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Attractions near Alexandria

A day out from Alexandria: Carthage Jail, 17 mi away

The town has no place on our list of its own; 4 are within 40 miles. They include 3 museums and a city park. Travel 47 mi and you reach Mark Twain Cave.

Attractions nearby
7
within 60 miles
The big one
17 mi
Carthage Jail
National park units
1
parks & monuments
Museum · 17 mi east

Carthage Jail

Museum in Carthage, Illinois, United States.

The towns around it, and where to stay →

The map

The layout

Out at 34 mi is Crapo Park, the farthest.

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

Everything nearby

All of it

These 7 are all within 60 miles.

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

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

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

Mark Twain Cave: Jonathunder, GFDL 1.2 · Carthage Jail: Nyttend, Public domain · Mark Twain Boyhood Home & Museum: Jonathunder, GFDL 1.2 · Nauvoo House: Jake from Utah, United States, CC BY-SA 2.0 · New Philadelphia National Historic Site: Nyttend, Public domain · Crapo Park: Ian Poellet, CC BY-SA 3.0 · John Wood Mansion: Smallbones, Public domain

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