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Attractions near Collinsville

Cahokia heads what Collinsville has to see

Each year, some 2.2M people go to Gateway Arch National Park. We list 3 places to visit inside Collinsville and 51 within 40 miles. They include 19 museums, 7 stadiums & arenas and 6 city parks. Set 42 mi out, Fort de Chartres makes a day trip.

Attractions nearby
59
within 60 miles
The big one
in town
Cahokia
National park units
3
parks & monuments
Big draws
2
100K+ Wikipedia readers a year
State park · in town

Cahokia

Archaeological site near East St. Louis, Illinois, USA.

The towns around it, and where to stay →

The map

Places on the map

Most of the 51 out of town lie to the west.

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

Everything nearby

All the places to visit

In town there are 3, and the list adds 56 more within 60 miles.

Monks Mound

Landmark · in town · read 54K times a year on Wikipedia

Part of Cahokia, the largest Pre-Columbian earthwork in the Americas and the largest pyramid north of Mesoamerica.

Towns near it → · Wikipedia

Citygarden

Museum · 11 mi west

Urban park and sculpture garden in St. Louis, Missouri owned by the City of St. Louis, maintained by the Gateway Foundation.

Towns near it → · Wikipedia

The places inside Collinsville 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 Collinsville → · Collinsville’s history →

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

Cahokia: Thank You (24 Millions ) views, CC BY 2.0 · Monks Mound: Skubasteve834, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Mound 72: Heironymous Rowe, CC BY-SA 3.0 · The Dome at America's Center: Paul Sableman, CC BY 2.0 · Busch Stadium: Lee Ann Ratledge, CC BY 4.0 · Mid America Adventure: Chris Hagerman from New Port Richey, FL, US, CC BY 2.0 · Gateway Arch National Park: Daniel Schwen, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Piasa: Burfalcy, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Enterprise Center: Haaron755, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Energizer Park: Cornfield948, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Bellefontaine Cemetery: Viking55, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Forest Park: Kris from Seattle, USA, CC BY 2.0 · Saint Louis Zoo: Unknown, CC BY-SA 2.5 · Saint Louis Art Museum: Unknown, Public domain · City Museum: Chris857, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Katy Trail State Park: Heath Cajandig, CC BY 2.0 · Missouri Botanical Garden: Yinan Chen, Public Domain · Fox Theatre: Paul Sableman, CC BY 2.0 · Fort de Chartres: Kbh3rd, CC BY 3.0 · National Museum of Transportation: Nate Beal, CC BY 2.0 · Jefferson Barracks National Cemetery: Robert Lawton, CC BY-SA 2.5 · Hollywood Casino Amphitheatre: LittleT889, CC BY-SA 4.0 · USS Inaugural: w:en:User:Kevin Saff, Public domain · St. Louis Walk of Fame: St. Louis Walk of Fame, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Ulysses S. Grant National Historic Site: Kbh3rd, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Francis Olympic Field: Shubinator, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Missouri History Museum: en:User:Colin.faulkingham, Public domain · Mildred Lane Kemper Art Museum: Shubinator, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Tower Grove Park: Unknown, Public domain · Saint Louis Science Center: AfricanGeo, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Pulitzer Foundation for the Arts: Garfield226, CC BY-SA 3.0 · World Wide Technology Soccer Park: Johnmaxmena (talk)john mena, Public domain · Powell Hall: en:User:Big Brother 1984, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Orpheum Theater: Marcus Qwertyus, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Ste. Genevieve National Historical Park: Andrew Balet, CC BY 3.0 · Vandalia State House State Historic Site: Lyle Kruger, Public domain · Compton Hill Reservoir Park: Millbrooky, CC BY 3.0 · Laumeier Sculpture Park: Joel Krauska from San Francisco, CA, USA, CC BY 2.0 · Endangered Wolf Center: Fredlyfish4, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Lewis and Clark State Historic Site: Kbh3rd, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Scott Joplin House State Historic Site: Kevin Saff, CC BY-SA 2.0 · Carondelet Park: DiamondRemley39, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Contemporary Art Museum St. Louis: Drpaluga (talk), CC BY-SA 3.0 · Historic Aircraft Restoration Museum: TimVickers, Public domain · St. Louis Gateway Mall: DaronDierkes at en.wikipedia, CC BY-SA 3.0 · The Griot Museum of Black History: Paul Sableman, CC BY 2.0 · Butterfly House, Missouri Botanical Garden: Matthew Black from London, UK, CC BY-SA 2.0 · Citygarden: hickory hardscrabble, CC BY 2.0 · Eugene Field House: Piaget-van Ravenswaay, Public domain · Monsanto Insectarium: Unknown, CC BY-SA 2.5 · Shaw Nature Reserve: Kbh3rd, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Francis Gymnasium: LittleT889, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Charter Oak Schoolhouse: Nyttend, Public domain · Gustave Koerner House: Mascou, Public domain · Museum of Contemporary Religious Art: LittleT889, CC BY-SA 4.0 · The Gardens at SIUE: Illinois2011 (Tyler Warren), CC BY-SA 3.0

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