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Attractions near Girard

The nearest draw to Girard: Lincoln Tomb, 27 mi away

Around 124K people visit Lincoln Home National Historic Site each year. Nothing is mapped inside Girard, but 11 places to visit are within 40 miles. There are 4 museums, 2 gardens and a landmark to choose from. Further afield, Cahokia is 57 mi from the centre.

Attractions nearby
22
within 60 miles
The big one
57 mi
Cahokia
National park units
2
parks & monuments
Big draws
2
100K+ Wikipedia readers a year
State park · 57 mi south

Cahokia

Archaeological site near East St. Louis, Illinois, USA.

The towns around it, and where to stay →

The map

How they lie

Head to the north for most of the 11 on the list.

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

Everything nearby

Every one of them

Everything here is within 60 miles, 22 places in all.

Monks Mound

Landmark · 56 mi south · read 54K times a year on Wikipedia

Part of Cahokia, the largest Pre-Columbian earthwork in the Americas and the largest pyramid north of Mesoamerica.

Towns near it → · Wikipedia

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

Parks and trails in Girard → · Girard’s history →

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

Cahokia: Thank You (24 Millions ) views, CC BY 2.0 · Lincoln Tomb: David Jones, CC BY-SA 2.5 · Monks Mound: Skubasteve834, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Piasa: Burfalcy, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Bellefontaine Cemetery: Viking55, 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 · Mound 72: Heironymous Rowe, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Lincoln's New Salem: Unknown, CC BY-SA 2.5 · Old State Capitol State Historic Site: Shadow2700 at en.wikipedia, Public domain · Illinois State Museum: Mike Linksvayer from Oakland, California, CC0 · Vandalia State House State Historic Site: Lyle Kruger, Public domain · 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 · The Griot Museum of Black History: Paul Sableman, CC BY 2.0 · 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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