It contains numerous forest preserves and hundreds of archaeological and historic sites. It also affords an opportunity to study the geological history of the glacial floodplains as well as rare native flora and migratory waterfowl. Among the most popular state parks are the Illinois and Michigan Canal State park, located between Joliet and LaSalle, which offers hiking, biking and canoeing, and Starved Rock Park, near Ottawa, with excellent hiking trails, excursion boats in the summer, and beautiful views of the Illinois River all year round. Most of the sites in the Corridor can be reached by the Rock Island Railroad which leaves from the LaSalle Street Station at LaSalle and Van Buren. Galena, once a lead mining center and a leading Illinois city, is located almost on the Mississippi River.
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Take U.S.Route 20 to get there by car, or take the Greyhound bus. Oak Park Visitors Center in Oak Park offers walking tour maps of the area boasting a number of Wright designed homes, including his own. The Visitors Center is located at 158 N. Forest, and isopen daily from 10 5. These are only a few of the interesting places to visit near Chicago.