23 mi from Varna, Starved Rock State Park leads the list
Visitors to Varna can choose from 3 museums, 2 zoos & aquariums and 2 gardens. Nothing is mapped inside Varna, but 9 places to visit are within 40 miles. If you have a day, head to Mazon Creek, 50 mi away.
Starved Rock State Park
State park in LaSalle County, Illinois, USA.
The towns around it, and where to stay →
Map of the places
Head to the southwest for most of the 9 on the list.
Orange: Varna. Numbers: the best-known places, matching the list below. © OpenStreetMap contributors
The full list
15 places make the list, every one within 60 miles.
Mazon Creek
Place in Illinois on the National Register of Historic Places.
3Ronald Reagan Boyhood Home National Historic Site
Building and historic site in Illinois, United States.
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6John Deere House and Shop
Historic house museum in Grand Detour, Illinois, USA.
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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.
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Ranked by how many people look them up, so the famous places lead and the local favorites follow.
Parks and trails in Varna → · Varna’s history →
Photo credits
Starved Rock State Park: Chris Light (talk), CC BY-SA 3.0 · Ronald Reagan Boyhood Home National Historic Site: Teemu008 from Palatine, Illinois, CC BY-SA 2.0 · Wildlife Prairie Park: Katherine Johnson, CC BY 2.0 · John Deere House and Shop: IvoShandor, CC BY 2.5 · Carl Sandburg State Historic Site: Robert Haugland, 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 · Spider Hill: NatFee, CC BY-SA 4.0
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