The nearest draw to West Peoria: Dickson Mounds, 35 mi away
West Peoria and its surroundings hold 3 museums, 3 zoos & aquariums and 2 gardens. Look within 40 miles for the 9 places to visit; none is inside West Peoria. Starved Rock State Park, 55 mi away, is the best-known day out.
Starved Rock State Park
State park in LaSalle County, Illinois, USA.
The towns around it, and where to stay →
Around West Peoria, mapped
The list reaches out to Miller Park Zoo, 37 mi away.
Orange: West Peoria. Numbers: the best-known places, matching the list below. © OpenStreetMap contributors
Every one of them
Its 15 places all lie within 60 miles.
2Lincoln's New Salem
Recreated former frontier village in Menard County, Illinois.
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8Adlai E. Stevenson I House
Historic house in Metamora, Woodford County, Illinois.
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10George L. Luthy Memorial Botanical Garden
Botanical garden and conservatory in Peoria, Illinois.
11Metamora 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 West Peoria →
Photo credits
Starved Rock State Park: Chris Light (talk), CC BY-SA 3.0 · Lincoln's New Salem: Unknown, CC BY-SA 2.5 · Dickson Mounds: MattHucke, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Wildlife Prairie Park: Katherine Johnson, CC BY 2.0 · 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 · Starhill Forest Arboretum: Kstraka, CC BY-SA 3.0
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