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Attractions near Taylorville

25 mi from Taylorville, Lincoln Tomb leads the list

A typical year brings about 124K visitors to Lincoln Home National Historic Site. None of our places to visit is inside Taylorville; 12 are within 40 miles. On the list: 4 museums, 2 zoos & aquariums and 2 gardens, among others. The best-known trip out is to The Cross at the Crossroads, 51 mi away.

Attractions nearby
17
within 60 miles
The big one
25 mi
Lincoln Tomb
National park units
2
parks & monuments
Big draws
1
100K+ Wikipedia readers a year
Landmark · 25 mi northwest

Lincoln Tomb

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

The towns around it, and where to stay →

The map

The lie of the land

Most of the 12 out of town lie to the northwest.

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

Everything nearby

The complete list

The list runs to 17 places, all 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 Taylorville → · Taylorville’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 · Old State Capitol State Historic Site: Shadow2700 at en.wikipedia, Public domain · The Cross at the Crossroads: Daniel Schwen, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Robert Allerton Park: D. Finnigan, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Monticello Railway Museum: Daniel Schwen, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Illinois State Museum: Mike Linksvayer from Oakland, California, CC0 · Vandalia State House State Historic Site: Lyle Kruger, Public domain · 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 · National Museum of Ship Models and Sea History: Daniel Schwen, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Starhill Forest Arboretum: Kstraka, CC BY-SA 3.0

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