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50 things to do near Southern Illinois: Spring Break Edition

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?!

  1. St. Louis zoo

  2. Hike cove hollow trail

  3. Hike giant city state pool park

  4. Hike trillium trail

  5. Kayak local lakes

  6. Science Center in Carbondale

  7. Science center St. Louis

  8. Garden of the gods

  9. Bike tunnel hill

  10. Take the kids to bald knob cross

  11. Cedarhurst art museum (kids room)

  12. Ultimate gymnastics free play (Friday)

  13. Trampoline park Paducah

  14. Cannon Park

  15. Evergreen Park

  16. Turley Park

  17. Picnic in giant city state park

  18. Walk campus lake

  19. Makanda boardwalk

  20. Pizza and ice cream (pag’s and the big chill)

  21. St. Louis aquarium and soda fountain

  22. St. Louis train museum

  23. STL city game

  24. Riverside park in Murphy

  25. Goofy golf Marion

  26. Fly to Chicago for the day

  27. Hike Pomona bridge

  28. Ride bikes

  29. Hike Little Grand Canyon

  30. The hub indoor water park

  31. Downtown dip

  32. Day trip to Nashville Zoo

  33. Missouri Botanical Gardens

  34. City Museum St. Louis

  35. tower rock Missouri -snag lunch at st nick landmark

  36. Castle park

  37. Ray fosse park

  38. Go to a Movie

  39. McDonald’s play place

  40. Aspire kids yoga (Saturday morning)

  41. Hike panthers den

  42. Giant city lodge for lunch and climb the water tower

  43. Jackson county historical markers tour (check out this blog post for more info)

  44. Volunteer at the animal rescue shelters

  45. Golf simulator at Kokopelli

  46. Top golf in St. Louis

  47. Lafayette square park + lunch at Mcgurks

  48. Edison’s Edwardsville, IL

  49. Elephant state park in Missouri

  50. Lake Kinkaid Spillway

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