Collinsville - Cahokia Mounds State Historic Site 
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Cahokia Mounds was the largest prehistoric Indian settlement north of Mexico and included the greatest concentration of mounds (120), at the center of which is 100 foot-high Monks Mound, the largest prehistoric earthwork in the Americas. The site was occupied from AD 700-1400, primarily by the Mississippian culture, covered nearly six square miles, and at its peak around AD 1100, may have had 10-20,000 inhabitants. Besides being a State Historic Site, Cahokia is also a National Historic Landmark and a UNESCO World Heritage Site.
An Interpretive Center tells the story of the site and the people who built it with audiovisual presentations, artifacts, graphics and dioramas, including a life-size village recreation.
An Interpretive Center tells the story of the site and the people who built it with audiovisual presentations, artifacts, graphics and dioramas, including a life-size village recreation.
Hours:
May 1 to October 31: 9am-5pm
November 1 to April 30: 9am-5pm; Closed: Mon, Tue
Always opened on: Memorial Day - USA (last Monday, May ), American Independance Day (July 4), Labor Day - USA (1st Monday, September), Veteran's Day - USA (November 11), Easter - Christian
Always closed on: New Year's Day (January 1), Martin Luther King's Birthday - USA (3rd Monday, January ), President's Day - USA (3rd Monday, February ), Columbus Day - USA (2nd Monday, October ), Thanksgiving - USA (4th Thursday, November ), Veteran's Day - USA (November 11), Christmas - Christian (December 25)
Tips: Grounds open 8am to sunset daily. No admission fee but a suggested donation of $4 for Adults, $2 for children, $10 for families. Guided tours are offered seasonally and self-guided tours at any time are available through a free cassette tape, purchase of a guidebook, or rental of iPod Touch units, all for three outside tour trails.
Facilities: Gift shop
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Aerial view of Cahokia Mounds State Historical Site.
