Salem (Illinois)

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

I57 passes through Salem, going north and south.

• 38.6428-88.96421 Salem–Leckrone Airport (SLO ^IATA). A General aviation airport.  (updated Dec 2020)

• 38.6283-88.94811 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 1890s and early 1900s.  

• 38.628333-88.9480562 Badollet House. A historic Italianate house.  
• 38.628333-88.9480563 Charles and Naomi Bachmann House. A small historic house.  
• 38.6275-88.9454 Marion County Courthouse. A small but well designed courthouse building.  (updated Dec 2020)

• 38.63889-88.946031 Salem Family Aquatic Center, 1287 Gar Dr, ☏ +1-618-548-7792.  (updated Dec 2020)
• 38.6135-88.94242 Marion County Agricultural Fair.  (updated Dec 2020)

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

• 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) ^{[dead link]}

• 38.62506-88.948031 Bryan-Bennett Library, 315 S Maple, ☏ +1-618-548-3006.  (updated Dec 2020) ^{[dead link]}

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