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Attractions near Galena

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A typical year brings about 250K visitors to National Mississippi River Museum & Aquarium. 2 places to visit are mapped inside Galena, with 8 more within 40 miles. There are 6 museums, 2 gardens and a mountain to choose from. Travel 52 mi and you reach Effigy Mounds National Monument.

Attractions nearby
17
within 60 miles
The big one
11 mi
Charles Mound
National park units
1
parks & monuments
Mountain · 11 mi northeast

Charles Mound

Gentle hill located in Scales Mound Township, Jo Daviess County, Illiniois, United States.

The towns around it, and where to stay →

The map

Mapped

Most of the 8 out of town lie to the northwest.

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

Everything nearby

All 10 on the list

First the 2 in town, then the 15 within 60 miles.

Charles Mound

Mountain · 11 mi northeast · read 24K times a year on Wikipedia

Gentle hill located in Scales Mound Township, Jo Daviess County, Illiniois, United States.

Towns near it → · Wikipedia

The places inside Galena 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 Galena →

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

Old Market House: IvoShandor, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Effigy Mounds National Monument: National Park Service, Public domain · Charles Mound: Skye Marthaler, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Blue Mound State Park: Mailseth at English Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Little Norway, Wisconsin: Richie Diesterheft, CC BY 2.0 · Fort Crawford: Jonathunder, CC BY-SA 3.0 · National Mississippi River Museum & Aquarium: Dirk Hansen, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Five Flags Center: Dirk Hansen, CC BY-SA 3.0 · National Farm Toy Museum: Madmaxmarchhare of English Wikipedia, CC BY 2.5 · Apple River Fort: IvoShandor, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Buffalo Bill Cody Homestead: Kepper66, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Bickelhaupt Arboretum: Photo by Derek Ramsey (Ram-Man), CC BY-SA 2.5 · Don Opel Arboretum: Cillas, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Dubuque Arboretum and Botanical Gardens: DBQer (Talk / contribs), CC BY-SA 3.0

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