Address: Collinsville, IL, USA
Phone: +16183465160
Sunday: 9AM–5PM
Monday: Closed
Tuesday: Closed
Wednesday: Closed
Thursday: 9AM–5PM
Friday: 9AM–5PM
Saturday: 9AM–5PM
QL QL
Interpretation center is closed when we arrived. The outdoor mounds are open. Not bad for a short climb. The view is just so so from the top. Wish I go at a different time as at 7pm the sun light is still too strong for photo.
Dave Cameron
Cahokia was the biggest city in the Americas before 1800's. You can walk around and on the mounds. The tallest mound (Monks mound) gives you a good view of the surrounding area (you can see St. Louis in the distance). There's a few parking lots; we parked across the street from the tallest mound. There are several miles of hiking trails with certain important markers along the way. There are signs throughout that give you insight into the history of the location and there are even augmented reality placards. Besides the mounds there's ruins of a stockade, a place called Woodhenge, and a walk through the woods. The interpretive center was closed when we went; yet with the augmented reality and various signs - we did fine. Spent 3 hours; covered about 3.5 miles to much of it - but can certainly do less.
Kimberly Klinge
This is a fantastic historical site that you can enjoy with your whole family. There are several miles of hiking trails with certain important markers along the way and the view of St. Louis from the top of Monk's Mound is stunning on a clear day. I love the placards placed around that give you insight into the history of the location and there are some fun stops with augmented reality placards. Over all 10/10.
anirudh girey
Cahokia is a gem. If you love history, anthropology archeology, learning about indigenous people, then this is the place for you. As a fulltime digital nomad, I tend to wander about aimlessly. I had never even heard about Cahokia Mounds until seeing a brown sign for it on the highway. I never know what to expect with these kinds of places I was so pleasantly surprised. This place is world class. The museum was big and throrough. It addressed pretty much all aspects of life of the ancient people who lived in this area and made the mounds. The Visitor's center is even more important than the climb up the mounds. The dioramas and explanations are first class. The whole history you learn is eye-opening, to say the least. A major metropolis of it's day and we all managed to know so little about it until we visited.
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I'm sure if you reach out to them directly. The interpretive center also has a ton of awesome info!
Yes, but the culture center is CLOSED MON thru WED.
There is actually not a Cahokian culture. The culture is actually the Mississippian culture. We call them the Cahokians. It is not what they called themselves.
Yes it is. We went on a beautiful sunny Sunday and stayed until sunset!
It depends how in depth you wish to explore and learn. There are miles and miles of paths and locations to explore so you could spend 2-3 days there. If you just want a quick overview of the area and don't want to see it all yourself then you could do just the museum and presentation and that would be maybe an hour to three hours. It would depend on how long you want to invest. If you are just running thru just looking at the displays and reading nothing you could get it done quickly. If you want to read about the history and learn things it will take longer. Also Monks Mound, the largest mound there, will take you another 30-60 minutes or more depending how much you want to explore it and how long you want to stay on top enjoying the views all around. It all depends on how immursive you want to get into it and how much you want to learn and enjoy it sand not rush through it.
You can drive by anytime but the museum has limited hours. And you can hike up monks mound.
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