Tourist Attractions for Nauvoo
"For those of you who didn't think Nauvoo had anything to offer"
Old Nauvoo
Free historic
houses, blacksmith, stores, brick kiln, bakery, meeting houses, etc.
Free Carriage, wagon
and buggy rides
Free Family Living Center: candle dipping, rope, bread making, etc.
Children's games and
dress up clothing from Pioneer days.
Bakery: see how bread was baked and sample free the gingerbread cookies.
Blacksmith: See how the wagons and wheels were made and get a free "prairie diamond" ring.
Brick Kiln: how sand and clay are turned into houses...free tiny 'Nauvoo Bricks"
Trail of Hope: Walk the Exodus Road )Parley Street) to the River's edge where the Saints boarded the ferry to begin their journey west.
Handcarts: with or without a guide...be a pioneer. Free
Land and Records Building: Free CD's made upon request of any information from the Nauvoo Period. Find where your ancestors lived in Old Nauvoo.
Free night time
activities including musicals and plays at various locations.
Nauvoo Visitors Center: Movies, tours, talks, displays. Relief Society Women's Garden with beautiful statuary honoring the lives of women,. Original Nauvoo Temple Sun Stone
Nauvoo Temple: Children 12 and over or adults. Recommends and reservations needed.
Picnics on the banks
of the Mississippi River.
Fishing and boating
on the River available
Tours and cruises on
the Mississippi on a Sternwheeler Paddle boat.
Drive the Scenic
Byway loop: Ft. Madison, Nauvoo, Hamilton, Keokuk, and Montrose.
Bald Eagles:
December to March. The bald eagles winter on the River mostly by the dam.
Carthage, Illinois:
free tours, movies and presentations. Very memorable. 30 mins east.
Keokuk: A picturesque town to drive a round. It was very prominent when most of the goods traveled by river.
Riverboat museum: Two observation decks overlooking the dam and locks which allow the boats to navigate around the dam and continue upstream. Also a good place to watch eagles.
Civil War
reenactment (April). This has been going on 16 years and is award winning.
July 4th celebration
with parades down Grand Avenue, games, food and fireworks. The fireworks
can be
watched from our front lawn as they are just across the River.
Walking or driving
tour for the beautiful turn-of-the-century mansions on Grand Avenue.
Nation Cemetery
started by Lincoln for the Civil War dead.
Many nice grocery
stores and a Wal-mart Superstore.
many restaurants including Corn Huskers.
Montrose, Iowa and Sugarcreek: First stopping place of the Saints after crossing the River. Memorial plaques and heart rending views of Nauvoo and the Temple.
Hannibal, Missouri: Home of Mark Twain of "Tom Sawyer" fame. One hour south. (A nice day trip.) Fun for the whole family.
Springfield, Illinois: Home of Abe Lincoln which is very nice plus the cemetery where he is buried. Two hours east. (a nice day trip.) Very worthwhile.
Quincy, Illinois: All the stores you are used to plus great restaurants and sightseeing. (a nice day trip.) 30 mins south.