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Attractions near Manchester

Places to visit around Manchester, from Lincoln's New Salem

Look within 40 miles for the 5 places to visit; none is inside Manchester. On the list: 2 museums, a national historic site and a city park, among others. Further afield, Lincoln Tomb is 41 mi from the centre.

Attractions nearby
23
within 60 miles
The big one
41 mi
Lincoln Tomb
National park units
3
parks & monuments
Big draws
1
100K+ Wikipedia readers a year
Landmark · 41 mi northeast

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

Most of the 5 out of town lie to the northeast.

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

Everything nearby

The places, one by one

23 places make the list, every one 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 Manchester → · Manchester’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 · 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 · Lincoln's New Salem: Unknown, CC BY-SA 2.5 · Mark Twain Cave: Jonathunder, GFDL 1.2 · Dickson Mounds: MattHucke, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Hollywood Casino Amphitheatre: LittleT889, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Old State Capitol State Historic Site: Shadow2700 at en.wikipedia, Public domain · Mark Twain Boyhood Home & Museum: Jonathunder, GFDL 1.2 · New Philadelphia National Historic Site: Nyttend, Public domain · Illinois State Museum: Mike Linksvayer from Oakland, California, CC0 · Henson Robinson Zoo: Robert Lawton, CC BY-SA 2.5 · Lewis and Clark State Historic Site: Kbh3rd, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Historic Aircraft Restoration Museum: TimVickers, Public domain · Museum of Funeral Customs: Unknown, CC BY-SA 2.5 · 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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