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Attractions near Decatur

Visit Scovill Zoo in Decatur

Around 124K people visit Lincoln Home National Historic Site each year. Only one place to visit is inside Decatur, but 14 more are within 40 miles. Look for 5 museums, 3 city parks and 2 zoos & aquariums. A longer outing takes you to American Football House, 42 mi off.

Attractions nearby
30
within 60 miles
The big one
38 mi
Lincoln Tomb
National park units
2
parks & monuments
Big draws
1
100K+ Wikipedia readers a year
Landmark · 38 mi west

Lincoln Tomb

Tomb of U.S. president Abraham Lincoln in Springfield, Illinois, United States.

The towns around it, and where to stay →

The map

Where to find them

Head to the west for most of the 14 on the list.

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

Everything nearby

Place after place

15 places in all: one in town and 29 within 60 miles.

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

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

Lincoln Tomb: David Jones, CC BY-SA 2.5 · American Football House: BanjoZebra, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Gies Memorial Stadium: T.J. Blakeman, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Lincoln Home National Historic Site: Daniel Schwen, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Lincoln's New Salem: Unknown, CC BY-SA 2.5 · Old State Capitol State Historic Site: Shadow2700 at en.wikipedia, Public domain · The Cross at the Crossroads: Daniel Schwen, CC BY-SA 4.0 · 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 · Illinois State Museum: Mike Linksvayer from Oakland, California, CC0 · Krannert Center for the Performing Arts: Aries Liang, Public domain · Henson Robinson Zoo: Robert Lawton, CC BY-SA 2.5 · Museum of Funeral Customs: Unknown, CC BY-SA 2.5 · Spurlock Museum: Daderot, CC0 · Abraham Lincoln Memorial Garden: spfldnet, CC BY 3.0 · University of Illinois Arboretum: Daderot, Public domain · Washington Park: Unknown, CC BY-SA 2.5 · Centennial Park: CU Wiki Users/bobpalez, CC BY 3.0 · Fell Arboretum: Willjay, CC BY 3.0 · Mabery Gelvin Botanical Garden: Dual Freq, CC BY 2.5 · National Museum of Ship Models and Sea History: Daniel Schwen, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Spider Hill: NatFee, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Starhill Forest Arboretum: Kstraka, CC BY-SA 3.0

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