1Lincoln's New Salem
Recreated former frontier village in Menard County, Illinois.
Attractions near Chalmers Township
Carthage Jail & 11 more attractions near Chalmers Township
12 notable places within 60 miles of Chalmers Township: 1 national park unit, and the sights travelers look up most.
Attractions nearby
12
within 60 miles
The big one
22 mi
Carthage Jail
National park units
1
parks & monuments
Museum · 22 mi west
Carthage Jail
Museum in Carthage, Illinois, United States.
The towns around it, and where to stay →
The map
What’s around Chalmers Township
Orange: Chalmers Township. Numbers: the best-known places, matching the list below.
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Everything nearby
Best known first
Ranked by how many people look them up, so the famous places lead and the local favorites follow.
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7New Philadelphia National Historic Site
Place in Illinois on the National Register of Historic Places.
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12Parks and trails in Chalmers Township → · Chalmers Township’s history →
Sources: National Park Service · ski areas © OpenSkiMap / OpenStreetMap contributors · Wikidata · Wikipedia readership · photos via Wikimedia Commons
Photo credits
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
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