29 mi from Mendon Township, Mark Twain Cave leads the list
With nothing inside Mendon Township, the list has 6 places within 40 miles. Among them are 4 museums, a cave and a national historic site. Make a day of it at Crapo Park, 48 mi away.
Carthage Jail
Museum in Carthage, Illinois, United States.
The towns around it, and where to stay →
The lie of the land
New Philadelphia National Historic Site, 33 mi away, is the farthest on the map.
Orange: Mendon Township. Numbers: the best-known places, matching the list below. © OpenStreetMap contributors
Every one of them
7 places make the list, every one within 60 miles.
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5New Philadelphia National Historic Site
Place in Illinois on the National Register of Historic Places.
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7Ranked by how many people look them up, so the famous places lead and the local favorites follow.
Parks and trails in Mendon Township → · Mendon Township’s history →
Photo credits
Mark Twain Cave: Jonathunder, GFDL 1.2 · Carthage Jail: Nyttend, Public domain · Mark Twain Boyhood Home & Museum: Jonathunder, GFDL 1.2 · Nauvoo House: Jake from Utah, United States, CC BY-SA 2.0 · New Philadelphia National Historic Site: Nyttend, Public domain · Crapo Park: Ian Poellet, CC BY-SA 3.0 · John Wood Mansion: Smallbones, Public domain
