Cahokia Mounds State Historic Site Travel Guide — Things to Do, Food & Hotels
archaeological site near East St. Louis, Illinois, USA
About Cahokia Mounds State Historic Site
The main features of the site are the 70 remaining man-made mounds, the largest of which is Monks Mound, around 100 ft (30 m) tall. The rest of the 2,200-acre (890-hectare) site consists of many grass covered mounds that vary in size and shape, several interpretive trails and signage, a reconstruction of the Woodhenge sun calendar, and reconstructions of the palisade/stockade walls. First occupied in small settlements by Late Woodland Indians from about AD 700-1000, the larger community was built by Mississippian Indians between AD 1000 and 1350. Cahokia was the largest prehistoric city in all of what became the United States. Then covering 6 sq mi (16 km²), Cahokia was a melting pot of Indian groups. The city included large fields of corn, pole and thatch houses for thousands of people, g
Top Attractions in Cahokia Mounds State Historic Site
Explore the best things to see and do in Cahokia Mounds State Historic Site:
- ★Archeology Day
- ★Contemporary Indian Art Show and Spring and Fall Indian Market Days
- ★Excavations
- ★Geocaching
- ★Interpretive Center
- ★iPod audio-visual tours and other Self-Guided Tours
- ★Join an Archaeological Excavation
- ★Kids Day
Cahokia Mounds State Historic Site Travel Guide Sections
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