Cahokia Mounds State Historic Site

View was OK, near St. Louis and parking was easy

Visited this site mid-afternoon. The museum is closed (not sure why). Sketchy folks in the parking lot near the museum. Across the street is the largest mound which you can climb stairs to the top. Vi...

Educational. Peaceful. Trails.

Educational. Trails with moderate hike up stairs of Monks Mound. Half-day+exploring site. Family-Friendly or solo-friendly. Cute gift shop inside museum with educational movie. I believe renovatio...

Interesting place!

Cahokia Mounds is a site that you could easily drive by and never stop given that it's not super flashy and they're just mounds of earth. It is however a very interesting site to visit and there's a l...

Give it a try.

Well worth the trip for history buffs. Signage on the trails was confusing as it was difficult to pinpoint their location on the printed map. Some trails marked on the map did not exist on the terrain...

Awesome

The Mounds were absolutely awesome. So glad we finally pulled over on one of our Mo-Fl trips. Would have loved to given this place a 5 star but currently the museum, gift shop and restrooms of main l...