The Rose Hotel - Bed & Breakfast in Southern Illinois, Elizabethtown, IL

Area Attractions

Pounds Hollow Lake and Rim Rock Forest Trail
Relax in the tranquility of this 25 acre picturesque lake nestled in a deep, wooded valley. Enjoy camping picnicking, fishing, paddle-boating and swimming. (Currently under renovation with projected completion at the end of 2003, the Forest Service plans a ribbon cutting in the spring of 2004.) Hike the Rim Rock trail which meanders through native hardwoods, past the remains of an old Indian Wall. Take the rock stairway to the valley leading to a huge rock shelter bluff called Ox-Lot Cave. Pass through “Fat Man’s Misery”, a narrow passageway through massive cliffs and huge boulders.



Garden of the Gods
Explore the rock formations, cliffs and trails of the most visited site in the Shawnee National Forest. See Camel Rock, Anvil Rock, Devil’s Smokestack and many other fascinating formations. Listed in USA Today as “One of Ten Great Places to Photograph”, the site is adjacent to a 3000 acre wilderness area which is relatively undisturbed. Connects to River to River Trail.



American Fluorite Museum
Discover the Illinois State Mineral – “Fluorspar”. Learn of its history, production and uses. Hardin County was the largest fluorspar-producing area in the United States.



Cave-In-Rock Free Ferry
Ride the only Illinois Ferry crossing the Ohio River and view the lifestyle of our Kentucky Amish neighbors.



Illinois Iron Furnace
On the National Register of Historic Places, step back in time to Civil War days when “pig-iron” was smelted in the first charcoal-fired iron furnace in Illinois. Iron ore mined from the nearby hills was mixed with charcoal and smelted down to "pigs." These were then shipped to Mounds during the Civil War and were used in constructing the Union Iron clad boats used to keep the rivers clear during the Civil War. Read about the importance of this area in days gone by in the visitor center, unwind in the secluded valley where you can picnic, hike and swim in the “ole swimmin’ hole”.



Old Stone Face
Marvel at nature’s handiwork. The likeness is one of the finest, most natural to be found anywhere. Plan on a hike when you visit.



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