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Attractions near Carthage

In Carthage, Carthage Jail is the place to visit

One place to visit is mapped inside Carthage, with 3 more within 40 miles. The commonest are 3 museums and a city park. A day out reaches Mark Twain Cave, 51 mi away.

Attractions nearby
9
within 60 miles
The big one
in town
Carthage Jail
National park units
1
parks & monuments
Museum · in town

Carthage Jail

Museum in Carthage, Illinois, United States.

The towns around it, and where to stay →

The map

Places on the map

The map stretches to John Wood Mansion, 37 mi away.

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

Everything nearby

The places, one by one

In town there is one, and the list adds 8 more within 60 miles.

The places inside Carthage lead. The rest are ranked by how many people look them up, so the famous places come first and the local favorites follow.

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

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

Carthage Jail: Nyttend, Public domain · Mark Twain Cave: Jonathunder, GFDL 1.2 · 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 · 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

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