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Attractions near Sangamon Valley Township

Worth the trip from Sangamon Valley Township: Lincoln Tomb, 33 mi off

Sangamon Valley Township has 17 notable places within 60 miles, among them 3 national park units. A typical year brings about 124K visitors to Lincoln Home National Historic Site. Day-trippers head 56 mi out to Carthage Jail.

Attractions nearby
17
within 60 miles
The big one
33 mi
Lincoln Tomb
National park units
3
parks & monuments
Big draws
1
100K+ Wikipedia readers a year
Landmark · 33 mi southeast

Lincoln Tomb

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

The towns around it, and where to stay →

The map

Plotted on the map

Head to the southeast for most of the 12 on the list.

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

Everything nearby

All of it

Look within 60 miles for all 17 places listed.

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

Parks and trails in Sangamon Valley Township → · Sangamon Valley Township’s history →

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

Lincoln Tomb: David Jones, CC BY-SA 2.5 · Lincoln Home National Historic Site: Daniel Schwen, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Lincoln's New Salem: Unknown, CC BY-SA 2.5 · Carthage Jail: Nyttend, Public domain · Dickson Mounds: MattHucke, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Old State Capitol State Historic Site: Shadow2700 at en.wikipedia, Public domain · New Philadelphia National Historic Site: Nyttend, Public domain · Illinois State Museum: Mike Linksvayer from Oakland, California, CC0 · Wildlife Prairie Park: Katherine Johnson, CC BY 2.0 · Henson Robinson Zoo: Robert Lawton, CC BY-SA 2.5 · Museum of Funeral Customs: Unknown, CC BY-SA 2.5 · Abraham Lincoln Memorial Garden: spfldnet, CC BY 3.0 · Washington Park: Unknown, CC BY-SA 2.5 · George L. Luthy Memorial Botanical Garden: Original uploader was ProfDEH at en.wikipedia, Public domain · Starhill Forest Arboretum: Kstraka, CC BY-SA 3.0

Know a spot visitors miss?Locals know the overlook without the crowds and the diner the tour buses skip.
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