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Attractions near Blue Mound Township

The nearest draw to Blue Mound Township: Lincoln Tomb, 30 mi away

Each year, some 124K people go to Lincoln Home National Historic Site. Nothing is mapped inside Blue Mound Township, but 13 places to visit are within 40 miles. Among them are 4 museums, 2 city parks and 2 zoos & aquariums. At 52 mi, American Football House is worth the journey.

Attractions nearby
30
within 60 miles
The big one
30 mi
Lincoln Tomb
National park units
2
parks & monuments
Big draws
1
100K+ Wikipedia readers a year
Landmark · 30 mi west

Lincoln Tomb

Tomb of U.S. president Abraham Lincoln in Springfield, Illinois, United States.

The towns around it, and where to stay →

The map

Mapped

Head to the west for most of the 13 on the list.

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

Everything nearby

Everything to see

Each of the 30 is 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 Blue Mound Township → · Blue Mound Township’s history →

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

Lincoln Tomb: David Jones, CC BY-SA 2.5 · American Football House: BanjoZebra, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Gies Memorial Stadium: T.J. Blakeman, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Lincoln Home National Historic Site: Daniel Schwen, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Lincoln's New Salem: Unknown, CC BY-SA 2.5 · Old State Capitol State Historic Site: Shadow2700 at en.wikipedia, Public domain · The Cross at the Crossroads: Daniel Schwen, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Robert Allerton Park: D. Finnigan, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Monticello Railway Museum: Daniel Schwen, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Krannert Center for the Performing Arts: Aries Liang, Public domain · Vandalia State House State Historic Site: Lyle Kruger, Public domain · Henson Robinson Zoo: Robert Lawton, CC BY-SA 2.5 · Illinois State Museum: Mike Linksvayer from Oakland, California, CC0 · Museum of Funeral Customs: Unknown, CC BY-SA 2.5 · Spurlock Museum: Daderot, CC0 · Spider Hill: NatFee, CC BY-SA 4.0 · University of Illinois Arboretum: Daderot, Public domain · Washington Park: Unknown, CC BY-SA 2.5 · Abraham Lincoln Memorial Garden: spfldnet, CC BY 3.0 · Centennial Park: CU Wiki Users/bobpalez, CC BY 3.0 · Fell Arboretum: Willjay, CC BY 3.0 · Mabery Gelvin Botanical Garden: Dual Freq, CC BY 2.5 · National Museum of Ship Models and Sea History: Daniel Schwen, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Starhill Forest Arboretum: Kstraka, CC BY-SA 3.0

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