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Attractions near Canton Township

The nearest draw to Canton Township: Dickson Mounds, 17 mi away

No place to visit is mapped inside Canton Township; 7 are within 40 miles. The mix takes in 4 museums, 2 zoos & aquariums and a garden. Make a day of it at Lincoln Tomb, 57 mi away.

Attractions nearby
22
within 60 miles
The big one
57 mi
Lincoln Tomb
National park units
2
parks & monuments
Big draws
1
100K+ Wikipedia readers a year
Landmark · 57 mi south

Lincoln Tomb

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

The towns around it, and where to stay →

The map

Where to go

To the east is where most of the 7 lie.

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

Everything nearby

Place by place

These 22 are 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 Canton Township → · Canton 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 · Lincoln Home National Historic Site: Daniel Schwen, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Lincoln's New Salem: Unknown, CC BY-SA 2.5 · Carthage Jail: Nyttend, Public domain · Dickson Mounds: MattHucke, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Old State Capitol State Historic Site: Shadow2700 at en.wikipedia, Public domain · Illinois State Museum: Mike Linksvayer from Oakland, California, CC0 · Wildlife Prairie Park: Katherine Johnson, CC BY 2.0 · Museum of Funeral Customs: Unknown, CC BY-SA 2.5 · Carl Sandburg State Historic Site: Robert Haugland, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Crapo Park: Ian Poellet, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Washington Park: Unknown, CC BY-SA 2.5 · Adlai E. Stevenson I House: Nyttend, Public domain · Fell Arboretum: Willjay, CC BY 3.0 · George L. Luthy Memorial Botanical Garden: Original uploader was ProfDEH at en.wikipedia, Public domain · Metamora Courthouse State Historic Site: ProfDEH, Public domain · Ryan Round Barn: Ibzumin, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Spider Hill: NatFee, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Starhill Forest Arboretum: Kstraka, CC BY-SA 3.0

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