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Cahokia Mounds State Historic Site

IL · 38.6564, -90.0588

From Cahokia Mounds State Historic Site, Illinois, Byway's registries place 6 scenic byways and 1 national park within 30 miles.

Understand

The main features of the site are the 70 remaining man-made mounds, the largest of which is Monks Mound, around 100 ft (30 m) tall. The rest of the 2,200-acre (890-hectare) site consists of many grass covered mounds that vary in size and shape, several interpretive trails and signage, a reconstruction of the Woodhenge sun calendar, and reconstructions of the palisade/stockade walls.
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Within reach

Measured from Byway's own registries, 30 miles around town.

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