
Close to Rock Creek Township: Carthage Jail and more
None of our places to visit is inside Rock Creek Township; 3 are within 40 miles. On the list: 2 museums and a city park, among others. At 57 mi, Mark Twain Cave is worth the journey.

Carthage Jail
Museum in Carthage, Illinois, United States.
The towns around it, and where to stay →
The map view
The map stretches to Crapo Park, 19 mi away.
Orange: Rock Creek Township. Numbers: the best-known places, matching the list below. © OpenStreetMap contributors
The places, one by one
The list runs to 9 places, all within 60 miles.
New Philadelphia National Historic Site
Place in Illinois on the National Register of Historic Places.
Ranked by how many people look them up, so the famous places lead and the local favorites follow.
Parks and trails in Rock Creek Township → · Rock Creek Township’s history →
Photo credits
Mark Twain Cave: Jonathunder, GFDL 1.2 · Carthage Jail: Nyttend, Public domain · Dickson Mounds: MattHucke, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Mark Twain Boyhood Home & Museum: Jonathunder, GFDL 1.2 · Nauvoo House: Jake from Utah, United States, CC BY-SA 2.0 · New Philadelphia National Historic Site: Nyttend, Public domain · Carl Sandburg State Historic Site: Robert Haugland, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Crapo Park: Ian Poellet, CC BY-SA 3.0 · John Wood Mansion: Smallbones, Public domain
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