15 Best Things to Do in Alton (IL)
Three mighty rivers meet near this historic town on the Illinois side of the Mississippi, about 20 miles north of downtown St. Louis. There are some fascinating characters in Alton’s past, like the fearless 19th-century abolitionist Elijah P. Lovejoy, and Robert Wadlow, the tallest man in recorded history. Hugging the Mississippi on the Illinois bank …