Worth the trip from Strawn: American Football House, 39 mi off
Strawn’s list takes in 4 museums, 4 gardens and a landmark. There is no place to visit inside Strawn; there are 13 within 40 miles. The trip to Starved Rock State Park is 56 mi.
American Football House
House in Illinois, United States.
The towns around it, and where to stay →
Plotted on the map
Head to the south for most of the 13 on the list.
Orange: Strawn. Numbers: the best-known places, matching the list below. © OpenStreetMap contributors
Every entry
The list runs to 22 places, all within 60 miles.
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3Mazon Creek
Place in Illinois on the National Register of Historic Places.
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6Robert Allerton Park
Park in Piatt County, Illinois, featuring a mansion, gardens, and nature preserve.
7Monticello Railway Museum
Railway museum in Monticello, Illinois, United States.
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9Krannert Center for the Performing Arts
Performing arts complex at the University of Illinois at Urbana–Champaign.
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14Adlai E. Stevenson I House
Historic house in Metamora, Woodford County, Illinois.
Metamora Courthouse State Historic Site
Historic former courthouse in Woodford County, Illinois.
National Museum of Ship Models and Sea History
Maritime museum in Sadorus, Illinois.
University of Illinois Conservatory and Plant Collection
Conservatory and botanical garden in Urbana, Illinois.
Ranked by how many people look them up, so the famous places lead and the local favorites follow.
Parks and trails in Strawn → · Strawn’s history →
Photo credits
American Football House: BanjoZebra, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Gies Memorial Stadium: T.J. Blakeman, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Starved Rock State Park: Chris Light (talk), CC BY-SA 3.0 · Midewin National Tallgrass Prairie: Alanscottwalker, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Robert Allerton Park: D. Finnigan, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Monticello Railway Museum: Daniel Schwen, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Octave Chanute Aerospace Museum: Chris Light (talk), CC BY-SA 3.0 · Krannert Center for the Performing Arts: Aries Liang, Public domain · Spurlock Museum: Daderot, CC0 · University of Illinois Arboretum: Daderot, Public domain · Adlai E. Stevenson I House: Nyttend, Public domain · Centennial Park: CU Wiki Users/bobpalez, CC BY 3.0 · Fell Arboretum: Willjay, CC BY 3.0 · Mabery Gelvin Botanical Garden: Dual Freq, CC BY 2.5 · Metamora Courthouse State Historic Site: ProfDEH, Public domain · National Museum of Ship Models and Sea History: Daniel Schwen, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Spider Hill: NatFee, CC BY-SA 4.0
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