Lincoln Tomb
Tomb of U.S. president Abraham Lincoln in Springfield, Illinois, United States.
Attractions near Franklin
25 mi from Franklin, Lincoln Tomb leads the list
Lincoln Home National Historic Site draws about 124K visitors a year. With nothing inside Franklin, the list has 11 places within 40 miles. The mix takes in 4 museums, 2 gardens and a landmark. Day-trippers head 51 mi out to Piasa.
Attractions nearby
17
within 60 miles
The big one
25 mi
Lincoln Tomb
National park units
3
parks & monuments
Big draws
1
100K+ Wikipedia readers a year
Landmark · 25 mi northeast
Lincoln Tomb
Tomb of U.S. president Abraham Lincoln in Springfield, Illinois, United States.
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The map
The map view
On the map, most of the 11 sit to the northeast.
Orange: Franklin. Numbers: the best-known places, matching the list below. © OpenStreetMap contributors
Everything nearby
Best known first
Nothing is inside Franklin itself; these 17 are within 60 miles.
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3Lincoln Home National Historic Site
National historic site in Illinois, USA.
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5Lincoln's New Salem
Recreated former frontier village in Menard County, Illinois.
6Springfield 1908 Race Riot National Monument
Conflict in Springfield, Illinois.
8Old State Capitol State Historic Site
Museum and historic site in Springfield, Illinois, USA.
9New Philadelphia National Historic Site
Place in Illinois on the National Register of Historic Places.
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Ranked by how many people look them up, so the famous places lead and the local favorites follow.
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Photo credits
Lincoln Tomb: David Jones, CC BY-SA 2.5 · Piasa: Burfalcy, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Lincoln Home National Historic Site: Daniel Schwen, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Katy Trail State Park: Heath Cajandig, CC BY 2.0 · Lincoln's New Salem: Unknown, CC BY-SA 2.5 · Dickson Mounds: MattHucke, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Old State Capitol State Historic Site: Shadow2700 at en.wikipedia, Public domain · New Philadelphia National Historic Site: Nyttend, Public domain · Illinois State Museum: Mike Linksvayer from Oakland, California, CC0 · Henson Robinson Zoo: Robert Lawton, CC BY-SA 2.5 · Lewis and Clark State Historic Site: Kbh3rd, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Museum of Funeral Customs: Unknown, CC BY-SA 2.5 · Abraham Lincoln Memorial Garden: spfldnet, CC BY 3.0 · Washington Park: Unknown, CC BY-SA 2.5 · Starhill Forest Arboretum: Kstraka, CC BY-SA 3.0 · The Gardens at SIUE: Illinois2011 (Tyler Warren), CC BY-SA 3.0
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