Chicago Athenaeum opens West Galena Township’s list
National Mississippi River Museum & Aquarium sees about 250K visitors a year. Look within 40 miles and the list grows by 7 beyond the 2 inside West Galena Township. Among them are 6 museums, a mountain and a theatre. For a longer trip, Effigy Mounds National Monument lies 51 mi away.
Charles Mound
Gentle hill located in Scales Mound Township, Jo Daviess County, Illiniois, United States.
The towns around it, and where to stay →
The map view
To the northwest is where most of the 7 lie.
Orange: West Galena Township. Numbers: the best-known places, matching the list below. © OpenStreetMap contributors
Every place to visit
It starts in town with 2 places and goes on to 17 within 60 miles.
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3Effigy Mounds National Monument
National monument of prehistoric mounds built by Native Americans, in Iowa, United States.
Charles Mound
Gentle hill located in Scales Mound Township, Jo Daviess County, Illiniois, United States.
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7Fort Crawford
19th century military outpost of the United States Army located in Prairie du Chien, Wisconsin.
8National Mississippi River Museum & Aquarium
Museum located in Dubuque, Iowa, USA.
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13Vander Veer Botanical Park
Botanical garden in the above historic district.
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The places inside West Galena Township 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 West Galena Township →
Photo credits
Old Market House: IvoShandor, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Effigy Mounds National Monument: National Park Service, Public domain · Charles Mound: Skye Marthaler, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Blue Mound State Park: Mailseth at English Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Little Norway, Wisconsin: Richie Diesterheft, CC BY 2.0 · Fort Crawford: Jonathunder, CC BY-SA 3.0 · National Mississippi River Museum & Aquarium: Dirk Hansen, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Five Flags Center: Dirk Hansen, CC BY-SA 3.0 · National Farm Toy Museum: Madmaxmarchhare of English Wikipedia, CC BY 2.5 · Apple River Fort: IvoShandor, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Vander Veer Botanical Park: David Wilson, CC BY 2.0 · Buffalo Bill Cody Homestead: Kepper66, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Abbe Creek School: Tom Hazelton, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Bickelhaupt Arboretum: Photo by Derek Ramsey (Ram-Man), CC BY-SA 2.5 · Don Opel Arboretum: Cillas, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Dubuque Arboretum and Botanical Gardens: DBQer (Talk / contribs), CC BY-SA 3.0
