1Rock Island Arsenal
Army post located on Arsenal Island on the Mississippi River.
Attractions near Princeton
Nothing in Princeton itself: Starved Rock State Park is 25 mi away
With nothing inside Princeton, the list has 4 places within 40 miles. They include 2 museums, a state park and a national historic site. The big name further out is Rock Island Arsenal, 57 mi from the centre.
Attractions nearby
26
within 60 miles
The big one
25 mi
Starved Rock State Park
National park units
1
parks & monuments
State park · 25 mi east
Starved Rock State Park
State park in LaSalle County, Illinois, USA.
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The map
Where each one is
The 4 outside town cluster to the north.
Orange: Princeton. Numbers: the best-known places, matching the list below. © OpenStreetMap contributors
Everything nearby
Everything to see
26 places make the list, every one within 60 miles.
Mazon Creek
Place in Illinois on the National Register of Historic Places.
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5Ronald Reagan Boyhood Home National Historic Site
Building and historic site in Illinois, United States.
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12John Deere House and Shop
Historic house museum in Grand Detour, Illinois, USA.
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Vander Veer Botanical Park
Botanical garden in the above historic district.
Chana School
Two-room schoolhouse museum, moved from Chana, Illinois to Oregon, Illinois.
Adlai E. Stevenson I House
Historic house in Metamora, Woodford County, Illinois.
Black Hawk Museum and Lodge
Historic building in Rock Island, Illinois, USA.
George L. Luthy Memorial Botanical Garden
Botanical garden and conservatory in Peoria, Illinois.
Metamora Courthouse State Historic Site
Historic former courthouse in Woodford County, Illinois.
Quad City Botanical Center
Set of botanical gardens in Rock Island, Illinois.
Ranked by how many people look them up, so the famous places lead and the local favorites follow.
Parks and trails in Princeton → · Princeton’s history →
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Photo credits
Rock Island Arsenal: Robert A, Ryan, J. Ceronia, and Bruce A. Harms, Photographers, Public domain · Starved Rock State Park: Chris Light (talk), CC BY-SA 3.0 · Black Hawk State Historic Site: Bill Whittaker (talk). Original uploader was Billwhittaker at English Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Ronald Reagan Boyhood Home National Historic Site: Teemu008 from Palatine, Illinois, CC BY-SA 2.0 · Egyptian Theatre, DeKalb: Andy McMurray, CC BY 2.5 · Figge Art Museum: Ctjf83, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Ellwood House: Paul R. Burley, CC0 · Putnam Museum: Ctjf83 of English Wikipedia (log), Public domain · Wildlife Prairie Park: Katherine Johnson, CC BY 2.0 · John Deere House and Shop: IvoShandor, CC BY 2.5 · Carl Sandburg State Historic Site: Robert Haugland, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Vander Veer Botanical Park: David Wilson, CC BY 2.0 · Buffalo Bill Cody Homestead: Kepper66, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Chana School: Ben Jacobson (Kranar Drogin), CC BY 2.5 · Adlai E. Stevenson I House: Nyttend, Public domain · Bickelhaupt Arboretum: Photo by Derek Ramsey (Ram-Man), CC BY-SA 2.5 · Black Hawk Museum and Lodge: Smallbones, CC0 · George L. Luthy Memorial Botanical Garden: Original uploader was ProfDEH at en.wikipedia, Public domain · Metamora Courthouse State Historic Site: ProfDEH, Public domain · Quad City Botanical Center: Ctjf83 at English Wikipedia, Public domain · Ryan Round Barn: Ibzumin, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Spider Hill: NatFee, CC BY-SA 4.0
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