A note from Sam
A few places
I’d love you to know.
Hi, I’m Sam. I love this community and the people and places that make it feel like home. Rural Road Trip is where I share the stops I’d suggest to a friend coming out for the weekend.
Explore my local picks
Sam Ingersoll · Your local guide
Come for a weekend. Get to know a community.
A good weekend here can be simple: a walk, a garden, a pizza pickup, a conversation, and time with the people you brought along. I want you to discover the small places and local faces that make this area special.
Hungry World Farm is my top recommendation for yurt-glamping tents, affordable on-farm apartments, and big group stays. I also recommend Condit’s Ranch, Tiskilwa Inn, and The Wildflower. Each offers a different kind of weekend; choose what feels right for you.
Compare the places I recommend
For Hungry World Farm stays & visits
Contact the farm directly.
Tell the farm your dates, how many people are coming, and what kind of accommodation you have in mind.
(815) 200-8688
hungryworldfarm@gmail.com
Farm Learning Center & overnight stays
19183 Plow Creek Road
Tiskilwa, IL 61368
Make it a countryside weekend
Don’t make it a day trip.
Stay for the stars, a slow breakfast, and one more little discovery. Find a place that feels right for your people.
Find your kind of stayFor our local lodging neighbors
Better weekends.
Built together.
I’d love this guide to help more visitors get to know our whole community. If you host guests locally, share these ideas for food, outings, and places to explore. I’m happy to talk about working together to bring more people to the area.
These guides are prepared for Condit’s Ranch, Tiskilwa Inn, and The Wildflower. Featuring a business here does not imply a paid sponsorship.
QR codes for welcome materials: Condit’s Ranch · Tiskilwa Inn · The Wildflower
Talk to Sam about local promotion
Photography
Coffee Cup breakfast: Starved Rock Country, 2022. Oriental Gardens storefront: Enjoy Illinois. Prime Quarter steak: Princeton Tourism.
Wood-fired pizza photo: Sticks & Bricks, Tiskilwa.
Road-trip photography: Abraham Lincoln Presidential Museum, Peoria Riverfront Museum, Museum of the Grand Prairie, Miller Park Zoo, Ottawa Washington Square, Morris Canalport Park. Images resized for these guides.
Local lodging images: Condit’s Ranch, Tiskilwa Inn, The Wildflower, and The Barn at Hornbaker Gardens.
Farm and lodging photos: Hungry World Farm and its Airbnb listings. Local destination photos: Hornbaker Gardens, Tiskilwa Farms Alpacas, Enjoy Illinois, Friends of the Hennepin Canal, Psycho Silo Saloon, and Rossy’s BBQ Joint. Destination photos illustrate the places featured; conditions and seasonal appearances vary.
Additional destination images: True Leaves Bookshop, Princeton Tourism, Festival 56, The Wetlands Initiative, Tanners Orchard, and Boggio’s Orchard. Myrtle’s storefront: Flyn Hwyn via Family Destinations Guide. Spoons meal: Google photo via Restaurantji. Library Café photo (2015): Librariansonperustreet, CC BY-SA 3.0; resized and cropped for display, adaptation under the same license.
