The one place to visit in Thomaston is Railroad Museum of New England
Thomaston and its surroundings hold 37 museums, 9 city parks and 8 stadiums & arenas. The town itself has one place on our list; 73 others are within 40 miles. Roughly 30K visitors a year make it to Weir Farm National Historical Park. Further afield lies United States Military Academy, at 48 mi.
United States Military Academy
Federal service academy in West Point, New York, United States.
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At 40 mi, Michele & Donald D'Amour Museum of Fine Arts is the farthest one out.
Orange: Thomaston. Numbers: the best-known places, matching the list below. © OpenStreetMap contributors
Every place to visit
After the one in town come 181 more within 60 miles.
1United States Military Academy
Federal service academy in West Point, New York, United States.
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4Springfield Armory National Historic Site
Center for the manufacture of U.S. military firearms from 1777 until its closing in 1968.
5Home of Franklin D. Roosevelt National Historic Site
Historic building in Hyde Park, New York, United States.
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11Sagamore Hill National Historic Site
Private house of the Roosevelt Family.
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13Vanderbilt Mansion National Historic Site
National Historic Site of the United States.
14Pratt & Whitney Stadium
Football stadium in East Hartford, Connecticut, USA.
Michie Stadium
Outdoor football stadium at the U.S. Military Academy in West Point, New York.
Olana State Historic Site
Historic house museum and estate; former home of Frederic Edwin Church.
West Point Cemetery
Cemetery on the grounds of the military academy in West Point, New York, United States.
Storm King Art Center
Open-air museum and sculpture park located in Mountainville, New York.
Franklin D. Roosevelt Presidential Library and Museum
Presidential library and museum for U.S. President Franklin D. Roosevelt, located in Hyde Park, New York.
Yale Center for British Art
Largest collection of British art outside the United Kingdom in New Haven, Connecticut.
Yale Peabody Museum
Natural history museum of Yale University in New Haven, Connecticut, USA.
Hudson River Chain
River barriers used during the American Revolutionary War.
Calverton National Cemetery
Cemetery in eastern Long Island, New York, United States.
Martin Van Buren National Historic Site
National Historic Site of the United States.
Eleanor Roosevelt National Historic Site
Protected area in Hyde Park, New York, United States.
Eric Carle Museum of Picture Book Art
American museum devoted to national and international picture book art.
Submarine Force Library and Museum
Military museum in Connecticut, United States.
Long Island Central Pine Barrens
Natural area in Suffolk County, New York, United States.
Washington's Headquarters State Historic Site
Historic site in Newburgh, New York.
Post-Attack Command and Control System Facility, Hadley
Decommissioned nuclear bunker in Massachusetts, now used as a library.
National Purple Heart Hall of Honor
Irrevocable Distinguished military Action.
New Britain Museum of American Art
Art museum in New Britain, Connecticut.
Lockwood-Mathews Mansion
Mansion and historic house museum in Norwalk, Connecticut, USA.
Harriet Beecher Stowe House
Listed on the National Register of Historic Places.
Weir Farm National Historical Park
National Historical Park in Fairfield County, Connecticut.
Long Island Aquarium and Exhibition Center
Aquarium in Riverhead, New York, United States.
Connecticut Science Center
Science museum in Hartford, Connecticut, United States.
Innisfree Garden
Historic Chinese-style garden near Millbrook, New York, USA.
Long Island Museum of American Art, History, and Carriages
Art museum, local history museum, transport museum in Stony Brook, New York.
Connecticut Eastern Railroad Museum
Railroad museum in Willimantic, Connecticut.
Smith College Museum of Art
Art museum at Smith College in Northampton, Massachusetts.
Daniel Benton Homestead
Historic house museum in Connecticut , United States.
Hubbard Park
Which extends into adjacent town Southington, and is listed on the NRHP in Connecticut.
American Clock & Watch Museum
Horology museum in Connecticut, United States.
Berkshire Botanical Garden
Botanical garden in Stockbridge, Massachusetts.
Mount Holyoke College Art Museum
Art museum at Mount Holyoke College in South Hadley, Massachusetts, United States.
Paul Mellon Arts Center
Arts building on the campus of Choate Rosemary Hall school, Wallingford, Connecticut.
The Botanic Garden of Smith College
Botanic garden of Smith College, Northampton, Massachusetts.
Babb's Beach
Historic former amusement park in Suffield, Connecticut, USA.
Connecticut College Arboretum
Arboretum and botanical gardens in Connecticut, US.
Fairfield University Art Museum
Museum at Fairfield University in Fairfield, Connecticut.
Ireland’s Great Hunger Museum
Art museum, history museum in Connecticut, United States.
Joseph Allen Skinner Museum
Cabinet of curiosities collected by silk magnate Joseph Skinner.
Marsh Botanical Garden
Botanical garden and arboretum in Connecticut, U.S..
Michele & Donald D'Amour Museum of Fine Arts
Art museum in Springfield, Massachusetts.
Rosendale Theatre
Theater and movie theater in Rosendale, New York, United States.
The Children's Museum, Connecticut
Children's museum, natural history museum in Connecticut, USA.
Ulster Performing Arts Center
Performing arts center, music venue and former movie theater in Kingston, New York, United States.
Connecticut State Museum of Natural History
Connecticut's State Natural History Museum at the University of Connecticut.
Hartford Botanical Garden
Botanical garden planned for Hartford, Connecticut.
Mount Holyoke College Botanic Garden
Gardens in Massachusetts, United States.
Windham Textile and History Museum
Textile museum in Willimantic, Connecticut.
Audubon Center at Bent of the River
Nature preserve in Southbury, Connecticut, U.S..
Connecticut Historical Society
Non-profit museum and research library in the USA.
Veterans Park (Holyoke, Massachusetts)
Park in Holyoke originally known as Hampden Park.
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