Leave Clarion Township for Starved Rock State Park, 19 mi away
Look within 40 miles for the 6 places to visit; none is inside Clarion Township. They include 3 museums, a state park and a national historic site. Illinois Railway Museum is worth a day, 59 mi from the centre.
Starved Rock State Park
State park in LaSalle County, Illinois, USA.
The towns around it, and where to stay →
The layout
Ellwood House marks the outer edge, 36 mi away.
Orange: Clarion Township. Numbers: the best-known places, matching the list below. © OpenStreetMap contributors
Best known first
29 places, all within 60 miles, make the list.
2Mazon Creek
Place in Illinois on the National Register of Historic Places.
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6Ronald Reagan Boyhood Home National Historic Site
Building and historic site in Illinois, United States.
7Fox River Trolley Museum
Railroad museum in South Elgin, Illinois, United States.
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10Arcada Theater
Theater and movie theater in St. Charles, Illinois, United States.
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13John Deere House and Shop
Historic house museum in Grand Detour, Illinois, USA.
Chana School
Two-room schoolhouse museum, moved from Chana, Illinois to Oregon, Illinois.
Pottawatomie Park
Park in Kane County, Illinois, United States of America.
Adlai E. Stevenson I House
Historic house in Metamora, Woodford County, Illinois.
George L. Luthy Memorial Botanical Garden
Botanical garden and conservatory in Peoria, Illinois.
Metamora Courthouse State Historic Site
Historic former courthouse in Woodford County, Illinois.
Slovenian Women's Union of America
Ethnic fraternal benefit and social organization in the USA.
Ranked by how many people look them up, so the famous places lead and the local favorites follow.
Parks and trails in Clarion Township → · Clarion Township’s history →
Photo credits
Starved Rock State Park: Chris Light (talk), CC BY-SA 3.0 · Illinois Railway Museum: The original uploader was Slambo at English Wikipedia., CC BY-SA 2.0 · BMO Center: SimLibrarian, CC0 · Midewin National Tallgrass Prairie: Alanscottwalker, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Ronald Reagan Boyhood Home National Historic Site: Teemu008 from Palatine, Illinois, CC BY-SA 2.0 · Egyptian Theatre, DeKalb: Andy McMurray, CC BY 2.5 · Anderson Japanese Gardens: M. Readey, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Arcada Theater: G LeTourneau, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Fabyan Villa: Smallbones, Public domain · Ellwood House: Paul R. Burley, CC0 · John Deere House and Shop: IvoShandor, CC BY 2.5 · Phillips Park Zoo: Joseph Gage, CC BY-SA 2.0 · Chana School: Ben Jacobson (Kranar Drogin), CC BY 2.5 · Grand Army of the Republic Hall: User: (WT-shared) Ethajek at wts wikivoyage, Public domain · Klehm Arboretum and Botanic Garden: KlehmArboretum, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Pottawatomie Park: Dane Vandeputte, CC BY-SA 2.0 · Adlai E. Stevenson I House: Nyttend, Public domain · Aurora Regional Fire Museum: Leif Rogers, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Bickelhaupt Arboretum: Photo by Derek Ramsey (Ram-Man), CC BY-SA 2.5 · Don Opel Arboretum: Cillas, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Fire Barn 5: Smallbones, Public domain · 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 · Slovenian Women's Union of America: Joseph Gage, CC BY-SA 2.0
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