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Starved Rock Named Most Beautiful Place in IL

Conde Nast Traveler's new list highlights the 50 most scenic spots across the U.S.

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Wondering where to find the absolute prettiest scenery in Illinois? The wait is over (according to Conde Nast Traveler, anyway): Starved Rock State Park. Other Midwestern highlights: Indiana’s Indiana Dunes National Lakeshore, Michigan’s Pictured Rocks National Lakeshore, and Wisconsin’s ice caves of Apostle Islands National Lakeshore. 

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