just an amazing experience and I could not have been happier! Thank you Andy and everyone at Galena On The Fly!!See more..
"Home on the range." What does this have to do with splitting atoms and some of the most brilliant minds in the world? Actually, everything. Fermilab is not only home to a geniously-clad scientific laboratory, but also acres and acres of historical farm land where the buffalo roam. Love nature? This is your place. Once you move through the gates of this organization you can expect to see beautiful fields and praries, animals, water, play grounds and living communities that provide a "home" to of some of our most intelligent individuals in the world. Truly, Fermilab is a fascinating place to get to know. Don't forget your camera!See more..
4.0Grafton Harbor(16 reviews) - A MUST DO in Grafton...Highly recomend it! Sunday: 11:00 AM - 10:00 PM Sightseeing Tours
I took my 7 yr old son & his friend from his hockey team and we all loved it! Everyone on staff was very pleasant and helpful. The Captain even invited the boys to an opportunity to drive the boat awhile!!! They thought that was just the best!!!See more..
5.0Scovil Bakery(1 review) - Have you tasted the 1840s gingerbread cookies? Cultural Tours • Sightseeing Tours • Food Tours The Scovil Bakery is a must-see attraction when visiting historic Nauvoo, Illinois. Located at 350 North Main Street, north of Hotchkiss, it affords an opportunity for visitors to experience a baker's style before electric and gas ovens. See baking equipment of the 1840s, including a bustle oven, an open hearth and a spider pan. And before you leave, be sure to taste a gingerbread cookie made from the old 1840s recipe. The bakery, which is open daily from 10 to 6:30, annually hands out over 50,000 free gingerbread cookies. Lucius and Lury Scovil operated this bakery on the west side of Main Street immediately south of the Cultural Hall in historic Nauvoo. The business model of the bakery was to provide customers with bread, crackers, cakes, jellys and candies of all descriptions and marriage cakes made to order on the shortest notice. Lury died before Lucius left on the Mormon migration to Utah in 1846. It was during his Mormon mission in 1846 that Lucius commissioned the Twigg Potteries in Staffordshire, England, to make the famous Nauvoo Temple Plates commemorating the dedication of the original Nauvoo Temple in May of 1846. Scovil commissioned 50 dozen plates and only 14 are known to exist today. One is on display at the bakery, Another is on display at Heber C. Kimball's house in Nauvoo and 12 are houses at the Church History Museum in Salt Lake City, Utah. In the center of the plate is a depiction of the original Nauvoo Temple with the names of Brigham Young and other members of the Quorum of Twelve Apostles.See more..
