Oak Hill Cemetery
made famouse by Edgar Lee Masters' Spoon River Anthology

While serving as the primary cemetery for the town of Lewistown, Illinois, Oak Hill Cemetery is also the most famous "fictional" cemetery in the world.  It's the famous setting for Edgar Lee Master's Spoon River Anthology.  

Illinois River Road
The Illinois River Road National Scenic Byway unites more than 100 nature-based destinations throughout the Illinois River Valley, beginning in Ottawa and ending 140 miles south in Havana. The Byway showcases great places where visitors and residents alike can go to discover and experience the nature of the region. From hunting, fishing, hiking, biking, canoeing, wetlands, gardens, birding and watching wildlife, the possibilities for adventure are endless.

 National Scenic Byway 

Emiquon National Wildlife Refuge
Emiquon once was the jewel of the Illinois River, nurturing diverse and abundant communities of native plants and animals in the complex system of backwater wetlands and lakes. Hundreds of nearby archeological sites, including Native American villages and ceremonial and burial mounds, are a quiet testimony to the abundant natural resources that supported more than 500 generations of civilization in this area.

Dickson Mounds Museum
Dickson Mounds, a branch of the Illinois State Museum and a National Historic Site, is one of th emajor on-site archaeological museums in the country.  Explore the world of the American Indian in an awe-inspiring experience. 

Rasmussen Blacksmith Shop Museum
There are only a very few blacksmith shop museums in the entire country.  The Rasmussen Blacksmith Shop Museum in Lewistown has been at it's Main Street location since 1893. 309-547-2806

Spoon River Drive 
The Spoon River Valley Scenic Drive Associates invites you to come to Fulton County, Illinois and enjoy the natural wonders of the Spoon River Valley. Spoon River has carved a wide scenic valley through Fulton County as it flows from London Mills to the south and east where it joins the Illinois River near the southeastern corner of the County. The Spoon River became nationally known from the work of Edgar Lee Masters, author of the noted Spoon River Anthology.