Worth the trip from Lowpoint: Starved Rock State Park, 35 mi off
Lowpoint’s list takes in 3 zoos & aquariums, 3 museums and 2 gardens. Nothing on our list is inside Lowpoint; the 10 places to visit are within 40 miles. Further out, Mazon Creek is 59 mi away.
Starved Rock State Park
State park in LaSalle County, Illinois, USA.
The towns around it, and where to stay →
Where to go
The map puts most of the 10 to the southwest.
Orange: Lowpoint. Numbers: the best-known places, matching the list below. © OpenStreetMap contributors
Full list of places
Look within 60 miles for all 14.
Mazon Creek
Place in Illinois on the National Register of Historic Places.
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9Adlai E. Stevenson I House
Historic house in Metamora, Woodford County, Illinois.
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11George L. Luthy Memorial Botanical Garden
Botanical garden and conservatory in Peoria, Illinois.
12Metamora Courthouse State Historic Site
Historic former courthouse in Woodford County, Illinois.
14Ranked by how many people look them up, so the famous places lead and the local favorites follow.
Parks and trails in Lowpoint →
Photo credits
Starved Rock State Park: Chris Light (talk), CC BY-SA 3.0 · Dickson Mounds: MattHucke, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Wildlife Prairie Park: Katherine Johnson, CC BY 2.0 · Carl Sandburg State Historic Site: Robert Haugland, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Spider Hill: NatFee, CC BY-SA 4.0 · 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
