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Attractions near Green Valley

Lincoln's New Salem, 32 mi from Green Valley

Green Valley and its surroundings hold 5 museums, 3 zoos & aquariums and 3 gardens. With nothing inside Green Valley, the list has 12 places within 40 miles. A longer outing takes you to Lincoln Tomb, 40 mi off.

Attractions nearby
25
within 60 miles
The big one
40 mi
Lincoln Tomb
National park units
2
parks & monuments
Big draws
1
100K+ Wikipedia readers a year
Landmark · 40 mi south

Lincoln Tomb

Tomb of U.S. president Abraham Lincoln in Springfield, Illinois, United States.

The towns around it, and where to stay →

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Finding your way

The farthest of them, Prairie Aviation Museum, is 38 mi out.

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

Everything nearby

Everything on the list

These 25 are all within 60 miles.

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

Parks and trails in Green Valley → · Green Valley’s history →

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

Lincoln Tomb: David Jones, CC BY-SA 2.5 · Lincoln Home National Historic Site: Daniel Schwen, CC BY-SA 4.0 · 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 · Robert Allerton Park: D. Finnigan, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Illinois State Museum: Mike Linksvayer from Oakland, California, CC0 · Wildlife Prairie Park: Katherine Johnson, CC BY 2.0 · Henson Robinson Zoo: Robert Lawton, CC BY-SA 2.5 · Museum of Funeral Customs: Unknown, CC BY-SA 2.5 · Carl Sandburg State Historic Site: Robert Haugland, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Abraham Lincoln Memorial Garden: spfldnet, CC BY 3.0 · Washington Park: Unknown, CC BY-SA 2.5 · Adlai E. Stevenson I House: Nyttend, Public domain · 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 · Ryan Round Barn: Ibzumin, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Spider Hill: NatFee, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Starhill Forest Arboretum: Kstraka, CC BY-SA 3.0

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