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Attractions near Vandalia

Vandalia’s draw is Vandalia State House State Historic Site

From Vandalia, the big name within reach is Cahokia, 56 mi away. One place to visit is mapped inside Vandalia, and one more within 40 miles. They include a museum and a landmark.

Attractions nearby
13
within 60 miles
The big one
56 mi
Cahokia
Big draws
1
100K+ Wikipedia readers a year
State park · 56 mi southwest

Cahokia

Archaeological site near East St. Louis, Illinois, USA.

The towns around it, and where to stay →

The map

Around Vandalia, mapped

Furthest from the centre is The Cross at the Crossroads, 30 mi away.

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

Everything nearby

Full list of places

2 places in all: one in town and 12 within 60 miles.

Monks Mound

Landmark · 56 mi southwest · read 54K times a year on Wikipedia

Part of Cahokia, the largest Pre-Columbian earthwork in the Americas and the largest pyramid north of Mesoamerica.

The places inside Vandalia lead. The rest are ranked by how many people look them up, so the famous places come first and the local favorites follow.

Parks and trails in Vandalia → · Vandalia’s history →

Sources: National Park Service · ski areas © OpenSkiMap / OpenStreetMap contributors · Wikidata · Wikipedia readership · photos via Wikimedia Commons
Photo credits

Vandalia State House State Historic Site: Lyle Kruger, Public domain · Cahokia: Thank You (24 Millions ) views, CC BY 2.0 · Monks Mound: Skubasteve834, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Piasa: Burfalcy, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Mound 72: Heironymous Rowe, CC BY-SA 3.0 · The Cross at the Crossroads: Daniel Schwen, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Henson Robinson Zoo: Robert Lawton, CC BY-SA 2.5 · Lewis and Clark State Historic Site: Kbh3rd, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Abraham Lincoln Memorial Garden: spfldnet, CC BY 3.0 · Gustave Koerner House: Mascou, Public domain · The Gardens at SIUE: Illinois2011 (Tyler Warren), CC BY-SA 3.0

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