Free or cheap things to do in Southern Illinois :
- Boo park
- Crab Orchard Wildlife National Refuge:
– Stop at visitors center on Route 148 to get a daily pass for $3 dollars - Marion Carnegie Library
206 S Market St, Marion, IL 62959-2516 - Marion Antique Mall
503 N Madison St, Marion, IL 62959-3071 - Warehouse Antique Mall
600 N Van Buren St, Marion, IL 62959-2342 - The HUB Recreation Center
917 W. Main Street, Marion, IL 62959-1836
- Ferne Clyffe State Park
Goreville Il 62939 - Giant City State Park
235 Giant City Rd, Makanda, IL 62958-3207 - Blue Sky Vineyard
3150 S Rocky Comfort Rd, Makanda, IL 62958-4062 - Starview Winery
5100 Wing Hill Rd, Cobden, IL 62920-3211
(Known for wine slushies) - Flamm Orchards ( call before going)
8760 Old Highway 51 N, Cobden, IL 62920-3089 - Bald Knob Cross
3630 Bald Knob Road, Alto Pass, IL 62905 - Rendleman Orchards
9680 State Route 127 N, Alto Pass, IL 62905-3077 - Garden of the Gods
50 Highway 145 S, Shawnee National Forest, Harrisburg, IL 62946-5232 - https://www.facebook.com/groups/305205873246621/
- Tunnel Hill Bike Trail