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Attractions near Modesto

The nearest draw to Modesto: Lincoln Tomb, 29 mi away

Modesto has 42 notable places within 60 miles, among them 4 national park units. Roughly 124K visitors a year make it to Lincoln Home National Historic Site. The big name further out is Cahokia, 57 mi from the centre.

Attractions nearby
42
within 60 miles
The big one
57 mi
Cahokia
National park units
4
parks & monuments
Big draws
3
100K+ Wikipedia readers a year
State park · 57 mi south

Cahokia

Archaeological site near East St. Louis, Illinois, USA.

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The map

Finding your way

On the map, most of the 11 sit to the northeast.

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

Everything nearby

All 11 on the list

Its 42 places all lie within 60 miles.

Monks Mound

Landmark · 57 mi south · read 54K times a year on Wikipedia

Part of Cahokia, the largest Pre-Columbian earthwork in the Americas and the largest pyramid north of Mesoamerica.

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Citygarden

Museum · 60 mi south

Urban park and sculpture garden in St. Louis, Missouri owned by the City of St. Louis, maintained by the Gateway Foundation.

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

Parks and trails in Modesto → · Modesto’s history →

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

Cahokia: Thank You (24 Millions ) views, CC BY 2.0 · Lincoln Tomb: David Jones, CC BY-SA 2.5 · The Dome at America's Center: Paul Sableman, CC BY 2.0 · Gateway Arch National Park: Daniel Schwen, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Monks Mound: Skubasteve834, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Piasa: Burfalcy, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Energizer Park: Cornfield948, 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 · City Museum: Chris857, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Katy Trail State Park: Heath Cajandig, CC BY 2.0 · Mound 72: Heironymous Rowe, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Fox Theatre: Paul Sableman, CC BY 2.0 · Lincoln's New Salem: Unknown, CC BY-SA 2.5 · Hollywood Casino Amphitheatre: LittleT889, CC BY-SA 4.0 · St. Louis Walk of Fame: St. Louis Walk of Fame, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Old State Capitol State Historic Site: Shadow2700 at en.wikipedia, Public domain · Missouri History Museum: en:User:Colin.faulkingham, Public domain · Mildred Lane Kemper Art Museum: Shubinator, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Pulitzer Foundation for the Arts: Garfield226, CC BY-SA 3.0 · New Philadelphia National Historic Site: Nyttend, Public domain · Powell Hall: en:User:Big Brother 1984, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Orpheum Theater: Marcus Qwertyus, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Illinois State Museum: Mike Linksvayer from Oakland, California, CC0 · Vandalia State House State Historic Site: Lyle Kruger, Public domain · Henson Robinson Zoo: Robert Lawton, CC BY-SA 2.5 · Lewis and Clark State Historic Site: Kbh3rd, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Scott Joplin House State Historic Site: Kevin Saff, CC BY-SA 2.0 · Contemporary Art Museum St. Louis: Drpaluga (talk), CC BY-SA 3.0 · Historic Aircraft Restoration Museum: TimVickers, Public domain · Museum of Funeral Customs: Unknown, CC BY-SA 2.5 · St. Louis Gateway Mall: DaronDierkes at en.wikipedia, CC BY-SA 3.0 · The Griot Museum of Black History: Paul Sableman, CC BY 2.0 · Citygarden: hickory hardscrabble, CC BY 2.0 · Abraham Lincoln Memorial Garden: spfldnet, CC BY 3.0 · Washington Park: Unknown, CC BY-SA 2.5 · Museum of Contemporary Religious Art: LittleT889, CC BY-SA 4.0 · 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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