Worth the trip from Spring Bay Township: Miller Park Zoo, 35 mi off
Spring Bay Township and its surroundings hold 4 museums, 3 zoos & aquariums and 2 gardens. The town has no place on our list of its own; 10 are within 40 miles. Make a day of it at Starved Rock State Park, 46 mi away.
Starved Rock State Park
State park in LaSalle County, Illinois, USA.
The towns around it, and where to stay →
Where things are
Out at 38 mi is Prairie Aviation Museum, the farthest.
Orange: Spring Bay Township. Numbers: the best-known places, matching the list below. © OpenStreetMap contributors
Place after place
These 14 are within 60 miles, none in town.
2Lincoln's New Salem
Recreated former frontier village in Menard County, Illinois.
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9Adlai E. Stevenson I House
Historic house in Metamora, Woodford County, Illinois.
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11George L. Luthy Memorial Botanical Garden
Botanical garden and conservatory in Peoria, Illinois.
12Metamora Courthouse State Historic Site
Historic former courthouse in Woodford County, Illinois.
14Ranked by how many people look them up, so the famous places lead and the local favorites follow.
Parks and trails in Spring Bay Township →
Photo credits
Starved Rock State Park: Chris Light (talk), CC BY-SA 3.0 · Lincoln's New Salem: Unknown, CC BY-SA 2.5 · Dickson Mounds: MattHucke, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Wildlife Prairie Park: Katherine Johnson, CC BY 2.0 · Carl Sandburg State Historic Site: Robert Haugland, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Spider Hill: NatFee, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Adlai E. Stevenson I House: Nyttend, Public domain · Fell Arboretum: Willjay, CC BY 3.0 · George L. Luthy Memorial Botanical Garden: Original uploader was ProfDEH at en.wikipedia, Public domain · Metamora Courthouse State Historic Site: ProfDEH, Public domain · Ryan Round Barn: Ibzumin, CC BY-SA 3.0
