Historic National Road - Illinois
Illinois National Road Museum Tour

Departure:	Lincoln School Museum, Illinois
Destination:	Collinsville Historical Museum, Illinois
Time to allow:	1 day

This tour takes the traveler through some of the museums located on the National Road in Illinois. The tour begins in Martinsville and goes to Collinsville (east of St. Louis).

Day 1

• Start: Lincoln School Museum

  

  This quality museum was originally built in 1888, the school is open to groups for an interpretation of early pioneer days.

• Stop 1: Franciscan Monastery Museum

  From previous stop:	43 minutes / 38 mi (60.8 km)
  Directions:	Go south on Pleasant View and turn right onto E. Ohio St. Take another right onto N. York St. and go 1 mile. When you come to US 40 turn left onto it and start going southwest. Follow US 40 for 35 miles until you get into Teutopolis. Then turn left onto Garrett St. Follow this road until you see the Monastery.
  Suggested time at this stop:	40 minutes

  Dating back to 1858, this historic monastery has a wonderful museum that displays artifacts from early settlers as well as the Franciscan Fathers. Visitors can view pioneer items such as toys and kitchen utensils, and religious items such as Bibles and vestments. There also antique legal documents on display such as marriage licenses.

• Stop 2: My Garage Corvette Museum

  From previous stop:	13 minutes / 5.96 mi (9.5 km)
  Directions:	Go north on S. Pearl St and turn left onto US 40. Follow US 40 for 4.5 miles. Stay straight to go onto W. Fayette Ave. and make a U-turn to get to the museum on the other side of the road.
  Suggested time at this stop:	35 minutes

  This museum is a must for automobile lovers. On display are vintage Corvettes from the 50s and 60s, a perfect museum for the National Road.

• End: Collinsville Historical Museum

  From previous stop:	2 hours 14 minutes / 91.23 mi (146.0 km)
  Directions:	Go east on W. Fayette Ave. and turn right onto US 40. Follow US 40 for 68.16 miles. Merge onto I 55 and take it southwest until you can turn left and go south on IL 159. After 2.6 miles turn right and go onto E. Clay St. Follow it to N. Guernsey St. and then turn left onto W. Main St. Follow W. Main St. until you see the museum.

  This museum offers the visitor a unique glance into lives of the region's residents, all the way back to John Cook, the first settler in 1810. Many interesting artifacts are on display, including a variety of Civil War objects and miners tools.

Totals for Day 1

Total Distance Traveled:	135.19 miles / 216.3 km
Total Travel Time:	3 hours 10 minutes
Total Stopping Time:	1 hour 15 minutes