Alton visitors Center

Alton visitors Center is a tourism office in , , which is located on Piasa Street. Alton visitors Center is situated nearby to the art gallery , as well as near .
  • 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.

Photo: Nyttend, Public domain.
The was a prison located in , , built in 1833 as the first state penitentiary in 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. is situated 810 feet west of Alton visitors Center.

Bridge
The is a cable-stayed bridge across the between and , United States. Named after explorer William Clark like the bridge it replaced, the bridge opened in 1994. is situated 3,600 feet southeast of Alton visitors Center.

, or Mount Lookout, is a mansion in , which is part of the Metro-East region of the Greater St. Louis metropolitan area in the U.S. state of . is situated 1 mile north of Alton visitors Center.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Alton and East Alton.

is a charming river town in just across the from , Missouri. Once a blue collar town of heavy manufacturing, has transformed itself into a tourist destination and wedding and reception resort of the Midwest.

Village
is a village in , , United States. The population was 5,786 at the 2020 census, down from 6,301 in 2010. is situated 4 miles east of Alton visitors Center.

Town
is a village in , , United States. The population was 17,825 at the 2020 census. is located within the River Bend portion of the Greater St. Louis metropolitan area. is situated 4½ miles north of Alton visitors Center.

Alton visitors Center

Latitude
38.89061° or 38° 53′ 26″ north
Longitude
-90.18689° or 90° 11′ 13″ west
Levels
1
Open location code
86CFVRR7+66
Open­Street­Map ID
way 768287979
Open­Street­Map feature
building=­yes
Open­Street­Map feature
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