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Attractions near Woodson

Leave Woodson for Lincoln Tomb, 33 mi away

Each year, some 124K people go to Lincoln Home National Historic Site. Nothing on our list is inside Woodson; the 12 places to visit are within 40 miles. Among them are 4 museums, 2 national historic sites and 2 gardens. Day-trippers head 50 mi out to Piasa.

Attractions nearby
18
within 60 miles
The big one
33 mi
Lincoln Tomb
National park units
3
parks & monuments
Big draws
1
100K+ Wikipedia readers a year
Landmark · 33 mi northeast

Lincoln Tomb

Tomb of U.S. president Abraham Lincoln in Springfield, Illinois, United States.

The towns around it, and where to stay →

The map

Finding your way

The map puts most of the 12 to the east.

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

Everything nearby

Everything to see

These 18 are within 60 miles, none in town.

Ranked by how many people look them up, so the famous places lead and the local favorites follow.

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

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

Lincoln Tomb: David Jones, CC BY-SA 2.5 · Piasa: Burfalcy, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Lincoln Home National Historic Site: Daniel Schwen, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Katy Trail State Park: Heath Cajandig, CC BY 2.0 · Lincoln's New Salem: Unknown, CC BY-SA 2.5 · Mark Twain Cave: Jonathunder, GFDL 1.2 · Dickson Mounds: MattHucke, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Old State Capitol State Historic Site: Shadow2700 at en.wikipedia, Public domain · New Philadelphia National Historic Site: Nyttend, Public domain · Illinois State Museum: Mike Linksvayer from Oakland, California, CC0 · Henson Robinson Zoo: Robert Lawton, CC BY-SA 2.5 · Lewis and Clark State Historic Site: Kbh3rd, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Museum of Funeral Customs: Unknown, CC BY-SA 2.5 · Abraham Lincoln Memorial Garden: spfldnet, CC BY 3.0 · Washington Park: Unknown, CC BY-SA 2.5 · Starhill Forest Arboretum: Kstraka, CC BY-SA 3.0 · The Gardens at SIUE: Illinois2011 (Tyler Warren), CC BY-SA 3.0

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