Destinations · Illinois
Alton
IL · 38.9006, -90.1597
Meeting of the Great Rivers Scenic Route, Great River Road and Historic Route 66 are 3 of 6 signed byways within 30 miles of Alton, Illinois.
Understand
On the Meeting of the Great Rivers National Scenic Byway, named one of the Seven Wonders of Illinois, the Greater Alton area has five wineries, fifty antique shops, fifteen bed and breakfasts and guest houses, nine golf courses, Alton Marina, Alton Square Mall, boating, parasailing, hiking, biking, historic sites, fine dining, and more.
The drives · Designated roads lead.
6 scenic drives near Alton
Ordered by federal designation, then by how close each one runs to Alton. All-American Roads and National Scenic Byways are named by the Federal Highway Administration, not by us.
- 01
Meeting of the Great Rivers Scenic Route
National Scenic Byway · 1 mi out
- 02
- 03
Historic Route 66
All-American Road · 6 mi out
- 04
Historic National Road - Illinois
All-American Road · 17 mi out
Runs through Gateway Arch National Park.
- 05
- 06
Day-trip loops
Ready-made loops for Alton are growing. What is within reach is measured today; plan a live day trip and the engine routes it now.
Within reach
Measured from Byway's own registries, 30 miles around town.
Scenic byways
- Meeting of the Great Rivers Scenic Route · 1 mi · national
- Great River Road · 3 mi · national
- Historic Route 66 · 6 mi · national
- Historic Route 66 - MO · 9 mi
- Historic National Road - Illinois · 17 mi · national
- Great River Road - Missouri · 22 mi
National parks
- Gateway Arch National Park · 19 mi
Lookouts
- Blind · 2 mi
- Observation Deck · 4 mi
- Mississippi River Overlook · 4 mi
- Mississippi & Missouri River Confluence Point · 6 mi
Named places
- Rock Springs Park · 0 mi
- Hellrung Park · 1 mi
- Rock Springs Park · 1 mi
- Lovejoy Plaque · 1 mi
- Elijah P. Lovejoy Monument · 1 mi
- Alton Museum of History and Art · 1 mi
- Haskell Park · 1 mi
- John Mason Peck · 1 mi
A day out of Alton, planned on real roads
The engine starts from town, weaves the byways and verified stops around it, and hands back an honest schedule — zero hallucinations.
Take the scenic way to Alton.
Byway plans around your taste, verified places, real weather and opening hours — then opens every leg in Google Maps with one tap.
More day-trip bases nearby
- Edwardsville · 13 mi
- Ferguson · 13 mi
- Granite City · 14 mi
- Hamel · 17 mi
- Cahokia Mounds State Historic Site · 18 mi
- Fairmont City · 18 mi