Nauvoo Illinois Temple overlook
Illinois
A 2002 reconstruction of the 1846 original stands on the same high bluff the first temple did, facing west over a wide bend in the Mississippi -- Nauvoo was briefly one of the largest cities in Illinois before its Mormon population was driven out in 1846, and the temple grounds are free to walk even without touring inside.
Why Roamward picked it
A dramatic river-bend overlook with a genuinely dark, significant piece of Illinois history attached -- fills a landmarks gap on the stretch between Nauvoo's historic district and Keokuk/Hannibal further south, distinct from the Nauvoo Historic District's other buildings.
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