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Attractions near Monticello

Visit Monticello Railway Museum in Monticello

Among the places to visit in and near Monticello are 6 museums, 4 gardens and 2 city parks. Mapped inside Monticello is one place to visit, and within 40 miles another 16. Out of town, Lincoln Tomb is 59 mi away.

Attractions nearby
26
within 60 miles
The big one
59 mi
Lincoln Tomb
National park units
2
parks & monuments
Big draws
1
100K+ Wikipedia readers a year
Landmark · 59 mi west

Lincoln Tomb

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

The towns around it, and where to stay →

The map

What’s around Monticello

Out of town, most of the 16 are to the east.

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

Everything nearby

Place by place

It starts in town with one place and goes on to 25 within 60 miles.

The places inside Monticello lead. The rest are ranked by how many people look them up, so the famous places come first and the local favorites follow.

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

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

Monticello Railway Museum: Daniel Schwen, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Lincoln Tomb: David Jones, CC BY-SA 2.5 · American Football House: BanjoZebra, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Gies Memorial Stadium: T.J. Blakeman, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Lincoln Home National Historic Site: Daniel Schwen, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Old State Capitol State Historic Site: Shadow2700 at en.wikipedia, Public domain · Robert Allerton Park: D. Finnigan, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Octave Chanute Aerospace Museum: Chris Light (talk), CC BY-SA 3.0 · Illinois State Museum: Mike Linksvayer from Oakland, California, CC0 · Krannert Center for the Performing Arts: Aries Liang, Public domain · Henson Robinson Zoo: Robert Lawton, CC BY-SA 2.5 · Museum of Funeral Customs: Unknown, CC BY-SA 2.5 · Spurlock Museum: Daderot, CC0 · Abraham Lincoln Memorial Garden: spfldnet, CC BY 3.0 · University of Illinois Arboretum: Daderot, Public domain · Centennial Park: CU Wiki Users/bobpalez, CC BY 3.0 · Fell Arboretum: Willjay, CC BY 3.0 · Mabery Gelvin Botanical Garden: Dual Freq, CC BY 2.5 · National Museum of Ship Models and Sea History: Daniel Schwen, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Spider Hill: NatFee, CC BY-SA 4.0

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