Alton visitors Center
Alton visitors Center is a tourism office in Alton Township, Madison, Illinois which is located on Piasa Street. Alton visitors Center is situated nearby to the art gallery Towata, as well as near Argosy Casino Alton.- Type: Tourism office
- Also known as: “Alton Regional Convention & Visitors Bureau”
- Address: 200 Piasa Street, Alton, IL 62002
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Alton Military Prison and Clark Bridge.
Alton Military Prison
Photo: Nyttend, Public domain.
The Alton Military Prison was a prison located in Alton, Illinois, built in 1833 as the first state penitentiary in Illinois and closed in 1857. During the American Civil War, the prison was reopened in 1862 to accommodate the growing population of Confederate prisoners of war and ceased to be prison at the end of the war in 1865. Alton Military Prison is situated 810 feet west of Alton visitors Center.
Clark Bridge
Bridge
Photo: Illinois2011, CC BY-SA 2.0.
The Clark Bridge is a cable-stayed bridge across the Mississippi River between West Alton, Missouri and Alton, Illinois, United States. Named after explorer William Clark like the bridge it replaced, the bridge opened in 1994. Clark Bridge is situated 3,600 feet southeast of Alton visitors Center.
McPike Mansion
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Alton and East Alton.
Alton
Photo: ksablan, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Alton is a charming river town in Illinois just across the Mississippi River from St. Louis, Missouri. Once a blue collar town of heavy manufacturing, Alton has transformed itself into a tourist destination and wedding and reception resort of the Midwest.
East Alton
Village
East Alton is a village in Madison County, Illinois, United States. The population was 5,786 at the 2020 census, down from 6,301 in 2010. East Alton is situated 4 miles east of Alton visitors Center.
Godfrey
Town
Godfrey is a village in Madison County, Illinois, United States. The population was 17,825 at the 2020 census. Godfrey is located within the River Bend portion of the Greater St. Louis metropolitan area. Godfrey is situated 4½ miles north of Alton visitors Center.
Alton visitors Center
- Categories: information, building, and tourism
- Location: Alton Township, Madison, Illinois, Midwest, United States, North America
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-90.18689° or 90° 11′ 13″ westLevels
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