USS LST-325
1942 LST-1-class tank landing ship, later converted to a museum ship.
Attractions near Evansville
Start with USS LST-325: the sights of Evansville
A typical year brings about 116K visitors to Lincoln Boyhood National Memorial. 5 places to visit are mapped inside Evansville, with 4 more within 40 miles. They include 3 museums, a stadium & arena and a zoo & aquarium. The big name further out is Garden of the Gods Wilderness, 54 mi from the centre.
Attractions nearby
15
within 60 miles
The big one
in town
USS LST-325
National park units
2
parks & monuments
Museum · in town
USS LST-325
1942 LST-1-class tank landing ship, later converted to a museum ship.
The towns around it, and where to stay →
The map
Plotted on the map
The map puts most of the 4 to the east.
Orange: Evansville. Numbers: the best-known places, matching the list below. © OpenStreetMap contributors
Everything nearby
The complete list
After the 5 in town come 10 more within 60 miles.
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5Evansville Museum of Arts, History and Science
Museum in Evansville, Indiana.
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7Angel Mounds
Indiana, a Native American complex of earthworks and a National Historic Landmark.
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9Lincoln Boyhood National Memorial
United States historic place in Spencer County, Indiana.
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12George Rogers Clark National Historical Park
National Historical Park of the United States in Indiana.
14
Western Kentucky Botanical Garden
Botanical garden in Owensboro, Kentucky.
The places inside Evansville lead. The rest are ranked by how many people look them up, so the famous places come first and the local favorites follow.
Parks and trails in Evansville → · Evansville’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 · Ford Center: Nyttend, Public domain · 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 · Holiday World & Splashin' Safari: Holiday World & Splashin' Safari, Public domain · Angel Mounds: Heironymous Rowe (talk), CC BY-SA 3.0 · Garden of the Gods Wilderness: Daniel Schwen, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Lincoln Boyhood National Memorial: Rene Sturgell, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Cave-in-Rock State Park: Daniel Schwen, CC BY-SA 4.0 · George Rogers Clark National Historical Park: The original uploader was Agentmoose at English Wikipedia. on 2006-07-08., CC BY-SA 2.5 · Indiana Territorial Capitol: Nyttend, Public domain · Western Kentucky Botanical Garden: Steve Ryan from Groveland, California, United States, CC BY-SA 2.0
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