A day out from Colfax: American Football House, 38 mi away
Around Colfax, the places to visit include 5 museums, 4 gardens and 2 city parks. There is no place to visit inside Colfax; there are 16 within 40 miles. Starved Rock State Park, 56 mi away, is the best-known day out.
American Football House
House in Illinois, United States.
The towns around it, and where to stay →
Where things are
On the map, most of the 16 sit to the southeast.
Orange: Colfax. Numbers: the best-known places, matching the list below. © OpenStreetMap contributors
Everything to see
24 places, all within 60 miles, make the list.
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3Mazon Creek
Place in Illinois on the National Register of Historic Places.
5Robert Allerton Park
Park in Piatt County, Illinois, featuring a mansion, gardens, and nature preserve.
6Monticello Railway Museum
Railway museum in Monticello, Illinois, United States.
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8Krannert Center for the Performing Arts
Performing arts complex at the University of Illinois at Urbana–Champaign.
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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.
National Museum of Ship Models and Sea History
Maritime museum in Sadorus, Illinois.
University of Illinois Conservatory and Plant Collection
Conservatory and botanical garden in Urbana, Illinois.
Ranked by how many people look them up, so the famous places lead and the local favorites follow.
Parks and trails in Colfax → · Colfax’s history →
Photo credits
American Football House: BanjoZebra, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Gies Memorial Stadium: T.J. Blakeman, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Starved Rock State Park: Chris Light (talk), CC BY-SA 3.0 · Robert Allerton Park: D. Finnigan, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Monticello Railway Museum: Daniel Schwen, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Octave Chanute Aerospace Museum: Chris Light (talk), CC BY-SA 3.0 · Krannert Center for the Performing Arts: Aries Liang, Public domain · Spurlock Museum: Daderot, CC0 · University of Illinois Arboretum: Daderot, Public domain · Adlai E. Stevenson I House: Nyttend, Public domain · Centennial Park: CU Wiki Users/bobpalez, CC BY 3.0 · Fell Arboretum: Willjay, CC BY 3.0 · George L. Luthy Memorial Botanical Garden: Original uploader was ProfDEH at en.wikipedia, Public domain · Mabery Gelvin Botanical Garden: Dual Freq, CC BY 2.5 · Metamora Courthouse State Historic Site: ProfDEH, Public domain · National Museum of Ship Models and Sea History: Daniel Schwen, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Spider Hill: NatFee, CC BY-SA 4.0
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