History
Cahokia Mounds State Historic Site
Collinsville, Illinois
UNESCO-listed remains of a huge Native American city across the river from St Louis.
- Time to allow
- 2 hours
Cahokia was a major city between about 1050 and 1350, with around 80 surviving earthen mounds. Monks Mound is the biggest and can be climbed for views across the plain. It is close to the Mississippi crossing, so it is an easy last Illinois stop on the way into Missouri.
Good to know
- Climb Monks Mound for the view
- Start with the interpretive centre
- Allow a couple of hours
- Best time
- Morning
- Vehicles
- Fine in any car
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