Lincoln's New Salem
Recreated former frontier village in Menard County, Illinois.
Each edition grades its towns against each other only.

Nothing is mapped inside Bethel Township, but 4 places to visit are within 40 miles. Look for 3 museums and a city park. Allow a day for Lincoln's New Salem, 53 mi off.

Museum in Carthage, Illinois, United States.
The towns around it, and where to stay →
On the map, most of the 4 sit to the northwest.
Orange: Bethel Township. Numbers: the best-known places, matching the list below. © OpenStreetMap contributors
Look within 60 miles for all 12.
Recreated former frontier village in Menard County, Illinois.
Place in Illinois on the National Register of Historic Places.
Ranked by how many people look them up, so the famous places lead and the local favorites follow.
Parks and trails in Bethel Township → · Bethel Township’s history →
Lincoln's New Salem: Unknown, CC BY-SA 2.5 · Mark Twain Cave: Jonathunder, GFDL 1.2 · Carthage Jail: Nyttend, Public domain · Dickson Mounds: MattHucke, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Mark Twain Boyhood Home & Museum: Jonathunder, GFDL 1.2 · Nauvoo House: Jake from Utah, United States, CC BY-SA 2.0 · New Philadelphia National Historic Site: Nyttend, Public domain · Wildlife Prairie Park: Katherine Johnson, CC BY 2.0 · Carl Sandburg State Historic Site: Robert Haugland, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Crapo Park: Ian Poellet, CC BY-SA 3.0 · John Wood Mansion: Smallbones, Public domain · Starhill Forest Arboretum: Kstraka, CC BY-SA 3.0