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Galena, IL.
Galena is the Midwest's best-preserved Victorian river town — Ulysses S. Grant's house is on Main Street. The independent inn scene is unusually deep for a town of 3,000: DeSoto House (1855, where Grant gave his presidential acceptance), Goldmoor Inn, Chestnut Mountain Resort, Aldrich Guest House.
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Galena, IL
Goldmoor Inn
Adults-only 14-room boutique on a Mississippi River bluff — Forbes-rated dinners.
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Galena, IL
Aldrich Guest House
An 1845 Greek Revival mansion — five rooms, walking distance to Main Street.
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Galena, IL
Chestnut Mountain Resort
A 220-acre family-owned ski-and-summer resort on the Mississippi — 120 rooms, the only Illinois ski hill.
Galena, IL
DeSoto House Hotel
Built 1855 — where Grant gave his presidential acceptance speech, 55 rooms on Main Street.
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