Illinois Landmarks Map
A free printable illustrated map of Illinois for kids. It shows 8 landmarks and natural places and 4 industries where they really are, along with the state symbols, 6 cities and a box of key facts. It comes in color and in ink-saving black and white, sized for US Letter paper.
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Color or black and white.
Both are free, sized for US Letter paper, and come as a PDF to print or a PNG image for slides.
Color
The full-color map, for a wall display or a color printer.
Black and white
The same map with no color or shading. Prints cleanly on a classroom printer and saves ink.
What is on the Illinois map
Every picture sits at its real location in Illinois, with a one-line fact beside it. Springfield, the capital, is marked with a star.
Landmarks and natural places
- Lake Michigan: It is the only Great Lake entirely in the US.
- Mississippi River: It forms the state’s western border.
- Garden of the Gods: Ancient sandstone cliffs carved by nature.
- Starved Rock State Park: It features eighteen canyons carved by water.
- Lincoln Home: Lincoln lived here before becoming president.
- Cahokia Mounds: An ancient city built by Native Americans.
- Willis Tower: It was the tallest building for 25 years.
- Reagan Boyhood Home: The 40th US president lived here as a boy.
What Illinois makes and grows
- Corn Farming: Illinois is a top producer of corn in the US.
- Soybean Fields: Illinois grows billions of pounds of soybeans.
- Coal Mining: The state has huge underground coal reserves.
- Pumpkin Farming: Most US canned pumpkin is packed in Morton.
State symbols
- Northern Cardinal: They stay bright red even in snowy winters.
- Violet: Its colorful petals are actually edible.
- White Oak: This sturdy tree can live for many centuries.
- Tully Monster: A unique fossil from 300 million years ago.
Illinois key facts
From the box on the map
- Nickname
- The Prairie State
- Capital
- Springfield
- Largest city
- Chicago
- Became a state
- December 3, 1818 (21st)
- State bird
- Northern Cardinal
- State flower
- Violet
- State tree
- White Oak
- Motto
- State sovereignty, national union
Cities shown
- Chicago
- Springfield (capital)
- Rockford
- Peoria
- Champaign-Urbana
- East St. Louis
The outline, rivers and cities are drawn from map data. Pictures of crops and industries are placed in a part of the state where each is typical.