Lincoln Tomb
Tomb of U.S. president Abraham Lincoln in Springfield, Illinois, United States.
Attractions near Thayer
The nearest draw to Thayer: Lincoln Tomb, 20 mi away
Yearly visitors to Lincoln Home National Historic Site number about 124K. Our list finds nothing inside Thayer, but 11 places within 40 miles. Among them are 4 museums, 2 gardens and a landmark. Day-trippers head 50 mi out to Piasa.
Attractions nearby
18
within 60 miles
The big one
20 mi
Lincoln Tomb
National park units
2
parks & monuments
Big draws
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100K+ Wikipedia readers a year
Landmark · 20 mi north
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 places, mapped
Most of the 11 out of town lie to the north.
Orange: Thayer. Numbers: the best-known places, matching the list below. © OpenStreetMap contributors
Everything nearby
All 11 on the list
Look within 60 miles for all 18.
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3Lincoln Home National Historic Site
National historic site in Illinois, USA.
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5Lincoln's New Salem
Recreated former frontier village in Menard County, Illinois.
6Springfield 1908 Race Riot National Monument
Conflict in Springfield, Illinois.
8Old State Capitol State Historic Site
Museum and historic site in Springfield, Illinois, USA.
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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 · 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 · Dickson Mounds: MattHucke, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Old State Capitol State Historic Site: Shadow2700 at en.wikipedia, Public domain · 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 · Lewis and Clark State Historic Site: Kbh3rd, CC BY-SA 3.0 · 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 · Starhill Forest Arboretum: Kstraka, CC BY-SA 3.0 · The Gardens at SIUE: Illinois2011 (Tyler Warren), CC BY-SA 3.0
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