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Attractions near Galesburg

Carl Sandburg State Historic Site: Galesburg’s one place to visit

Galesburg’s list takes in 4 museums, 2 zoos & aquariums and a city park. Mapped inside Galesburg is one place to visit, and within 40 miles another 7. Beyond the town, Rock Island Arsenal sits 40 mi away.

Attractions nearby
20
within 60 miles
The big one
40 mi
Rock Island Arsenal
Ancient site · 40 mi north

Rock Island Arsenal

Army post located on Arsenal Island on the Mississippi River.

The towns around it, and where to stay →

The map

Where things are

The 7 outside town cluster to the north.

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

Everything nearby

Everything to see

8 places in all: one in town and 19 within 60 miles.

The places inside Galesburg lead. The rest are ranked by how many people look them up, so the famous places come first and the local favorites follow.

Galesburg’s history →

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

Carl Sandburg State Historic Site: Robert Haugland, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Rock Island Arsenal: Robert A, Ryan, J. Ceronia, and Bruce A. Harms, Photographers, Public domain · Carthage Jail: Nyttend, Public domain · 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 · 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 · Vander Veer Botanical Park: David Wilson, CC BY 2.0 · Buffalo Bill Cody Homestead: Kepper66, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Crapo Park: Ian Poellet, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Adlai E. Stevenson I House: Nyttend, Public domain · Black Hawk Museum and Lodge: Smallbones, CC0 · George L. Luthy Memorial Botanical Garden: Original uploader was ProfDEH at en.wikipedia, Public domain · Metamora Courthouse State Historic Site: ProfDEH, Public domain · Pine Creek Gristmill: Kepper66, CC BY-SA 3.0 · 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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