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Sightseeing near Macomb

Illinois Bureau of Tourism


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Abraham Lincoln
Springfield, IL area (@75 miles)

Convention & Tourism

We invite you to join us in Springfield, Illinois as we honor and celebrate the Bicentennial commemoration of the life and legacy of Abraham Lincoln. Not only can you visit the Lincoln Presidential Museum and Library, but Lincoln's New Salem.

Hannibal, MO (@80 miles)
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Mark Twain

The Mark Twain Boyhood Home & Museum properties include eight buildings; six historically significant buildings and two exciting, interactive museums whose collections include fifteen original Norman Rockwell paintings.

Nauvoo, IL (@50 miles)
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Nauvoo Temple

Historic Nauvoo is located in Western Illinois, bordered on three sides by a bend of the mighty Mississippi River. The restored homes, mercantile establishments and community buildings maintain the charm of what once was a beautiful, industrious city. Today, Nauvoo provides an opportunity to experience the people and times of the past


Dickson Mounds Museum, Lewistown, IL (@50 miles)
Dickson Mount Museum
Dickson Mount
Museum

The Dickson Mounds Museum, a branch of the Illinois State Museum and a National Historic Site, is one of the major on-site archaeological museums in the United States. It offers a unique opportunity to explore the world of the American Indian in an awe inspiring journey through 12,000 years of human experience in the Illinois River Valley.

Chicago (@250 miles)
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Chicago's Millennium
Park

St. Louis (@ 150 miles)
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The Arch, St. Louis

Galesburg, IL (@50 miles)

Bishop Hill: Utopia on the Prairie (@75 miles)

Founded in 1846 by Swedish religious dissenters. Between 1846 and 1861 over 1000 Swedish immigrants joined the colony.

Quad Cities area (Moline, IL & Davenport, IA) (@80 miles)

 

Other Illinois Historic Sites

Galesburg Railroad Museum
423 Mulberry Street
Galesburg, IL 61401-4953
309-342-9400
Illinois Vietnam Veterans Memorial
Oak Ridge Cemetery
1500 Monument Avenue
Springfield, IL 62702
217-782-2717
Old State Capitol
Old State Capitol Plaza
Springfield, IL 62701
217-785-7960
Lewis & Clark – Camp Dubois
#1 Lewis & Clark Trail
PO Box 115, Hartford, IL 62048
618-251-5811
Lincoln Monument
313 South Sixth Street
Springfield, IL 62701
217-785-1584
Lincoln's New Salem
15588 History Lane
Petersburg, IL 62675
217-632-4000
Black Hawk State Historic Site
1510 46th Avenue
Rock Island, IL 61201
309-788-0177
Frank Lloyd Wright Home and Studio
951 Chicago Avenue,
Oak Park, IL 60302
708-848-1976
Chicago History Museum
1601 North Clark Street
Chicago, IL 60614-6038
312-642-4600
 

 




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