Washington Park, IL

united states

Washington Park is a small Illinois city of 1,700 people located just east of St. Louis across the Mississippi River. Drivers reach it via I-55/70 west from downtown St. Louis or Route 3 along the river. The city serves as a quiet residential community in the Metro East region, with easy access to both Missouri employment centers and southern Illinois. It's located near the ancient Cahokia Mounds, where massive earthworks built by Native Americans over 1,000 years ago still dominate the landscape.