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Attractions near Harrisburg

A day out from Harrisburg: Shawnee National Forest, 18 mi away

Nothing is mapped inside Harrisburg, but 3 places to visit are within 40 miles. Among them are a national forest, a park & preserve and a cave. Out of town, USS LST-325 is 55 mi away.

Attractions nearby
10
within 60 miles
The big one
18 mi
Shawnee National Forest
National forest · 18 mi south

Shawnee National Forest

United States National Forest located in Southern Illinois.

The towns around it, and where to stay →

The map

Mapped

The 3 outside town cluster to the southeast.

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

Everything nearby

Everything to see

You will find all 10 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 Harrisburg → · Harrisburg’s history →

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

USS LST-325: Wikideas1, CC0 · Shawnee National Forest: Daniel Schwen, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Ford Center: Nyttend, Public domain · Garden of the Gods Wilderness: Daniel Schwen, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Kincaid Mounds State Historic Site: Herb Roe, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Cave-in-Rock State Park: Daniel Schwen, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Mesker Park Zoo and Botanic Garden: Randella (talk), CC BY 3.0 · Reitz Home Museum: Nyttend, Public domain · Evansville Museum of Arts, History and Science: Nyttend, Public domain · University of Kentucky Research and Education Center Botanical Garden: Dlove4000, CC BY-SA 3.0

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