Get in
[edit]By car
[edit]- Interstate 74 links Galesburg with the Quad Cities to the north and Peoria, Bloomington-Normal, and Champaign-Urbana to the southeast. US Highways 34 and 150 also run through Galesburg.
By train
[edit]- 1 Amtrak, 225 S Seminary St. Galesburg is served by the California Zephyr (Chicago to the San Francisco Bay Area), Southwest Chief (Chicago to Los Angeles), and the Illinois Zephyr/Carl Sandburg (Chicago to Quincy).
Get around
[edit]
Map of Galesburg
By bus
[edit]- Galesburg Transit (309 342-4242) provides service Monday through Saturday, with most buses running from 7AM. to 6PM.
See
[edit]- 1 Carl Sandburg Birthplace and Boyhood Home, 313 E 3rd St, ☏ +1 309 342-2361. Apr-Nov: Th-Su 9AM-5PM.
- Knox College, site of a Lincoln - Douglas debate
- Galesburg Railroad Museum, 211 S Seminary St. Lots of rail exhibits including locomotives on display in a city closely tied to the rail industry. F-Su Noon-4PM. Adults $6, Children 8-16 $3. +1 309-342-9400.
Do
[edit]Buy
[edit]Eat
[edit]- The Landmark Cafe & Creperie, 62 S. Seminary St. M-Th 11AM-9PM, F 11AM-10PM, Sa 9AM-10PM, Su 9AM-9PM. Housed in a building designated a landmark site by the City of Galesburg Landmark Commission.
Drink
[edit]Sleep
[edit]- 1 Fairfield Inn & Suites by Marriott Galesburg, 901 W Carl Sandburg Dr, ☏ +1 309-344-1911.
Connect
[edit]Go next
[edit]| Routes through Galesburg |
| Omaha ← Burlington ← | W  E
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→ Naperville → Chicago |
| Kansas City ← Fort Madison ← | W  E
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→ Naperville → Chicago |
| Davenport ← Moline ← | N  E
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→ Peoria → Normal |
| Osceola ← Burlington ← | W  E
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→ Jct N   S → Aurora
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| END ← Moline ← | W  E
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→ Peoria → Danville |