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Attractions near Defiance

A day out from Defiance: Loess Hills, 34 mi away

The best-known day out from Defiance is Omaha’s Henry Doorly Zoo and Aquarium, 52 mi away. All of it lies outside: 2 places within 40 miles, none inside Defiance. Among them are a park & preserve and a museum.

Attractions nearby
28
within 60 miles
The big one
34 mi
Loess Hills
Park & preserve · 34 mi west

Loess Hills

Hills of the United States.

The towns around it, and where to stay →

The map

The places, mapped

At the edge of the map sits Loess Hills, 34 mi out.

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

Everything nearby

The places, one by one

These 28 are 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 Defiance → · Defiance’s history →

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

Loess Hills: Bill Whittaker, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Omaha’s Henry Doorly Zoo and Aquarium: OmahaZoo, Public domain · Joslyn Art Museum: akasped, CC BY 2.0 · Bertrand: Billwhittaker at English Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Fort Atkinson: Unknown, Public domain · USS Hazard: Dave Aldworth / Oldfarm at English Wikipedia, Public domain · Pottawattamie County Jail: Smallbones, CC0 · Lauritzen Gardens: Pmg, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Durham Museum: Tony Webster from Minneapolis, Minnesota, United States, CC BY 2.0 · CHI Health Center Omaha: Collinulness, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Gene Leahy Mall: JNOJ1423, CC BY 4.0 · Kenefick Park: MONGO, Public domain · Great Plains Black History Museum: Dolph72, Public domain · Museum of Danish America: BDeeds, Public domain · RailsWest Railroad Museum: Smallbones, CC0 · Do Space: KIOS, Public domain · General Crook House: No machine-readable author provided. Dolph72 assumed (based on copyright claims), Public domain · Iowa Aviation Museum: Eric Friedebach, CC BY 3.0 · Mormon Trail Center at Winter Quarters: Beneathtimp, CC0 · El Museo Latino: Ammodramus, CC0 · Fontenelle Bank: Ammodramus, CC0 · Pipal Park: Jared Winkler, CC BY-SA 4.0

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