
Galena, Before the Crowds
A Mississippi River town that peaked in 1850 and knows it. Main Street still runs on brick and iron storefronts, the best hotel is an 1855 mansion on a hill, and the whole town shuts down by 9pm in a way that feels like the point. Go in October or March when the tour buses stay home.
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