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Places in Wood River

79 places to eat & drink in Wood River

543 places in Wood River: 79 places to eat and drink, 68 shops, 41 things to do and 7 places to stay. Local spots first, with directions to every one.

All places
543
53 per 1,000 residents · most nearby
Eat & drink
79
7.7 per 1,000 residents
Shops
68
11 gifts · 3 antiques · 4 books
Things to do
41
16 outdoors · 4 arts · 5 landmarks
Places to stay
7
0.7 per 1,000 residents

What kind of places does Wood River have?

Read from every listing. The page puts what stands out first.

The map

Where Wood River gathers

113 of Wood River’s 543 places sit within a five-minute walk of E Ferguson Ave. A second center gathers around Vaughn Rd.

E Ferguson AveVaughn Rd
113places in a five-minute walk of E Ferguson Ave21% of Wood River’s places
66around Vaughn Rd12% of Wood River’s places
★ What stands out · Eat & drink

79 places to eat & drink

54 restaurants, 14 cafés & treats, 10 bars & breweries. Local spots first.

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Shops

68 shops

11 gifts & boutiques, 7 home & hardware, 5 clothing. Local spots first.

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See all 11 gifts & boutiques →
Things to do

41 things to do

16 parks & outdoors, 16 fitness & sports, 5 history & landmarks. Local spots first.

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See all 16 parks & outdoors →
Places to stay

7 places to stay

6 hotels & inns, 1 camping & rentals. Local spots first.

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Everyday

280 errands & services

Groceries, gas, the barber, the vet, the bank.

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Community

68 schools, churches & public places

Where Wood River learns, worships and gets things done.

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Next door

Wood River and its neighbors

Wood River has the most places per resident of the 5 towns around it. Tap a town to see its places.

Places per 1,000 residents · all places listed
Wood River53Hartford41East Alton40Roxana39Bethalto37

Talk & tips

Favorites, openings and closings from Wood River neighbors.

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What’s missing?

Not on the map yet. It may just be missing.

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No farm or market listed ·
No brewery listed ·
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Some place details from Overture Maps (CDLA-Permissive-2.0), checked against the Census town line. Places added by neighbors go live once a second neighbor confirms them. Spot a mistake? Open the place and tap Edit mode.

How we sort and count

Each list puts neighbor favorites first (ratings and photos), then the most complete listings (a website, a phone number, a note), with local, independent spots ahead of national chains. Categories come from each place’s map category, so a café filed under “Shops” still shows up with the cafés. “A five-minute walk” is a quarter mile from the busiest spot on the map. Per-1,000 figures use the Census population.