The Lock 16 Visitor Center & Gift Shop provides a quaint, vintage setting with a focus on Illinois history. It's the perfect place to start your I&M Canal National Heritage Area Adventure (especially if you’re entering the Heritage Area / Starved Rock Country from the west). At the Visitor Center you can: - Discover the I&M Canal’s role in regional and American History through stunning exhibits, like the map from New York to New Orleans that shows how the I&M Canal was the final link to an interior water route connecting the two. - Plan your explorations with our Canal Map Table, laying out the sites within the National Heritage Area, brochure wall, and visitor guides. - Browse our rack of books and DVDs for topics of interest to you, including stories of the French, Starved Rock and the industrial history of LaSalle County. - Stamp your National Park Passport (you can purchase a passport in our shop if you don’t have one).
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