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Galena: One of America's Most Popular Tourist and Vacation Destinations
Eagle Ridge Resort & Spa, located in Illinois' Galena territory serves as the prime Midwestern resort for a variety of reasons – one being its proximity to Galena, Illinois.
Galena is a very popular tourist destination hosting millions of visitors each year. One reason for the city's apparent magnetism exists in the fact that 85% of the structures in Galena are listed on the National Register of Historic Places. Galena's old fashioned ambiance greatly contributes to the city's charm and popularity.
The city of Galena and our nearby Galena hotel attract history enthusiasts for reasons other than the city's architecture. Various notable Civil War figures came from Galena, Illinois. Ulysses S. Grant, the American Civil War general and 18th U.S. President, lived in Galena. For several years, he worked as an assistant in his father and brother's local leather shop. Today the home in which Grant lived for several years after the Civil War is one of the more popular Galena tourist attractions.
Guests to our Galena hotel frequently comment on the old-world atmosphere of the city. Guests also enjoy Main Street in downtown Galena. With an endless array of specialty shops and restaurants to choose from along an old brick-paved street, those who stay at our Galena hotel truly appreciate Galena's eclectic dining and retail options.
In addition to its pull as a historic haven for shoppers and history buffs, Galena is particularly popular among “weekenders” from Chicago. Many of these weekenders keep second homes in the area or stay in our foremost Galena hotel.