{"id":43,"date":"2019-06-17T17:32:31","date_gmt":"2019-06-17T17:32:31","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.amerivuinn.com\/alton\/?page_id=43"},"modified":"2026-10-06T16:31:56","modified_gmt":"2026-10-06T16:31:56","slug":"local-attractions","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.amerivuinn.com\/alton\/local-attractions\/","title":{"rendered":"Local Attractions"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"wpb-content-wrapper\"><p>[vc_row][vc_column width=&#8221;2\/3&#8243;][vc_custom_heading text_weight=&#8221;400&#8243; separator=&#8221;yes&#8221;]Local Attractions[\/vc_custom_heading][vc_row_inner][vc_column_inner width=&#8221;1\/1&#8243;][vc_column_text]Alton sits where the Mississippi, Missouri and Illinois rivers come together, and there is plenty to see within a short drive of the hotel.<\/p>\n<h4>Meeting of the Great Rivers Scenic Byway<\/h4>\n<p>One of the Midwest&#8217;s most scenic drives, running along the limestone bluffs of the Mississippi from Alton to Grafton. In winter, keep an eye out for bald eagles: the Alton area is one of the best eagle-watching spots in the country.<\/p>\n<h4>Argosy Casino Alton<\/h4>\n<p>Gaming, dining and entertainment on the Mississippi riverfront.<\/p>\n<h4>Alton Museum of History and Art<\/h4>\n<p>Local history, regional art and the stories that shaped this river town.<\/p>\n<h4>Historic Downtown Alton and Ghost Tours<\/h4>\n<p>Browse antique shops, galleries and restaurants in one of Illinois&#8217; oldest river towns, then join an evening ghost tour. Alton is known as one of the most haunted small towns in America.<\/p>\n<h4>National Great Rivers Museum<\/h4>\n<p>Interactive exhibits and tours of the Melvin Price Locks and Dam, just east of downtown in East Alton.<\/p>\n<h4>Pere Marquette State Park<\/h4>\n<p>Hiking trails, scenic overlooks and the historic lodge, a short drive up the River Road near Grafton.<\/p>\n<h4>St. Louis<\/h4>\n<p>The Gateway Arch, Busch Stadium, the Saint Louis Zoo and more, about 25 miles from the hotel.[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column_inner][\/vc_row_inner][\/vc_column][vc_column width=&#8221;1\/3&#8243;][vc_widget_sidebar sidebar_id=&#8221;sidebar-1&#8243;][\/vc_column][\/vc_row]<\/p>\n<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>[vc_row][vc_column width=&#8221;2\/3&#8243;][vc_custom_heading text_weight=&#8221;400&#8243; separator=&#8221;yes&#8221;]Local Attractions[\/vc_custom_heading][vc_row_inner][vc_column_inner width=&#8221;1\/1&#8243;][vc_column_text]Alton sits where the Mississippi, Missouri and Illinois rivers come together, and there is plenty [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"rs_blank_template":"","rs_page_bg_color":"","slide_template_v7":"","footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-43","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.amerivuinn.com\/alton\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/43","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.amerivuinn.com\/alton\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.amerivuinn.com\/alton\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.amerivuinn.com\/alton\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.amerivuinn.com\/alton\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=43"}],"version-history":[{"count":4,"href":"https:\/\/www.amerivuinn.com\/alton\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/43\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":161,"href":"https:\/\/www.amerivuinn.com\/alton\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/43\/revisions\/161"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.amerivuinn.com\/alton\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=43"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}