Salem is a small city in Southern Illinois, and the county seat of the rural Marion county.

Get in

By car

I57 passes through Salem, going north and south.

By plane

• 1 Salem–Leckrone Airport (SLO  ^IATA). A General aviation airport. (updated Dec 2020)

See

• 1 William Jennings Bryan Birthplace Museum (William Jennings Bryan Boyhood Home), 408 S Broadway, ☏ +1-618-548-2222. No regular hours. Visits must be arranged in advance. A museum and preserved home of William Jennings Bryan, a prominent politician in the late 1890's and early 1900's.  

Architecture

• 2 Badollet House. A historic Italianate house.  
• 3 Charles and Naomi Bachmann House. A small historic house.  
• 4 Marion County Courthouse. A small but well designed courthouse building. (updated Dec 2020)

Do

• 1 Salem Family Aquatic Center, 1287 Gar Dr, ☏ +1-618-548-7792. (updated Dec 2020)
• 2 Marion County Agricultural Fair. (updated Dec 2020)

Eat

A number of chain restaurants are located by the I57 exit.

Sleep

• Holiday Inn Express & Suites, 102 Holiday Ln, ☏ +1-618-740-0913. Check-in: 3PM, check-out: 11AM. Includes breakfast and Wi-Fi. ~$100. (updated Dec 2020)
• Quality Inn & Suites, 1800 W Main St, ☏ +1-618-548-2177. Check-in: 3PM, check-out: 11AM. Includes breakfast, Wi-Fi and heated indoor pool. ~$70. (updated Dec 2020)

Connect

• 1 Bryan-Bennett Library, 315 S Maple, ☏ +1-618-548-3006. (updated Dec 2020)

Go next

Routes through Salem

Urbana ← Effingham ←	N  S	→ Mount Vernon → Marion
St. Louis ← Sandoval ←	W  E	→ Vincennes → Seymour