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Attractions near South Jacksonville

Nothing in South Jacksonville itself: Lincoln Tomb is 31 mi away

Lincoln Home National Historic Site sees about 124K visitors a year. Look within 40 miles for the 12 places to visit; none is inside South Jacksonville. They include 4 museums, 2 national historic sites and 2 gardens. Go 55 mi out for Piasa.

Attractions nearby
16
within 60 miles
The big one
31 mi
Lincoln Tomb
National park units
3
parks & monuments
Big draws
1
100K+ Wikipedia readers a year
Landmark · 31 mi east

Lincoln Tomb

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

The towns around it, and where to stay →

The map

Finding your way

On the map, most of the 12 sit to the east.

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Orange: South Jacksonville. Numbers: the best-known places, matching the list below. © OpenStreetMap contributors

Everything nearby

Each place in turn

All 16 on the list lie within 60 miles.

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

Parks and trails in South Jacksonville → · South Jacksonville’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 · Piasa: Burfalcy, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Lincoln Home National Historic Site: Daniel Schwen, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Katy Trail State Park: Heath Cajandig, CC BY 2.0 · Lincoln's New Salem: Unknown, CC BY-SA 2.5 · Mark Twain Cave: Jonathunder, GFDL 1.2 · 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 · Henson Robinson Zoo: Robert Lawton, CC BY-SA 2.5 · Illinois State Museum: Mike Linksvayer from Oakland, California, CC0 · Museum of Funeral Customs: Unknown, CC BY-SA 2.5 · Washington Park: Unknown, CC BY-SA 2.5 · Abraham Lincoln Memorial Garden: spfldnet, CC BY 3.0 · Starhill Forest Arboretum: Kstraka, CC BY-SA 3.0

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