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Attractions near Essex

A day out from Essex: Fontenelle Bank, 37 mi away

From Essex, the big name within reach is Omaha’s Henry Doorly Zoo and Aquarium, 42 mi away. The town has no place on our list of its own; 2 are within 40 miles. Look for a museum and a garden.

Attractions nearby
29
within 60 miles
The big one
42 mi
Omaha’s Henry Doorly Zoo and Aquarium
Zoo & aquarium · 42 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 they are

At 40 mi, Missouri State Arboretum is the farthest one out.

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

Everything nearby

Everything to see

29 places, all within 60 miles, make the list.

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

Essex’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 · Fort Atkinson: Unknown, Public domain · USS Hazard: Dave Aldworth / Oldfarm at English Wikipedia, Public domain · Pottawattamie County Jail: Smallbones, CC0 · CHI Health Center Omaha: Collinulness, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Lauritzen Gardens: Pmg, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Durham Museum: Tony Webster from Minneapolis, Minnesota, United States, CC BY 2.0 · Kenefick Park: MONGO, Public domain · Gene Leahy Mall: JNOJ1423, CC BY 4.0 · 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 · Itha T. Krumme Memorial Arboretum: Kenraiz, Krzysztof Ziarnek, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Pipal Park: Jared Winkler, CC BY-SA 4.0

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