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Free Time Activities to Add to Your Itinerary

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Fun and Bonus Things to Do in NAUVOO 
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Temple Sessions

  • Please Plan your temple sessions around the events you want to participate in on our conference itinerary!

 

 

Unscheduled Activities to do during your visit to Nauvoo
 

Nauvoo and the surrounding area has so much to offer!  We hope that you will participate in the planned activities of the conference, but if you are coming EARLY or are STAYING and extra day or two or are just looking for things to do during free time that aren't in the scheduled events above, here are some of the available options you may choose to participate in.

Historic Nauvoo Hours of Operation

 

Oxen rides are available on a first-come-first-served basis, with a limit of 8 seats per ride. Reservations are not available. The ride is short and other group members can find interesting facts about history and about the oxen on nearby reader boards while they wait. The ride is located just to the northwest of the Visitors’ Center.

 

  • Wagon & Carriage Rides

    • 10am-3pm (Mon-Sat)

The Wagon Tour provides an overview of Nauvoo Historic Sites and begins on the west side of Main Street, south of the Family Living Center. The Carriage Tour takes visitors a short distance into the countryside while guides share faith-promoting stories about the past. This tour begins on the northeast side of the Visitors’ Center. Reservations are required for both tours. Each person may reserve up to 5 tickets but no more. Tickets expire if the holder is not in line 10 minutes before the wagon departs. Those with expired tickets may get in the back of the standby line. Large groups should consider splitting up into different wagon times. ​

Carthage is located approximately 23 miles from Nauvoo.  Be sure to plan for travel time and waiting time to take a tour of the jail. Some days, the wait could be long. Tours are 30 minutes long and begin every 15 minutes. Tour size is limited to 15 individuals.

  • Performances in Nauvoo

Thursday, Friday and Saturday

  • 9:45am-11am   Nauvoo Roaming Brass Band                                      Room Throughout Old Nauvoo 

  • 10:00-10:30        Praise His Name in the Dance                                       Family Living Center

  • 10:15-10:45         Remembering Joseph                                                     Visitors Center

  • 11:00-11:15            Hymns of Zion                                                                     Nauvoo Cultural Hall, 350 Main St.  

  • 11:15-11:45            Remembering Joseph                                                     Visitors Center

  • 11:30-11:45           Youth of Zion                                                                        Tree Across From the Print Shop

  • 2:30=2:45          Women of Nauvoo                                                             Nauvoo Cultural Hall, 350 Main St.  

  • 3:00-3:15            Songs & Stories of Nauvoo                                              Nauvoo Printing Office,350 Main St.

  • 3:30-3:45           Go Ye Into All the World                                                    Nauvoo Seventies Hall, 303 Parley St.

  • 4:00-4:30           Nauvoo Singers                                                                   Nauvoo Printing Office, 350 Main St.

  • 6:45pm              Sunset by the Mississippi Pre-Show (Th, F, Sat )      Visitors Center

  • 7:00-8pm          Sunset by the Mississippi (Th, F, Sat )                           Visitors Center

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Sunday, September 18th

  • 4:00-5pm    The Love of the Savior Concert 

  • 7:00-8pm    Trail of Hope



The Nauvoo Walking Tour Maps(LINK) 
 

Camp Eastman Boy Scout Camp 

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Go Cart and Golf Cart Rentals (LINK)

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Find your Ancestors Who Lived in Nauvoo (LINK)

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Nauvoo State Park Trails-link to park

At 1.5 miles, the park's main trail, Locust Lane, shows off some of the park's best features. As the trail winds around the lake and through timbered areas, hikers can see and hear a variety of birds .Visitors also will enjoy the 3/8-mile accessible loop trail from the campground. A short trail connects the main picnic and playground area to the dam, and a short, one-way trail lead's hikers to Gilligan's Island on Lake Horton.

The Rheinberger Museum (Open 1-5pm) in the Nauvoo State Park(LINK)

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Community of Christ Site Tours (LINK)

Joseph Smiths Red Brick Store
Admission to the Visitor Center, site orientation video, museum exhibits, and Red Brick Store is free. There is a $4.00 preservation fee per person for the guided tour of the Smith homes.

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Disability Access to sites in Nauvoo- link

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