Festivals in Alton, Illinois

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Alton, Illinois

September

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Alton Block Party - Alton - Third Street in Downtown Alton is where you want to be for live music & dancing in the street all summer long. Food & Drinks, Kids activities with adu ... more on Alton Block Party

November

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Annual Alton Arts & Crafts Adventure - Alton - A wonderful variety of craft and artworks will be on display by the craftspeople & Artisits who created the work. "Craft in Action" will include exhib ... more on Annual Alton Arts & Crafts Adventure

December

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Olde Alton Arts & Crafts - Alton - Crafters from a 500 mile radius display their homemade items. Breakfast and lunch served ... more on Olde Alton Arts & Crafts

Lovejoy Memorial

The Lovejoy State Memorial of granite and bronze commemorates abolitionist newspaper editor, Elijah P. Lovejoy, who was killed by a mob while defending his printing press at Alton on November 7, 1837. Lovejoy'

Alton, IL Memorials

Robert Pershing Wadlow Statue - Tallest Man

Robert Pershing Wadlow (February 22, 1918 - July 15, 1940), according to Guinness World Records, is the tallest man in medical history for whom there is irrefutable evidence. He is often known as the Alton Giant. Wadlow reached an unprecedented 8 ft 11.1 in (272 cm) in height and weighed 439 lb (199

Alton, IL One Of A Kinds

Lincoln-Douglas Square

Lincoln-Douglas Square is the site of the 7

Alton, IL Historic Sites

Piasa Bird

The Piasa Bird (pronounced Pie-a-saw), is a local legend in the Alton area. Its foundings go back to 1673 when Father Jacques Marquette, in recording his famous journey down the Mississippi River with Louis Joliet, described the "Piasa"

Alton, IL Archaeology

National Great Rivers Museum

This 12,000 square foot facility located on the banks of the Mississippi River is dedicated to telling the story of the river. The museum features more than 20 exhibits and displays, many of which are highly interactive and computer-animated. Known as the "Father of Waters"

Alton, IL Discovery Centers

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Lovejoy Memorial

Robert Pershing Wadlow Statue - Tallest Man

Lincoln-Douglas Square

Piasa Bird

National Great Rivers Museum

Things to do near Alton, IL

Armed Forces Museum

Missouri Payday Loans

Far Oaks Golf Club -Target Par 3

Westhaven Golf Course

Fort Kaskaskia State Historic Site