Attraction
Walk
Walking is the best way to enhance and maintain your health. As much as it reduces your fat it also boosts your health and increases your immune system. Grant Park is packed and well-maintained that surrounds itself with the lush greenery perfect for your heart to fall in love with. Rest assured you will be strolling in the park with a nostalgic feeling of the great stories you have heard. You won’t walk far without a reminder of the past. History is well portrayed in all most every corner of the park. Add this place to your top list of places to walk.
President Ulysses S. Grant
You will be attracted by the park as it is strongly connected with American History. The name of the park is after one of the most famous President Ulysses S. Grant, he lived here in the mid-19th century. He is one of the most important personalities in US history not only for the ground-breaking presidency rule but for playing an important role in winning the Civil war. You will be glad to look around his legacy throughout the park. From his towering statue and many other civil war era cannons spread throughout the park.
Facilities
You are free to use the excellent facility at the park. If you are looking for a perfect pavilion and a gazebo for picnics, a children’s playground, and the basketball court opt for this park. Having fun and clicking pictures with your loved ones near the beautiful ornate fountain will add more memories and photographs to the album.
Facts
- To see the cannon in action visit during the Grant’s Home front Civil War Re-enactment or Galena’s 4th of July celebration.
- “Blakely of Grant Park” at the Galena grant park fired the first shot in the battle of fort summer.
Activities – The Park features many things like a pavilion with a table, a gazebo to sit under shade, fountains, clean bathrooms, and a walk bridge across the river to the downtown historic shopping district. When you are ready to leave the park, follow the pretty footbridge.
What to expect: Galena Grant Park is open from 8 am to 10 pm from Monday to Sunday. Time will fly by at such a beautiful place, as spending 3-4 hours will be pretty easy. Remember to bring along a camera. You can also make a reservation for the gazebo, pergola, or fountain for your event.
Plan your visit – Galena Grant Park is now open after the pandemic but you need to follow the latest Covid 19 guidelines. Make sure to carry a mask and maintain proper social distancing.
