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Attractions near Normal

One to see in Normal: Fell Arboretum

Normal’s list takes in 4 museums, 3 gardens and 2 zoos & aquariums. Mapped inside Normal is one place to visit, and within 40 miles another 9. Out of town, Lincoln Tomb is 60 mi away.

Attractions nearby
28
within 60 miles
The big one
60 mi
Lincoln Tomb
Big draws
1
100K+ Wikipedia readers a year
Landmark · 60 mi southwest

Lincoln Tomb

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

The towns around it, and where to stay →

The map

Places on the map

Out at 39 mi is Monticello Railway Museum, the farthest.

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

Everything nearby

Everything to see

It starts in town with one place and goes on to 27 within 60 miles.

The places inside Normal 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 Normal → · Normal’s history →

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

Fell Arboretum: Willjay, CC BY 3.0 · 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 · Starved Rock State Park: Chris Light (talk), CC BY-SA 3.0 · Lincoln's New Salem: Unknown, CC BY-SA 2.5 · Robert Allerton Park: D. Finnigan, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Monticello Railway Museum: Daniel Schwen, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Octave Chanute Aerospace Museum: Chris Light (talk), CC BY-SA 3.0 · Krannert Center for the Performing Arts: Aries Liang, Public domain · Wildlife Prairie Park: Katherine Johnson, CC BY 2.0 · Museum of Funeral Customs: Unknown, CC BY-SA 2.5 · Spurlock Museum: Daderot, CC0 · University of Illinois Arboretum: Daderot, Public domain · Adlai E. Stevenson I House: Nyttend, Public domain · Centennial Park: CU Wiki Users/bobpalez, CC BY 3.0 · George L. Luthy Memorial Botanical Garden: Original uploader was ProfDEH at en.wikipedia, Public domain · Mabery Gelvin Botanical Garden: Dual Freq, CC BY 2.5 · Metamora Courthouse State Historic Site: ProfDEH, Public domain · National Museum of Ship Models and Sea History: Daniel Schwen, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Spider Hill: NatFee, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Starhill Forest Arboretum: Kstraka, CC BY-SA 3.0

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