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Attractions near Golden Hills

Nothing in Golden Hills itself: Balls 8 is 36 mi away

Golden Hills and its surroundings hold 6 museums, 2 state parks and a landmark. There is no place to visit inside Golden Hills; there are 14 within 40 miles. Roughly 85K visitors a year make it to Kern County Museum. Drive 50 mi to reach Six Flags Magic Mountain.

Attractions nearby
26
within 60 miles
The big one
50 mi
Six Flags Magic Mountain
National park units
1
parks & monuments
Big draws
2
100K+ Wikipedia readers a year
Theme park · 50 mi south

Six Flags Magic Mountain

Theme park located in Valencia, California.

The towns around it, and where to stay →

The map

Where to go

At the edge of the map sits Burro Schmidt Tunnel, 40 mi out.

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Orange: Golden Hills. Numbers: the best-known places, matching the list below. © OpenStreetMap contributors

Everything nearby

The places, one by one

The list runs to 26 places, all within 60 miles.

Ranked by how many people look them up, so the famous places lead and the local favorites follow.

Parks and trails in Golden Hills → · Golden Hills’ history →

Sources: National Park Service · ski areas © OpenSkiMap / OpenStreetMap contributors · Wikidata · Wikipedia readership · photos via Wikimedia Commons
Photo credits

Six Flags Magic Mountain: Alton, CC BY 3.0 · St. Francis Dam: Stearns, H.T. USGS, Public domain · Lake Piru: tomsaint11, CC BY 2.0 · Vasquez Rocks: Thomas from USA, CC BY 2.0 · Balls 8: NASA/Tony Landis, Public domain · Angeles National Forest: Geographer at en.wikipedia, CC BY 1.0 · Nethercutt Collection: Konrad Summers from Santa Clarita (Valencia) , California, USA, CC BY-SA 2.0 · Red Rock Canyon State Park: Jean trans h+, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Dignity Health Arena: Bobak Ha'Eri, CC BY 3.0 · Antelope Valley California Poppy Reserve: Thomas, CC BY 2.0 · Burro Schmidt Tunnel: Kurtis2014, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Fort Tejon: Yellowute at English Wikipedia, Public domain · César E. Chávez National Monument: Bobak Ha'Eri, CC BY 3.0 · Joe Davies Heritage Airpark: Alan Wilson from Stilton, Peterborough, Cambs, UK, CC BY-SA 2.0 · Kern County Museum: (WT-de) Mistoffeles, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Antelope Valley Indian Museum State Historic Park: Junkyardsparkle, CC0 · ESMoA: Teamone Esmoa, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Maturango Museum: Qfl247 (talk) (Transferred by Citypeek/Original uploaded by Qfl247), CC BY-SA 3.0 · Naval Museum of Armament & Technology: U.S. Navy photo by Geoffrey Patrick., Public domain · Bakersfield Museum of Art: Skyman9999. Skyman9999, CC0 · Brand Park: Mike Quach, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Western Hotel: Rosi25, CC BY-SA 3.0

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