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Attractions near Belvidere

19 mi from Belvidere, Illinois Railway Museum leads the list

Among the places to visit in and near Belvidere are 7 museums, 4 theatres and 3 gardens. Look within 40 miles for the 17 places to visit; none is inside Belvidere. Set 49 mi out, Six Flags Great America makes a day trip.

Attractions nearby
44
within 60 miles
The big one
49 mi
Six Flags Great America
National park units
1
parks & monuments
Big draws
1
100K+ Wikipedia readers a year
Theme park · 49 mi east

Six Flags Great America

Amusement park in Gurnee, Illinois, United States.

The towns around it, and where to stay →

The map

Where to find them

At 40 mi, Alpine Valley Music Theatre is the farthest one out.

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Orange: Belvidere. Numbers: the best-known places, matching the list below. © OpenStreetMap contributors

Everything nearby

Best known first

The list runs to 44 places, all within 60 miles.

Ranked by how many people look them up, so the famous places lead and the local favorites follow.

Parks and trails in Belvidere → · Belvidere’s history →

Sources: National Park Service · ski areas © OpenSkiMap / OpenStreetMap contributors · Wikidata · Wikipedia readership · photos via Wikimedia Commons
Photo credits

Six Flags Great America: Feather Better, CC BY 4.0 · Allstate Arena: Nkon21, CC BY-SA 4.0 · McDonald's #1 Store Museum: Bruce Marlin, CC BY-SA 2.5 · Illinois Railway Museum: The original uploader was Slambo at English Wikipedia., CC BY-SA 2.0 · Alpine Valley Music Theatre: chad davis, CC BY-SA 2.0 · Aztalan State Park: Joshua Mayer - Flickr user wackybadger, CC BY-SA 2.0 · Morton Arboretum: Bruce Marlin, CC BY-SA 2.5 · BMO Center: SimLibrarian, CC0 · Chicago Botanic Garden: No machine-readable author provided. Kaosfere assumed (based on copyright claims, CC BY-SA 2.5 · Rosemont Theatre: Nkon21, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Ronald Reagan Boyhood Home National Historic Site: Teemu008 from Palatine, Illinois, CC BY-SA 2.0 · Santa's Village Amusement & Water Park: Martin Lewison from The Hague, Zuid-Holland, The Netherlands, CC BY-SA 2.0 · Egyptian Theatre, DeKalb: Andy McMurray, CC BY 2.5 · Anderson Japanese Gardens: M. Readey, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Arcada Theater: G LeTourneau, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Illinois Holocaust Museum and Education Center: Eddau, CC0 · Old World Wisconsin: Bridget Bannon, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Fabyan Villa: Smallbones, Public domain · Ellwood House: Paul R. Burley, CC0 · Graue Mill: Chester Hart, Photographer, Public domain · Woodstock Opera House: HrAtsuo, CC0 · Cosley Zoo: Christian Wilcox from Madison, United States, CC BY-SA 2.0 · National Shrine of St Therese: Friendsoftherese, CC BY-SA 3.0 · John Deere House and Shop: IvoShandor, CC BY 2.5 · National Museum of the American Sailor: (U.S. Navy photo/Released), Public domain · Phillips Park Zoo: Joseph Gage, CC BY-SA 2.0 · Kohl Children's Museum: Eddau, Public domain · Lizzadro Museum of Lapidary Art: Lizzadromuseum, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Kenosha Public Museum: Kenokewl of English Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Lilacia Park: Arpingstone at English Wikipedia, Public domain · Russell Military Museum: Pkiv, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Chana School: Ben Jacobson (Kranar Drogin), CC BY 2.5 · Grand Army of the Republic Hall: User: (WT-shared) Ethajek at wts wikivoyage, Public domain · Klehm Arboretum and Botanic Garden: KlehmArboretum, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Pottawatomie Park: Dane Vandeputte, CC BY-SA 2.0 · Angel Museum: Unknown, Public domain · Aurora Regional Fire Museum: Leif Rogers, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Don Opel Arboretum: Cillas, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Fire Barn 5: Smallbones, Public domain · Rotary Botanical Gardens: Chief-O (talk)., Public domain

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