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Old Market House State Historic Site

123 N Commerce St, Galena, IL 61036
815 777 3310
Ranked #14 of 20 attractions in Galena
4.0 of 5 stars 8 Reviews
Type: Historic Sites, Architectural Buildings
Description: Vendors peddled their wares at this Greek Revival Market House in the 19th century, which now hosts changing exhibits, meetings and special events.
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Chicago, Illinois
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5 of 5 stars Reviewed May 19, 2012

Loved viewing items owned by the Grant family and interesting facts about their lives. More

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Fort Wayne, IN
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3 of 5 stars Reviewed May 18, 2012

Nice place with wonderful service. Food was OK but nothing special. More

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Madison, Wisconsin
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8 reviews 8 reviews
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3 of 5 stars Reviewed April 30, 2012

The museum has multiple cabinets with clusters of artifacts from the civil war and the life of Ulysses S. Grant and his family. The written guide to the cabinets needs some updating as some contents have been moved around and some of the items are a bit less relevant (commercial souvenirs and the like). The cabinets surround the gift shop... More

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Urbandale, Iowa
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7 reviews 7 reviews
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5 of 5 stars Reviewed March 2, 2012

If you want homemade food like Grandma's ... this is the place. We split a meal again and had more than enough to eat ... great place to relax and cozy back room if you want more privacy. More

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southern wisconsin
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4 of 5 stars Reviewed February 26, 2012

After touring the U.S. Grant home, we wanted to learn and see more, so we sought out the Old Market House. We spent a good hour or so looking at and learning from their displays. There was plenty to keep all 6 of us interested for that amount of time. History, geneology, antique, political, and fashion buffs alike will find... More

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3 of 5 stars Reviewed January 5, 2012

Market House was filled with many locally made U.S. Grant banners, ceramics, paintings as well as a brief history of Gen. Grant's family and life in Galena/ More

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Galena, Illinois
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4 of 5 stars Reviewed October 24, 2011

The displays in here are incredible, many Grant displays and the place is very well kept More

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DuPage County, IL
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10 helpful votes 10 helpful votes
5 of 5 stars Reviewed October 21, 2011

This town really knows how to promote itself well and has great people at all of their visitors centers -- their biggest assets! They really know what is going on in the area and are very helpful with personal experience about all there is to see and do. Make sure you make one of the visitors centers your first stop... More

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