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Attractions near Henlopen Acres

Morey's Piers, 23 mi from Henlopen Acres

Roughly 2.3M visitors a year make it to Assateague Island National Seashore. All of it lies outside: 21 places within 40 miles, none inside Henlopen Acres. On the list: 10 museums, 5 theme parks and 2 zoos & aquariums, among others. Further out, Boardwalk Hall is 56 mi away.

Attractions nearby
31
within 60 miles
The big one
51 mi
Lucy the Elephant
National park units
1
parks & monuments
Landmark · 51 mi northeast

Lucy the Elephant

Six-story elephant-shaped building in New Jersey, United States.

The towns around it, and where to stay →

The map

Where to go

The map ends at Captain Edward Compton House, 39 mi out.

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

Everything nearby

The complete list

All of it lies within 60 miles: 31 places.

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

Parks and trails in Henlopen Acres → · Henlopen Acres’ history →

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

Boardwalk Hall: Jack Boucher, Public domain · Lucy the Elephant: User:dtcdthingy 3:30 pm 30th July 2004 (Minolta Dimage X20), Public domain · Steel Pier: Make Lemons, CC BY-SA 2.0 · Morey's Piers: Smallbones, CC0 · USCGC Tamaroa: Unknown USCG member, Public domain · Assateague Island National Seashore: Fritz Geller-Grimm, CC BY-SA 2.5 · Gillians Wonderland Pier and Island Waterpark: Kevin Jarrett from Northfield, NJ, USA, CC BY 2.0 · Wye House: Historic American Buildings Survey, Public domain · Fort Miles: Unknown, Public domain · Air Mobility Command Museum: Teamski1, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Storybook Land: Storybook Land, FAL · Trimper's Rides: Mttbme, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Funland (Rehoboth Beach, Delaware): Tsole, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Naval Air Station Wildwood Aviation Museum: Smallbones, CC0 · Zwaanendael Museum: Smallbones, CC0 · Harriet Tubman Museum: Zeete, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Harriet Tubman Underground Railroad Visitor Center: Acroterion, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Adkins Arboretum: Willcook3, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Historic Cold Spring Village: Smallbones, Public domain · NASA Visitor Center: Leonard J. DeFrancisci, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Calvin B. Taylor House: Antony-22, CC BY-SA 4.0 · John Holmes House: Smallbones, Public domain · Leaming's Run Gardens: Amore Mio, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Salisbury University Arboretum: Leonard J. DeFrancisci, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Star Hill AME Church: Cecouchman, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Wye Mill: Acroterion, CC BY-SA 4.0

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