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Attractions near Prairie du Rocher

Trips from Prairie du Rocher, starting with Cahokia

A typical year brings about 2.2M visitors to Gateway Arch National Park. With nothing inside Prairie du Rocher, the list has 41 places within 40 miles. The commonest are 15 museums, 6 city parks and 5 stadiums & arenas. Set 43 mi out, Mid America Adventure makes a day trip.

Attractions nearby
62
within 60 miles
The big one
40 mi
Cahokia
National park units
3
parks & monuments
Big draws
2
100K+ Wikipedia readers a year
State park · 40 mi north

Cahokia

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

The towns around it, and where to stay →

The map

How they lie

The map puts most of the 41 to the north.

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

Everything nearby

Every one of them

All 62 on the list lie within 60 miles.

Monks Mound

Landmark · 40 mi north · read 51K times a year on Wikipedia

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

Towns near it → · Wikipedia

Citygarden

Museum · 38 mi north

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

Towns near it → · Wikipedia

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

Parks and trails in Prairie du Rocher → · Prairie du Rocher’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 · The Dome at America's Center: Paul Sableman, CC BY 2.0 · Busch Stadium: Lee Ann Ratledge, CC BY 4.0 · Mid America Adventure: Chris Hagerman from New Port Richey, FL, US, 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 · Enterprise Center: Haaron755, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Energizer Park: Cornfield948, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Bellefontaine Cemetery: Viking55, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Taum Sauk Mountain: Kbh3rd, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Forest Park: Kris from Seattle, USA, CC BY 2.0 · Saint Louis Zoo: Unknown, CC BY-SA 2.5 · Saint Louis Art Museum: Unknown, Public domain · City Museum: Chris857, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Katy Trail State Park: Heath Cajandig, CC BY 2.0 · Missouri Botanical Garden: Yinan Chen, Public Domain · Fox Theatre: Paul Sableman, CC BY 2.0 · Mound 72: Heironymous Rowe, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Fort de Chartres: Kbh3rd, CC BY 3.0 · National Museum of Transportation: Nate Beal, CC BY 2.0 · Jefferson Barracks National Cemetery: Robert Lawton, CC BY-SA 2.5 · Elephant Rocks State Park: Fredlyfish4, CC BY-SA 3.0 · St. Louis Walk of Fame: St. Louis Walk of Fame, CC BY-SA 3.0 · USS Inaugural: w:en:User:Kevin Saff, Public domain · Ulysses S. Grant National Historic Site: Kbh3rd, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Hollywood Casino Amphitheatre: LittleT889, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Johnson's Shut-Ins State Park: Kbh3rd, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Francis Olympic Field: Shubinator, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Missouri History Museum: en:User:Colin.faulkingham, Public domain · Mildred Lane Kemper Art Museum: Shubinator, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Tower Grove Park: Unknown, Public domain · Pulitzer Foundation for the Arts: Garfield226, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Saint Louis Science Center: AfricanGeo, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Powell Hall: en:User:Big Brother 1984, CC BY-SA 3.0 · World Wide Technology Soccer Park: Johnmaxmena (talk)john mena, Public domain · Orpheum Theater: Marcus Qwertyus, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Compton Hill Reservoir Park: Millbrooky, CC BY 3.0 · Ste. Genevieve National Historical Park: Andrew Balet, CC BY 3.0 · Laumeier Sculpture Park: Joel Krauska from San Francisco, CA, USA, CC BY 2.0 · Endangered Wolf Center: Fredlyfish4, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Scott Joplin House State Historic Site: Kevin Saff, CC BY-SA 2.0 · Butterfly House, Missouri Botanical Garden: Matthew Black from London, UK, CC BY-SA 2.0 · Carondelet Park: DiamondRemley39, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Contemporary Art Museum St. Louis: Drpaluga (talk), CC BY-SA 3.0 · Historic Aircraft Restoration Museum: TimVickers, Public domain · Lewis and Clark State Historic Site: Kbh3rd, CC BY-SA 3.0 · St. Louis Gateway Mall: DaronDierkes at en.wikipedia, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Citygarden: hickory hardscrabble, CC BY 2.0 · Eugene Field House: Piaget-van Ravenswaay, Public domain · Monsanto Insectarium: Unknown, CC BY-SA 2.5 · Shaw Nature Reserve: Kbh3rd, CC BY-SA 3.0 · The Griot Museum of Black History: Paul Sableman, CC BY 2.0 · Francis Gymnasium: LittleT889, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Charter Oak Schoolhouse: Nyttend, Public domain · Gustave Koerner House: Mascou, Public domain · Museum of Contemporary Religious Art: LittleT889, CC BY-SA 4.0 · The Gardens at SIUE: Illinois2011 (Tyler Warren), CC BY-SA 3.0

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