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Cahokia Mounds Museum Society
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Vary. Please call 618-346-5160 or visit www.cahokiamounds.org
Driving Directions:
From St. Louis City and West County
Take I-55/70, 64 or Highway 40 & 44 across the Poplar St. Bridge into Illinois. Follow I-55/70, not 64, to Exit 6 (Highway 111). Exit and turn right onto Highway 111 South. At stoplight make a left onto Collinsville Road. The Interpretive Center is about 1.5 miles on the right.
From North St. Louis County and St. Charles
Take I-270 East into Illinois to I-255. Take I-255 South (Memphis) to Exit 24, Collinsville Road. Exit and turn left onto Collinsville Road at the stoplight at the end of the off-ramp. The Interpretive Center is about 1.5 miles on the left.
From Northern and Eastern Illinois Via I-55/70
Take I-55 South or I-70 West to the I-255 exit 10, just past Collinsville. Take I-255 South (Memphis) to the next Exit (24) at Collinsville Road. Exit and turn left onto Collinsville Road at the stoplight at the end of the off-ramp. The Interpretive Center is about 1.5 miles on the left.
From I-64
Take I-64 East or West to I-255 North. Take I-255 North to Exit 24, Collinsville Road. Exit and turn left onto Collinsville Road at the stoplight at the end of the off-ramp. The Interpretive Center is about 1.5 miles on the left.
From South St. Louis County
Take I-255 across the Jefferson Barracks Bridge into Illinois. Continue on I-255 until Exit 24, Collinsville Road. Exit and turn left onto Collinsville Road at the stoplight at the end of the off-ramp. The Interpretive Center is about 1.5 miles on the left.About Us
Cahokia Mounds preserves remains of the largest, most sophisticated prehistoric civilization north of Central Mexico. Inhabited from A.D. 800-1500, up to 20,000 Mississippian Indians resided here during its peak. They made significant advances in astronomy, agriculture and finance and left behind a wealth of information about the past.
Today, Cahokia Mounds is one of only 22 United Nations World Heritage Sites in the United States, and is thereby formally recognized as an irreplaceable property, sharing international significance with precious few, such as Stonehenge and the Pyramids.
The Illinois Historic Preservation Agency administers the site and provides funding for salaries and operating expenses. However, the agency provides little or no funding for public programs, research, marketing or land acquisition, which is why support from the Cahokia Mounds Museum Society is so critical to educating the public about this important cultural gem.
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