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Attractions near Greenwood Township

Worth the trip from Greenwood Township: Lincoln Tomb, 35 mi off

Lincoln Home National Historic Site welcomes about 124K visitors a year. Look within 40 miles for the 11 places to visit; none is inside Greenwood Township. The mix takes in 4 museums, 2 zoos & aquariums and a landmark. Out of town, Piasa is 59 mi away.

Attractions nearby
18
within 60 miles
The big one
35 mi
Lincoln Tomb
National park units
2
parks & monuments
Big draws
1
100K+ Wikipedia readers a year
Landmark · 35 mi northwest

Lincoln Tomb

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

The towns around it, and where to stay →

The map

How they lie

The map puts most of the 11 to the northwest.

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

Everything nearby

The full list

Its 18 places all lie 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 Greenwood Township → · Greenwood Township’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 · Piasa: Burfalcy, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Lincoln Home National Historic Site: Daniel Schwen, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Lincoln's New Salem: Unknown, CC BY-SA 2.5 · Old State Capitol State Historic Site: Shadow2700 at en.wikipedia, Public domain · The Cross at the Crossroads: Daniel Schwen, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Robert Allerton Park: D. Finnigan, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Vandalia State House State Historic Site: Lyle Kruger, Public domain · Henson Robinson Zoo: Robert Lawton, CC BY-SA 2.5 · Illinois State Museum: Mike Linksvayer from Oakland, California, CC0 · Lewis and Clark State Historic Site: Kbh3rd, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Museum of Funeral Customs: Unknown, CC BY-SA 2.5 · Washington Park: Unknown, CC BY-SA 2.5 · Abraham Lincoln Memorial Garden: spfldnet, CC BY 3.0 · Starhill Forest Arboretum: Kstraka, CC BY-SA 3.0 · The Gardens at SIUE: Illinois2011 (Tyler Warren), 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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