Freeport Travel Guide
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Welcome to Freeport, IL!
This WorldWeb.com travel and tourism guide for Freeport, featuring hotels and other accommodations, tours, attractions, events, shopping and more, will help you plan a successful visit to Freeport, Illinois, U.S.A.
While walking around Freeport, guests will be able to get a feel for the history of the city since several districts, such as the downtown and the Old River School area, have been preserved. Each year at the end of August, a re-enactment of the 1858 debate between Abraham Lincoln and Stephen Douglass is held in Debate Square. On clear Wednesday nights, visitors are invited to the JETS Observatory to peer into the skies through a large telescope. Green space is abundant here, with several popular parks, including Read Park, the Oakdale Nature Preserve and Knape Park, each boasting more than a mere playground. People can also take a tour of the northern Illinois countryside on the Silver Creek & Stephenson Railroad Antique Steam Train, which runs from May to October.
Tourist Attractions
Visitors in Freeport can visit one of the city's oldest homes, the Taylor Home from 1857, as well as many exhibits at the Stephenson County Historical Society Museum.
Hotels & Motels
Originally built in the 1920s, the Hampton Inn Freeport has been renovated, yet still maintains its historic charm.
