Albany Mounds State Historic Site

Not for the faint of heart

Not much to see in late summer. If you visit the mounds they are hard to distinguishes this park is kept very natural. Please bring bug spray or you will be eaten alive, also water on a hot day.. T...

"One of the most important archaeological sites in Illinois"

Why is the Albany Mounds State Historic State considered more important than the more celebrated Cahokia Mounds located near Collinsville, Illinois, across the Mississippi River from St. Louis? Becaus...

Albany Mounds

Great site to visit if you can walk and hike. The mounds trail is over 2 miles through uneven ground but you will get close enough to the mounds to touch them. Self guided with informative signs. Be ...

Biked through on the Great River Trail

Nice place. Since we were biking through we made a pit stop here for water and bathroom break. The trail was really pretty

Historical Indian Location

The Albany Mounds Historical Site contains many mounds where Native Americans lived in the Hopewell culture and buried their dead. There is a small parking lot and entrance at the Northeast corner ...