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Attractions near Emerson

The nearest draw to Emerson: Omaha’s Henry Doorly Zoo and Aquarium, 31 mi away

Among the places to visit in and near Emerson are 12 museums, 4 city parks and 3 theme parks. With nothing inside Emerson, the list has 22 places within 40 miles. Day-trippers head 48 mi out to Strategic Air and Space Museum.

Attractions nearby
29
within 60 miles
The big one
31 mi
Omaha’s Henry Doorly Zoo and Aquarium
Zoo & aquarium · 31 mi northwest

Omaha’s Henry Doorly Zoo and Aquarium

Zoo in the United States.

The towns around it, and where to stay →

The map

Where each one is

On the map, most of the 22 sit to the northwest.

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

Everything nearby

Everything to see

Nothing is inside Emerson itself; these 29 are within 60 miles.

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

Emerson’s history →

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

Omaha’s Henry Doorly Zoo and Aquarium: OmahaZoo, Public domain · Strategic Air and Space Museum: User Kandykornhead on en.wikipedia, 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 · Missouri State Arboretum: Unknown, CC BY-SA 2.5 · Pipal Park: Jared Winkler, CC BY-SA 4.0

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