Vienna, IL

united states

Vienna is a small southern Illinois city of about 1,900 people, located 15 miles north of Kentucky in Johnson County. Take I-24 Exit 45 to reach downtown. The city sits at the edge of Shawnee National Forest, offering access to hiking trails and the Cache River wetlands. Route 146 runs east-west through town, while US 45 provides north-south connections. Vienna serves as a quiet base for exploring southern Illinois' forested hills and river valleys, a landscape that feels more like Kentucky than typical Illinois prairie.