Places to visit
War Memorials & Military Museums in Illinois
152 war memorials and 11 military museums in Illinois — places to remember and learn, listed by town with a map.
152memorials
11museums
Military museums (11)
| Name | City |
|---|---|
| National Veterans Art Museum | Chicago |
| Pritzker Military Museum & Library Hours: Mo-Sa 10:00-16:00; Tu-Th 10:00-18:00; Su 12:00-16:00 | Chicago |
| Danville War Museum Hours: Th,Fr 12:00-16:00; Sa 10:00-16:00 | Danville |
| Prairie Aviation Museum Hours: Sa,Su 11:00-15:00; Nov-Mar off | near Heyworth |
| Simpkins Military History Museum | Heyworth |
| Illinois Aviation Museum | near Naperville |
| Livingston County War Museum Hours: Mo-Sa 10:00-16:00; Su 12:00-16:00 | Pontiac |
| Veterans Memorial Hall and Museum Hours: Tu-Fr 09:00-16:00 | Rockford |
| Russell Military Museum | Russell |
| Illinois State Military Museum Hours: 13:00-16:30; PH off | Springfield |
| Air Classics Museum of Aviation | Sugar Grove |
Where Medal of Honor recipients rest in Illinois
- Calvary Cemetery5 recipients
- Graceland Cemetery5 recipients
- Rose Hill Cemetery5 recipients
- All Saints Cemetery3 recipients
- Clarendon Hills Cemetery3 recipients
- Greenwood Cemetery3 recipients
- Sunset Cemetery3 recipients
- Forest Home Cemetery2 recipients
- Holy Sepulchre Cemetery2 recipients
- Mount Carmel Cemetery2 recipients
- Mount Olivet Cemetery2 recipients
- Oak Ridge Cemetery2 recipients
- Ottawa Avenue Cemetery2 recipients
- Prairie City Cemetery2 recipients
- Resurrection Cemetery2 recipients
War memorials
Monuments to veterans and the fallen, from Civil War soldiers’ statues to Vietnam and Gold Star memorials, grouped by town.
| Name | City |
|---|---|
| Civil War Prison | near Alton |
| Elsah Soldiers | near Alton |
| Veteran's Memorial | near Athens |
| Kane County Veterans Memorial | near Batavia |
| Gold Star Men of the World War | near Berwyn |
| Gold Star of the World War | near Berwyn |
| War Memorial Monument | near Berwyn |
| Soldiers Monument | near Bourbonnais |
| Veterans Memorial | near Cahokia |
| Desert Storm Memorial | near Cairo |
| 50th Anniversary of the Rainbow Division WWI | near Chicago |
| African American Marine Corps Memorial | near Chicago |
| Archer Heights Veterans Monument | near Chicago |
| Belleau Wood Memorial “Belleau Wood Formerly known as Senne Wood Named to dedicate the service rendered by the men of the Decond Division in the World War 1917-1918” | near Chicago |
| Chinese American Veterans Memorial | near Chicago |
| Clearing-Park Shops Memorial | near Chicago |
| East Side Memorial | near Chicago |
| Edward Butch O'Hare | near Chicago |
| Eternal Flame | near Chicago |
| Gold Star Families Memorial | near Chicago |
| Gold Star Men of the World War | near Chicago |
| Gold Star Men of the World War “Gold Star Men of the World War Howard W. Andrews Q.M. Corps Gunnar Dahl 6th Marines William Dingle 6th Marines David L. Hermanson 116th...” | near Chicago |
| Heaven’s Brigade and All Heroes | near Chicago |
| Hegewisch Veterans Memorial | near Chicago |
| In Honor of Those Who Served | near Chicago |
| Jefferson Park War Memorial | near Chicago |
| LGBTQ+ Veterans Memorial “Starting with the birth of this nation, gay, lesbian, bisexual and transgender people have served honorably and admirably in America’s...” | near Chicago |
| M3 Stuart Tank | near Chicago |
| Manuel Perez Jr. | near Chicago |
| Nike Ajax Missile | near Chicago |
| Norman Cornwall Memorial (WWI Obelisk) | near Chicago |
| PFC Milton Lee Olive III | near Chicago |
| Tribute to Freedom | near Chicago |
| U.S. Navy Submarine Memorial | near Chicago |
| USS Chicago Anchor | near Chicago |
| USS Illinois Bell | near Chicago |
| Veterans Memorial | near Chicago |
| Veterans Memorial | near Chicago |
| Veterans' Memorial | near Chicago |
| Victory Monument | near Chicago |
| Viertnam War Memorial | near Chicago |
| Vietnam Survivors Memorial | near Chicago |
| Vietnam Veterans Memorial | near Chicago |
| Vietnam Veterans Memorial | near Chicago |
| World War I Memorial | near Chicago |
| World War One Memorial | near Chicago |
| WWI War Memorial | near Chicago |
| WWII Memorial Fountain | near Chicago |
| Chicago Heights Veterans' Memorial | near Chicago Heights |
| Palos Park Veteran's Memorial | near Chicago Ridge |
| Veterans Memorial Park | Chillicothe |
| American Legion War Memorial | near Collinsville |
| O'Fallon Veterans Memorial | near Collinsville |
| Forsyth Veterans Memorial | near Decatur |
| Dieterich Community Veterans Memorial | near Effingham |
| Veterans Memorial “A Salute to All Veterans” | near Effingham |
| Veterans Memorial | near Effingham |
| Veterans Memorial Park | near Elgin |
| Cenotaph | near Evanston |
| Veterans Memorial Wall | near Evanston |
| Veterans Memorial | near Galena |
| Hero Street Monument | near Geneseo |
| World War Memorial | near Geneseo |
| Gold Star Memorial “Remember and honor these brave souls from the greater Edwardsville region who died when in service to our country” | near Glen Carbon |
| Gary Jones Memorial | near Harrisburg |
| Lakeview War Memorial | near Harrisburg |
| In Memory of Jermone Strat, Killed in Vietnam War, September 14, 1970 | near Highland |
| Vietnam War Memorial | near Highland |
| Vietnam War Memorial Bench | near Highland |
| World War II Tank | near Highland |
| Streamwood Veterans Memorial | near Hoffman Estates |
| Veterans Memorial Plaza | near Hoffman Estates |
| Huntley Veterans Memorial | near Huntley |
| Darien VFW Memorial | near La Grange |
| Willow Springs Honor Roll | near La Grange |
| Vietnam War Memorial | near Lansing |
| Civil War Memorial | near LaSalle |
| Vermont Veterans Memorial | near Macomb |
| Veterans Memorial | near Macomb |
| Civil War Monument | near Maple Park |
| Carterville Veterans Memorial | near Marion |
| Veterans Memorial | near Marion |
| Veterans Memorial | near Marion |
| Veteran's Memorial | near Mascoutah |
| Grand Army of the Republic “In honor of the men who wore the blue and served in the Union Army of the Civil War U.S.A. 1861-1865. Dedicated by the Past President's...” | near Maywood |
| Honor Roll | near Maywood |
| Veteran Memorial | near Maywood |
| Soldiers' Monument | near McConnell |
| T-38 Aircraft | near McConnell |
| Veterans' Memorial | near McConnell |
| Veteran's Memorial | near Midlothian |
| Veteran's Memorial Monument | near Montgomery |
| Middle East Conflicts Memorial Wall | near Morris |
| Iraq & Afghanistan Veterans Memorial | near Morton Grove |
| Vietnam Veterans Memorial | near Morton Grove |
| War Memorial | near Morton Grove |
| World War II Memorial | near Morton Grove |
| DuPage County Veterans Memorial | near Naperville |
| Soldiers and Sailors | near Naperville |
| The Spirit of the American Doughboy | near Naperville |
| Veteran Shrine | near Niles |
| Vietnam War Memorial | near Niles |
| Wildwood Veteran Memorial “In Gratitude Dedicated to the Service of our Veterans and their Families Boy Scout Troop 626 American Legion Post 134 Edgebrook...” | near Niles |
| Soldiers and Sailors Monument | near North Chicago |
| Veteran's Memorial | near North Chicago |
| Veterans Memorial Plaza | near North Chicago |
| War Memorial | near North Chicago |
| War Memorial | near North Chicago |
| Elmhurst Veterans Memorial | near Northlake |
| Tank Memorial | near Oak Lawn |
| American Civil War “Yes” | near Oswego |
| Oswego Veterans Memorial Plaza “United we stand” | near Oswego |
| Vietnam Conflict “Yes” | near Oswego |
| World War I “Yes” | near Oswego |
| World War II “Yes” | near Oswego |
| Gold Star Memorial | near Peoria |
| Riverfront Freedom Memorial | near Peoria |
| Soldiers and Sailors Monument “We write on page of granite what they wrought on field of battle” | near Peoria |
| Tazewell County Veterans Memorial | near Peoria |
| Gifford War Memorial “IN HONOR OF THOSE WHO SERVED” | near Rantoul |
| Vets Memorial | near Rantoul |
| Soldier's Monument | near Rockford |
| Stillman's “In memory of the Illinois volunteers who fell at Stillman's Run, May 14, 1832, in an engagement with Black Hawk and his warriors. "The...” | near Rockford |
| Veterans Memorial | near Rockton |
| Veterans Memorial | near Rockton |
| Lindenhurst Veterans Memorial | near Russell |
| Riverdale Veterans Memorial | near South Holland |
| Clear Lake Veterans Memorial | near Springfield |
| Illinois Korean War Memorial | near Springfield |
| Illinois Vietnam Veterans Memorial | near Springfield |
| Illinois World War I Memorial | near Springfield |
| Illinois World War II Veterans Memorial | near Springfield |
| Purple Heart Memorial | near Springfield |
| Springfield Spanish-American War Memorial “Remember the Maine” | near Springfield |
| Veterans Memorial Park | near Springfield |
| War Memorial | near Springfield |
| Steger Veteran's Memorial | near Steger |
| Buffalo Grove Ambush “Early in the Black Hawk War Indians concealed near this spot in Buffalo Grove, May 19, 1832, killed William Durley, a member of a six...” | near Sterling |
| Milledgeville Veterans Memorial | near Sterling |
| MSgt Gregory T. Kuhse “Dedicated to the memory of Master Sergeant Gregory T. Kuhse. In grateful appreciation for you dedicated service. Donated by the City of Troy, IL” | near Troy |
| Troy Park Veteran's Memorial | near Troy |
| Veterans Memorial “Veterans Memorial (AH-1S Huey Cobra Attack Helicopter)” | near Washington |
| Civil War Memorial | near Waynesville |
| Alto Pass Area Veterans Memorial “Dedicated to the veterans of the Alto Pass area In honor of those who served In tribute to those who died In gratitude to those now serving” | — |
| DoD War Memorial | — |
| Nauvoo Veterans Memorial | — |
| Savanna Veterans Memorial | — |
| Shawnee Veterans Memorial Wall | — |
| Veterans Memorial “Veterans Memorial for All Wars Dedicated to the Veterans of Marion County on Memorial Day 1997 by their friends and families. Conceived...” | — |
| Vietnam Veterans Memorial “You fought for a cause that no one understood./As your brothers we understand, and will never/forget the price you paid in the name of freedom.” | — |
| War Memorial | — |
| War Memorial | — |
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Help & support
Veteran resources in Illinois
VA care, cemeteries, USO centers, posts and meeting places.
Medal of HonorRecipients from Illinois
243 recipients.
Memorial and museum locations: © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL). Some entries may be incomplete; opening hours of museums should be checked before visiting.