Lincoln Tomb
Tomb of U.S. president Abraham Lincoln in Springfield, Illinois, United States.
Attractions near Southern View
Lincoln Tomb & 15 more attractions near Southern View
About 124K people a year visit Lincoln Home National Historic Site. All of it lies outside: 12 places within 40 miles, none inside Southern View. The commonest are 4 museums, 2 zoos & aquariums and 2 gardens. A day out reaches Dickson Mounds, 48 mi away.
Attractions nearby
16
within 60 miles
The big one
5 mi
Lincoln Tomb
National park units
2
parks & monuments
Big draws
1
100K+ Wikipedia readers a year
Landmark · 5 mi north
Lincoln Tomb
Tomb of U.S. president Abraham Lincoln in Springfield, Illinois, United States.
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The map
The places, mapped
Out of town, most of the 12 are to the north.
Orange: Southern View. Numbers: the best-known places, matching the list below. © OpenStreetMap contributors
Everything nearby
Full list of places
Look within 60 miles for all 16.
2Lincoln Home National Historic Site
National historic site in Illinois, USA.
3Lincoln's New Salem
Recreated former frontier village in Menard County, Illinois.
4Springfield 1908 Race Riot National Monument
Conflict in Springfield, Illinois.
6Old State Capitol State Historic Site
Museum and historic site in Springfield, Illinois, USA.
7Robert Allerton Park
Park in Piatt County, Illinois, featuring a mansion, gardens, and nature preserve.
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Ranked by how many people look them up, so the famous places lead and the local favorites follow.
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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 · Dickson Mounds: MattHucke, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Old State Capitol State Historic Site: Shadow2700 at en.wikipedia, Public domain · Robert Allerton Park: D. Finnigan, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Illinois State Museum: Mike Linksvayer from Oakland, California, CC0 · 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 · Spider Hill: NatFee, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Starhill Forest Arboretum: Kstraka, CC BY-SA 3.0
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