Destinations · Illinois
Fairmont City
IL · 38.6497, -90.0931
Historic National Road - Illinois, Great River Road and Historic Route 66 are 3 of 6 signed byways within 30 miles of Fairmont City, Illinois.
Understand
The village is only about 5 minutes from the world-famous Gateway Arch of St. Louis. Sunset often provides picturesque views of the arch and St. Louis' skyline. Collinsville Road, once known as the National Road, runs the length of the village. Along this route there is an accumulation of vintage, in situ roadside Americana advertising signage that is unsurpassed in the area.
The same roads run past St. Louis, where they are ranked and described in full.
Day-trip loops
Ready-made loops for Fairmont City 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
- Historic National Road - Illinois · inside · national
- Great River Road · 3 mi · national
- Historic Route 66 · 6 mi · national
- Historic Route 66 - MO · 8 mi
- Meeting of the Great Rivers Scenic Route · 13 mi · national
- Great River Road - Missouri · 18 mi
National parks
- Gateway Arch National Park · 5 mi
Lookouts
- Mississippi River Overlook · 5 mi
- 7 Gates of Hell: Gate 1 · 8 mi
- 7 Gates of Hell: Gate 2 · 9 mi
- Mounted Binculors · 9 mi
Named places
- American Legion Post 961 Park · 1 mi
- Rattlesnake Mound · 2 mi
- Monks Mound · 2 mi
- Cahokia Mounds Interpretive Center · 2 mi
- Prairie in Progress · 2 mi
- Jones Park · 2 mi
- Ceola Davis Park · 3 mi
- Horseshoe Lake State Park · 3 mi
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More day-trip bases nearby
- Cahokia Mounds State Historic Site · 2 mi
- East St. Louis · 3 mi
- Granite City · 5 mi
- Collinsville · 6 mi
- Cahokia · 8 mi
- St. Louis · 8 mi