Charles Mound heads the list around Rock City
Around Rock City, the places to visit include 4 gardens, 4 museums and a mountain. No place to visit is mapped inside Rock City; 11 are within 40 miles. Camp Randall Stadium, 46 mi away, is the best-known day out.
Charles Mound
Gentle hill located in Scales Mound Township, Jo Daviess County, Illiniois, United States.
The towns around it, and where to stay →
The lie of the land
The map stretches to Ronald Reagan Boyhood Home National Historic Site, 40 mi away.
Orange: Rock City. Numbers: the best-known places, matching the list below. © OpenStreetMap contributors
All the places to visit
Look within 60 miles for all 36 places listed.
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2Charles Mound
Gentle hill located in Scales Mound Township, Jo Daviess County, Illiniois, United States.
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11Olbrich Botanical Gardens
Botanical garden in Madison, Wisconsin, United States.
12Ronald Reagan Boyhood Home National Historic Site
Building and historic site in Illinois, United States.
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14Overture Center for the Arts
Arts center in Madison, Wisconsin, including theaters and an art museum.
Little Amerricka
Amusement park located in Marshall, Wisconsin, United States.
University of Wisconsin–Madison Arboretum
Historic arboretum in Madison, Wisconsin, USA.
John Deere House and Shop
Historic house museum in Grand Detour, Illinois, USA.
Wisconsin Historical Museum
Historical museum in Wisconsin, United States.
Chana School
Two-room schoolhouse museum, moved from Chana, Illinois to Oregon, Illinois.
James Madison Park
Waterfront park located on Lake Mendota in Madison, Wisconsin.
Rotary Botanical Gardens
Botanical garden in Janesville, Wisconsin, United States.
Ranked by how many people look them up, so the famous places lead and the local favorites follow.
Parks and trails in Rock City → · Rock City’s history →
Photo credits
Camp Randall Stadium: Carol M. Highsmith, Public domain · Illinois Railway Museum: The original uploader was Slambo at English Wikipedia., CC BY-SA 2.0 · Charles Mound: Skye Marthaler, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Alpine Valley Music Theatre: chad davis, CC BY-SA 2.0 · Aztalan State Park: Joshua Mayer - Flickr user wackybadger, CC BY-SA 2.0 · Kohl Center: Pbrown111 at English Wikipedia, Public domain · BMO Center: SimLibrarian, CC0 · Blue Mound State Park: Mailseth at English Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Henry Vilas Zoo: Corey Coyle, CC BY 3.0 · National Mustard Museum: Corey Coyle, CC BY 3.0 · Olbrich Botanical Gardens: Chief-O at English Wikipedia, Public domain · Ronald Reagan Boyhood Home National Historic Site: Teemu008 from Palatine, Illinois, CC BY-SA 2.0 · Little Norway, Wisconsin: Richie Diesterheft, CC BY 2.0 · Overture Center for the Arts: Chief-O of English Wikipedia, Public domain · Egyptian Theatre, DeKalb: Andy McMurray, CC BY 2.5 · Little Amerricka: Dklompmaker, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Elvehjem Museum of Art: James Steakley, CC BY-SA 3.0 · University of Wisconsin–Madison Arboretum: Yinan Chen, Public Domain · Anderson Japanese Gardens: M. Readey, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Old World Wisconsin: Bridget Bannon, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Ellwood House: Paul R. Burley, CC0 · Woodstock Opera House: HrAtsuo, CC0 · John Deere House and Shop: IvoShandor, CC BY 2.5 · Wisconsin Historical Museum: Daderot, CC0 · Apple River Fort: IvoShandor, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Chana School: Ben Jacobson (Kranar Drogin), CC BY 2.5 · James Madison Park: James Steakley, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Klehm Arboretum and Botanic Garden: KlehmArboretum, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wisconsin Veterans Museum: Michael Barera, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Allen Centennial Gardens: James Steakley, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Angel Museum: Unknown, Public domain · Bickelhaupt Arboretum: Photo by Derek Ramsey (Ram-Man), CC BY-SA 2.5 · Don Opel Arboretum: Cillas, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Old Market House: IvoShandor, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Rotary Botanical Gardens: Chief-O (talk)., Public domain
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