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Attractions near Essex Township

The nearest draw to Essex Township: Wildlife Prairie Park, 20 mi away

All of it lies outside: 7 places within 40 miles, none inside Essex Township. The commonest are 4 museums, 2 zoos & aquariums and a garden. At 51 mi, Rock Island Arsenal is worth the journey.

Attractions nearby
24
within 60 miles
The big one
51 mi
Rock Island Arsenal
National park units
1
parks & monuments
Ancient site · 51 mi northwest

Rock Island Arsenal

Army post located on Arsenal Island on the Mississippi River.

The towns around it, and where to stay →

The map

What’s around Essex Township

The 7 outside town cluster to the southeast.

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

Everything nearby

Every entry

These 24 are within 60 miles, none in town.

Ranked by how many people look them up, so the famous places lead and the local favorites follow.

Parks and trails in Essex Township → · Essex Township’s history →

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

Rock Island Arsenal: Robert A, Ryan, J. Ceronia, and Bruce A. Harms, Photographers, Public domain · Starved Rock State Park: Chris Light (talk), CC BY-SA 3.0 · Dickson Mounds: MattHucke, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Black Hawk State Historic Site: Bill Whittaker (talk). Original uploader was Billwhittaker at English Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Ronald Reagan Boyhood Home National Historic Site: Teemu008 from Palatine, Illinois, CC BY-SA 2.0 · Figge Art Museum: Ctjf83, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Putnam Museum: Ctjf83 of English Wikipedia (log), Public domain · Wildlife Prairie Park: Katherine Johnson, CC BY 2.0 · John Deere House and Shop: IvoShandor, CC BY 2.5 · Carl Sandburg State Historic Site: Robert Haugland, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Vander Veer Botanical Park: David Wilson, CC BY 2.0 · Buffalo Bill Cody Homestead: Kepper66, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Spider Hill: NatFee, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Adlai E. Stevenson I House: Nyttend, Public domain · Black Hawk Museum and Lodge: Smallbones, CC0 · Fell Arboretum: Willjay, CC BY 3.0 · George L. Luthy Memorial Botanical Garden: Original uploader was ProfDEH at en.wikipedia, Public domain · Metamora Courthouse State Historic Site: ProfDEH, Public domain · Quad City Botanical Center: Ctjf83 at English Wikipedia, Public domain · Ryan Round Barn: Ibzumin, CC BY-SA 3.0

Know a spot visitors miss?Locals know the overlook without the crowds and the diner the tour buses skip.
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