50 things to do near Southern Illinois: Spring Break Edition
50 Things to do if staying close to Southern Illinois for spring break
Staying around home for spring break but still want to do some activities! Here are 50 things to do if you live near Southern Illinois for spring break! Centrally located in the Midwest it is super easy to make day trips out of so many other locations! Read below for my top 50 activities to do around Southern Illinois! I always suggest if hiking to follow all the rules and check alltrails.com prior to setting out on your adventure! What are your favorite things to do?!
St. Louis zoo
Hike cove hollow trail
Hike giant city state pool park
Hike trillium trail
Kayak local lakes
Science Center in Carbondale
Science center St. Louis
Garden of the gods
Bike tunnel hill
Take the kids to bald knob cross
Cedarhurst art museum (kids room)
Ultimate gymnastics free play (Friday)
Trampoline park Paducah
Cannon Park
Evergreen Park
Turley Park
Picnic in giant city state park
Walk campus lake
Makanda boardwalk
Pizza and ice cream (pag’s and the big chill)
St. Louis aquarium and soda fountain
St. Louis train museum
STL city game
Riverside park in Murphy
Goofy golf Marion
Fly to Chicago for the day
Hike Pomona bridge
Ride bikes
Hike Little Grand Canyon
The hub indoor water park
Downtown dip
Day trip to Nashville Zoo
Missouri Botanical Gardens
City Museum St. Louis
tower rock Missouri -snag lunch at st nick landmark
Castle park
Ray fosse park
Go to a Movie
McDonald’s play place
Aspire kids yoga (Saturday morning)
Hike panthers den
Giant city lodge for lunch and climb the water tower
Jackson county historical markers tour (check out this blog post for more info)
Volunteer at the animal rescue shelters
Golf simulator at Kokopelli
Top golf in St. Louis
Lafayette square park + lunch at Mcgurks
Edison’s Edwardsville, IL
Elephant state park in Missouri
Lake Kinkaid Spillway