Wow Event Center

Wow Event Center is an event venue in Alton Township, Madison, Illinois which is located on East 3rd Street. Wow Event Center is situated nearby to Alton Hauntings Ghost Tours, as well as near St. Mary’s Catholic Church.

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Clark Bridge and Alton Military Prison.

Clark Bridge

Bridge

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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 2,500 feet south of Wow Event Center.

Alton Military Prison

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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 3,100 feet west of Wow Event Center.

McPike Mansion

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McPike Mansion, or Mount Lookout, is a mansion in Alton, which is part of the Metro-East region of the Greater St. Louis metropolitan area in the U.S. state of Illinois. McPike Mansion is situated 1¼ miles north of Wow Event Center.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Alton and East Alton.

Alton

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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 3½ miles east of Wow Event 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 Wow Event Center.

Wow Event Center

Type: Event venue
Address: 515 East 3rd Street, Alton, IL 62002
Category: building
Location: Alton Township, Madison, Illinois, Midwest, United States, North America
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Latitude

38.89024° or 38° 53′ 25″ north

Longitude

-90.17866° or 90° 10′ 43″ west

Open location code

86CFVRRC+3G

OpenStreetMap ID

way 769819838

OpenStreetMap feature

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