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Cahokia Mounds Monks Mound Trail, Collinsville, IL 62234 ☎ (618) 346-5160 Last Updated: 06/27/2024 |
| Cahokia Mounds preserves 70 of the original 120 earthen mounds built by pre-historic Native Americans. Visitors may climb a stairway to the top of Monks Mound, where interpretive signs provide an explanation of the impressive view. | |
| Other physical features include a reconstructed stockade wall and “Woodhenge,” a circle of posts around a large central post from which the sunrise can be aligned to determine the season and time of year. Prairie grasses at several locations offer glimpses of native area vegetation. The Interpretive Center houses museum exhibit galleries, a life-size village recreation, an orientation show theater, a public programming auditorium, museum shop, snack machines, public restrooms, staff offices, and a courtyard for educational programs. | |
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