Lincoln Highway

The park road curves past two park structures surrounded by snow in winter at Les Arends Forest Preserve Park near Batavia, Illinois.

The curvy lines of a bicycle rack stand before a park pavilion in the winter snow at Les Arends Forest Preserve Park near Batavia, Illinois.

Footprints in the snow lead to a playground and a bench in Les Arends Forest Preserve Park near Batavia, Illinois.

The green entrance sign for Fabyan West's Japanese Garden and Museum stands out against the snowy fields of winter.

A sign marks the snow-bound Fox River Trail, managed by the Kane County Forest Preserve.

The spars of the Geneva windmill stand out above the leafless trees lining the icy waters of the Fox River.

The barn-red covered bridge that leads to the Fisher Farms subdivision in Geneva presents a warm note in the chilly winter landscape.

One of three interpretive murals, the Creston mural stands out brightly against the worn walls of an ancient building.

Visitors try fishing in the river at Fabyan West.

Two street banners proclaim to all that two historic highways, Historic Route 66 and the Lincoln Highway, meet at this town in Illinois.

Beautiful white and black buildings on a deep green lawn house "The Little Traveler" shop in downtown Geneva.

A small arched bridge spans a small stream at the Fabyan West Tea Garden on the Lincoln Highway.

The lights and pillars of Harrah's Hotel and Riverboat Casino glow brightly against the blue night sky.

A unique Batavia Building made of stone welcomes visitors.

The white three-story tower and two-story walls of the Dillon Home stands out against green lawn in Sterling Park District.

Several of the Polar Bares of Northern Illinois stop to visit on a snowy trail in Illinois.

A wall display about the first electric streetlights in the nation stands against a red brick wall outdoors in Aurora, Illinois. The plaque was installed around 2009/2010.

A plaque describing the history of the first electric streetlights in the nation is displayed on the side of a red brick building on New York Street in downtown Aurora, Illinois. A parking lot is nearby. Attractive old-style lampposts line the cross street.

A striking wall display about the first electric streetlights in the nation stands against a red brick building in downtown Aurora, Illinois in winter.

The Fire Department of Aurora with its distinctive onion-roofed tower stands across the street from a wall display about the first downtown streetlights in the nation.

A song sparrow relaxes on a tree branch in the warm sunlight.

Made famous in the 1992 film Wayne's World, this 40-foot spindle of eight cars stands amidst many avant-garde and controversial sculptures at Cermak Plaza Mall in Berwyn, Illinois (near Chicago). The artist, Dustin Shuler, created this sculpture in 1989.