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Attractions near Springfield

Leave Springfield for Six Flags Great America, 31 mi away

Six Flags Great America draws about 3M visitors a year. Nothing is mapped inside Springfield, but 36 places to visit are within 40 miles. On the list: 19 museums, 4 theatres and 3 gardens, among others. The best-known trip out is to Allstate Arena, 52 mi away.

Attractions nearby
80
within 60 miles
The big one
31 mi
Six Flags Great America
Theme park · 31 mi southeast

Six Flags Great America

Amusement park in Gurnee, Illinois, United States.

The towns around it, and where to stay →

The map

The map view

The map puts most of the 36 to the northeast.

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

Everything nearby

The places, one by one

All of it lies within 60 miles: 80 places.

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

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

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

Six Flags Great America: Feather Better, CC BY 4.0 · Allstate Arena: Nkon21, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Camp Randall Stadium: Carol M. Highsmith, Public domain · Fiserv Forum: Michael Barera, CC BY-SA 4.0 · McDonald's #1 Store Museum: Bruce Marlin, CC BY-SA 2.5 · Milwaukee Art Museum: Michael Hicks (Mulad), CC BY 2.0 · Illinois Railway Museum: The original uploader was Slambo at English Wikipedia., CC BY-SA 2.0 · UW–Milwaukee Panther Arena: Shadowlink1014, Public domain · Alpine Valley Music Theatre: chad davis, CC BY-SA 2.0 · Kohl Center: Pbrown111 at English Wikipedia, Public domain · Morton Arboretum: Bruce Marlin, CC BY-SA 2.5 · Aztalan State Park: Joshua Mayer - Flickr user wackybadger, CC BY-SA 2.0 · Harley-Davidson Museum: Dori, CC BY-SA 3.0 us · Nature & Culture Museum of Wisconsin: The original uploader was Sulfur at English Wikipedia., CC BY-SA 3.0 · Leather Archives and Museum: Skvader, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Mitchell Park Horticultural Conservatory: Sulfur (Talk / contribs), CC BY-SA 3.0 · BMO Center: SimLibrarian, CC0 · Milwaukee County Zoo: Awkwafaba, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Wood National Cemetery: Unknown, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Chicago Botanic Garden: No machine-readable author provided. Kaosfere assumed (based on copyright claims, CC BY-SA 2.5 · Marcus Amphitheater: Ryan Dickey from Evanston, IL / Chicago, United States, CC BY 2.0 · Rosemont Theatre: Nkon21, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Henry Vilas Zoo: Corey Coyle, CC BY 3.0 · Overture Center for the Arts: Chief-O of English Wikipedia, Public domain · Olbrich Botanical Gardens: Chief-O at English Wikipedia, Public domain · Riverside Theatre: Michael Barera, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Santa's Village Amusement & Water Park: Martin Lewison from The Hague, Zuid-Holland, The Netherlands, CC BY-SA 2.0 · Egyptian Theatre, DeKalb: Andy McMurray, CC BY 2.5 · Elvehjem Museum of Art: James Steakley, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Little Amerricka: Dklompmaker, CC BY-SA 3.0 · University of Wisconsin–Madison Arboretum: Yinan Chen, Public Domain · Anderson Japanese Gardens: M. Readey, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Davis Theater: ejojola, CC BY 2.0 · Illinois Holocaust Museum and Education Center: Eddau, CC0 · Arcada Theater: G LeTourneau, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Discovery World: Dori, CC BY-SA 3.0 us · Fabyan Villa: Smallbones, Public domain · Old World Wisconsin: Bridget Bannon, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Cosley Zoo: Christian Wilcox from Madison, United States, CC BY-SA 2.0 · Ellwood House: Paul R. Burley, CC0 · Woodstock Opera House: HrAtsuo, CC0 · Grohmann Museum: Michael Barera, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Indian Boundary Park: Zol87 from Chicago, Illinois, USA, CC BY-SA 4.0 · National Bobblehead Hall of Fame and Museum: Adam Moss from East Amherst, New York, United States, CC BY-SA 2.0 · Racine Zoo: SimLibrarian, CC0 · The Block Museum of Art: Paradoxsociety, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Charles Allis Art Museum: Freekee at English Wikipedia, Public domain · Gichigamiin Indigenous Nations Museum: Nick Number, CC BY 4.0 · Lake Park: https://www.flickr.com/people/jhtaylor/, CC BY 2.0 · National Museum of the American Sailor: (U.S. Navy photo/Released), Public domain · Racine Art Museum: Yumbay, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Boerner Botanical Gardens: Photo was taken in the Summer of 2006 by Douglas Tyler Spencer., Public domain · Juneau Park: Michael Barera, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Kenosha Public Museum: Kenokewl of English Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Kohl Children's Museum: Eddau, Public domain · Lilacia Park: Arpingstone at English Wikipedia, Public domain · Patrick and Beatrice Haggerty Museum of Art: Royalbroil, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Russell Military Museum: Pkiv, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wisconsin Historical Museum: Daderot, CC0 · Eugene Field Park: Thshriver, CC BY-SA 3.0 · James Madison Park: James Steakley, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Klehm Arboretum and Botanic Garden: KlehmArboretum, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Ladd Arboretum: KENPEI, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Pottawatomie Park: Dane Vandeputte, CC BY-SA 2.0 · Wisconsin Veterans Museum: Michael Barera, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Angel Museum: Unknown, Public domain · Dretzka Park: Lightburst, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Fire Barn 5: Smallbones, Public domain · Mitchell Gallery of Flight: SuperDalio, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Oak Creek Parkway: Bluebarb11, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Racine Heritage Museum: David Wilson, CC BY 2.0 · Rotary Botanical Gardens: Chief-O (talk)., Public domain · Shakespeare Garden: Zol87 from Chicago, IL, USA, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wehr Nature Center: Lightburst, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Allen Centennial Gardens: James Steakley, CC BY-SA 3.0

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