Cahokia Mounds State Historic Site

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30 Ramey St. & Collinsville Road Belleville IL 62221

Hours: 9 a.m.-5 p.m. (interpretive center) 8 a.m.-dusk (grounds) Wed.-Sun. & Memorial Day, July 4, Labor Day and the Friday after Thanksgiving Day; closed Mon. and Tue.

National Historic site famous for its large earthen mounds constructed by the Mississippian Culture.

Monks, Mounds and the Lewis & Clark Connection

Daily

Although Lewis & Clark never actually visited Cahokia Mounds, there are several links that relate them to the site that you can explore while viewi...
Cahokia Mounds Self-Guided Tours

Daily

Take a 30- to 45-minute tour of the mounds guided by a tape, or purchase a tour guide book or the nature/culture hike booklet from the museum shop ...
Cahokia Mounds Guided Tours

Daily

These tours last approximately one hour and visit various parts of the site; no reservations required. During June, July and August, tours are cond...
Discover Ancient America!

Daily until August 31

Join Cahokia Mounds this summer and experience our Interpretive Center with Exhibit Gallery and Life-sized Diorama. We offer Hiking Trails, iPod T...

Old Mounds Show New Art

By Robin Wheeler | Thu, July 12, 2012

Drive past Fairmount Park and forget about betting on the ponies for a weekend. Just up the road at Cahokia Mounds State Historic Site (30 Ramey Street, Collinsville, Illinois; 618-346-5160) on July 14 and 15, 30 Native American artists from... More »

2010 | Best Place to Watch the Sunrise

Most of us recognize sunrise as the streak of light searing through the window blinds straight into our closed eyelids. At least once a year, though, we should stop fighting it and celebrate the dawn as the ancients did: at Cahokia Mounds State Historic Site. Not actually in Cahokia, Illinois, this National Historic Landmark is just eight miles from downtown Collinsville, the site of an annual celebration of the summer solstice. In the shadow of earthen giant Monks Mound, which rises a... More »

Monks, Mounds and the Lewis & Clark Connection