GALENA RESORTS

Wyndham Galena

  • 8 miles from downtown Galena
  • Even numbered units face the parking lot
  • Glassed-in indoor pool & hot tub (nice smaller resort)
  • No safes in the units
  • Odd numbered units face the valley
  • Renovating outside of resort in 2017
  • Units renovated in 2015

Worldmark Galena (Club Pass Resort)

  • 8 miles from downtown Galena
  • Glassed-in indoor pool & hot tub

GALENA RESTAURANTS/FOOD

  • Big Bill’s Sandwich Shop & Coffee Bar (has tallest sandwich in Illinois) (listed on Only in Illinois)
  • Durty Gurts (great shrimp & awesome burgers) (great malts & shakes)
  • Embe Eatery & Lounge (best bread pudding)
  • Frank O’Dowd’s Irish Pub & Grill (live music & Irish dancers on Friday & Saturday)
  • Freddie’s Popcorn (great tasting popcorn) (1086 Main St, Dubuque, IA) (1/2-hour drive)
  • Galena Brewing Company
  • Gobbie’s Sports Pub & Eatery (great pizza)
  • Great American Popcorn Company (have homemade popcorn & fudge) (have ice cream)
  • Green Fried Tomatoes
  • Happy Joe’s Pizzagrille (NOT recommended) (food mediocre & overpriced) (service was awful)
  • Little Tokyo Japanese Restaurant (great lunch menu)
  • Otto’s Place
  • Poopy’s (excellent breakfast) (Savanna, IL) (45-minute drive)
  • Root Beer Revelry (50 types of root beer) (root beer on tap is very good)
  • Stella’s Café & Catering (Stockton, IL) (one-hour drive)
  • The Rafters Restaurant (Lena, IL) (40-minute drive) (excellent food) (lunch & dinner)
  • Victory Café (for breakfast)
  • Vinny Vanucchi’s Little Italy (Italian Food) (good food but a little pricey)

GALENA BARS

  • Miss Kitty’s Grape Escape (wine & martini lounge)

GALENA ATTRACTIONS/ACTIVITIES

  • Amelia’s Ghost Tours
  • Annie Wiggins Ghost Tours
  • Apple River Fort State Historic Site (only open Wed. – Sun. 9 AM – 5 PM) (Elizabeth, IL) (20-minute drive)
  • Barrel Head Winery (9995 Lauderville road, Dubuque, IA) (1/2-hour drive)
  • Belvedere Mansion
  • Blaum Bros. Distilling Co.
  • Chestnut Mountain (winter skiing & scenic views all year)
  • Day trip to Dubuque, IA (1/2-hour drive)
  • Diamond Jo Casino (nice casino) (Dubuque, IA) (1/2-hour drive)
  • Dowling House
  • Downtown Galena (old downtown are has many shops & restaurants)
  • Field of Dreams (Dyersville, IA) (one-hour drive) (actual field that is in the movie Field of Dreams)
  • Galena & U.S. Grant Museum
  • Galena Canning Company (BBQ sauces, dips, & jams) (can taste test before you buy)
  • Galena Cellars Vineyard (wine tasting - $5 to taste 6 wines)
  • Galena Garlic Company (have oil infusions & balsamic infusions you can taste test before purchasing) (homemade spices)
  • Galena River Trail (10-mile trail)
  • Galena River Wine & Cheese (many different cheeses, can taste test before purchasing)
  • Galena Trolley Tours
  • Ghost Tours of Galena (the original walking ghost tour) (815-777-9252) (meet at DeSoto House Hotel Lobby)
  • Grateful Gourmet (a cooks paradise) (lots of kitchen items for cooking, etc)
  • Haunted Galena Tour Company
  • Iowa Greyhound Park (Dubuque, IA) (dog races) (1/2-hour drive)
  • Linmar Gardens (downtown Galena) (open mid-May through October)
  • Main Street Walking Tour with General Grant
  • Mississippi Riverwalk (44-mile trail along the river) (Dubuque, IA) (1/2-hour drive)
  • National Mississippi River Museum & Aquarium (Dubuque, IA) (1/2-hour drive)
  • Numerous golf courses in area
  • Old Stockade on Cobblestone Street
  • Phat Quarters (nice little quilt shop)
  • Promise Land Winery (39053 Great River Road, Guttenberg, IA) (1-1/2-hour drive)
  • Q Casino (Dubuque, IA) (1/2-hour drive) (at greyhound track)
  • Sky Tours Zipline at YMCA Union Park Camp (Dubuque, IA) (1/2-hour drive)
  • Stone Cliff Winery (wine tasting - $5 to taste 5 wines) (600 Star Brewery Drive, Dubuque, IA) (1/2-hour drive)
  • Sunset Ridge Winery (12615 Highway 52 North, Dubuque, IA) (1/2-hour drive)
  • The Cotton Cabin Quilt Shop (quaint little shop) (1075 Main ST, Dubuque, IA) (1/2-hour drive)
  • The Old Blacksmith Shop
  • Thunder Bay Falls
  • Tri-State Trolley
  • Ulysses S. Grant Home

GALENA GROCERY STORES

GALENA OTHER INFO

GALENA ADDRESSES

Wyndham Galena / Worldmark Galena
5129 West Longhollow Road
Galena, IL 61036
Phone: 815-776-9020

NOTE: This is information I have compiled from comments posted on this site and other timeshare Facebook sites. I have been to some of these places (with * at end of name) and the others are recommendations from other people.