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Places near Marengo by type
All 215 places by distance →One day from Marengo
5 stops, one loop, back by 4:24 pm
106 km on the road, in driving order so you don’t double back. Times assume an 8 am start and typical visit lengths.
- Leave Marengo
- Pettit Memorial Chapelmonument · 30 min
- Poplar Grove Vintage Wings and Wheels Museummuseum · 1.5 hrs
- Beck's Woodsnature spot · 2 hrs
- Woodstock Square Historic Districtpark · 45 min
- Illinois Railway Museummuseum · 1.5 hrs
- Back in Marengo
Questions people ask
What are the best places to visit near Marengo?
Illinois Railway Museum (museum, about 9 km), Woodstock Square Historic District (park, about 19 km), Beck's Woods (nature spot, about 25 km), Pettit Memorial Chapel (monument, about 25 km), Poplar Grove Vintage Wings and Wheels Museum (museum, about 26 km), Colonel Gustavius A. Palmer House (heritage site, about 32 km).
How many tourist places are there within 50 km of Marengo?
33 places on Spotwander: 10 wildlife, forests & gardens, 5 parks, 2 other attractions, 5 lakes, dams & reservoirs, 2 churches.
Which is the nearest sanctuary to Marengo?
Beck's Woods, about 25 km by road; Kishwaukee River State Fish and Wildlife Area (34 km) is next.
Which is the nearest park to Marengo?
Woodstock Square Historic District, about 19 km by road; Six Flags Hurricane Harbor Rockford (37 km) is next.
What is a good one-day trip from Marengo?
Start in Marengo, visit Pettit Memorial Chapel, then Poplar Grove Vintage Wings and Wheels Museum, then Beck's Woods, then Woodstock Square Historic District, then Illinois Railway Museum, and drive back — about 106 km by road in all.