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Attractions near Florence

Worth the trip from Florence: Ark Encounter, 21 mi off

Around 1.2M people visit Creation Museum each year. Look within 40 miles for the 44 places to visit; none is inside Florence. Among them are 13 museums, 6 city parks and 5 stadiums & arenas. For a longer trip, Kings Island lies 52 mi away.

Attractions nearby
88
within 60 miles
The big one
21 mi
Ark Encounter
National park units
1
parks & monuments
Big draws
2
100K+ Wikipedia readers a year
Theme park · 21 mi southeast

Ark Encounter

Christian theme park located in northern Kentucky.

The towns around it, and where to stay →

The map

Around Florence, mapped

Most of the 44 out of town lie to the northeast.

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

Everything nearby

All of it

Look within 60 miles for all 88 places listed.

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

Parks and trails in Florence → · Florence’s history →

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

Ark Encounter: OlinEJ, CC0 · Kings Island: Eli Duke from Portland, OR, USA, CC BY-SA 2.0 · Paycor Stadium: JonRidinger, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Great American Ball Park: Eric Kilby profile at Flickr website, CC BY-SA 2.0 · Creation Museum: Creashin at English Wikipedia, Public domain · Nippert Stadium: Ben Levin, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Kroger Field: Navin75, CC BY-SA 2.0 · TQL Stadium: Cornfield948, CC BY-SA 3.0 · KFC Yum! Center: Jamesmac96, CC BY 3.0 · Cincinnati Zoo and Botanical Garden: Unknown, CC BY-SA 2.5 · Lynn Family Stadium: Bpluke01, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Rupp Arena: The original uploader was Analogue Kid at English Wikipedia., CC BY 2.5 · Heritage Bank Center: Ianbolender, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Muhammad Ali Center: The original uploader was Stevietheman at English Wikipedia., CC BY 2.0 · Spring Grove Cemetery: Original uploader was Mind meal at en.wikipedia, CC BY 2.0 · Cincinnati Music Hall: Larsonj3, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Coney Island: Unknown, No restrictions · Lexington Cemetery: Analogue Kid at en.wikipedia, CC BY 2.5 · Tyler Davidson Fountain: MamaGeek at en.wikipedia, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Chateau Laroche: ConlonTT, Public domain · Cincinnati Art Museum: 5chw4r7z on Flickr, CC BY-SA 2.0 · Louisville Slugger Museum & Factory: User Derek.cashman on en.wikipedia, CC BY-SA 3.0 · William Henry Harrison Tomb State Memorial: Kevin Myers at English Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Big Bone Lick State Park: Mattguyver, CC BY 3.0 · Cincinnati Museum Center at Union Terminal: Greg Hume, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Louisville Slugger Field: Bpluke01, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Zachary Taylor National Cemetery: Joe Schneid, Louisville, Kentucky, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Florence Y'all Water Tower: Larry Hachucka, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Peters Cartridge Company: Internet Archive Book Images, No restrictions · Newport Aquarium: Pen Waggener, CC BY 2.0 · Kentucky Horse Park: Wes Blevins, CC BY-SA 2.5 · Lux Mundi: NTT72USA, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Louisville Zoo: BlueShirtz, CC BY-SA 4.0 · William Howard Taft National Historic Site: Bedford at English Wikipedia, Public domain · Falls of the Ohio State Park: Darkstarcrashes, CC BY-SA 4.0 · National Underground Railroad Freedom Center: MamaGeek at English Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Cincinnati Reds Hall of Fame and Museum: Hayden Schiff, CC BY 4.0 · Speed Art Museum: Bedford at English Wikipedia, Public domain · Eden Park: Joe D. Good, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Taft Museum of Art: Greg Hume (User:Greg5030), CC BY-SA 2.5 · The Louisville Palace: The original uploader was Stevietheman at English Wikipedia., CC BY-SA 2.5 · The Kentucky Center: The Kentucky Center at English Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Aronoff Center: The original uploader was Mind meal at English Wikipedia., CC BY-SA 2.0 · Frazier History Museum: The original uploader was FrazierMuseum at English Wikipedia., Attribution · Taft Theatre: Wholtone, CC BY 3.0 · American Sign Museum: Tod Swormstedt, CC BY 2.0 · Krohn Conservatory: Greg5030, CC BY 3.0 · Majestic: Siegel, Arthur S., photographer, Public domain · Vent Haven Museum: 5chw4r7z from Cincinnati, CC BY-SA 2.0 · Lanier Mansion: Unknown, CC BY 2.0 · Thomas Edison House: Bedford at en.wikipedia, Public domain · Daniel Boone Cabin: Swampyank, CC BY-SA 4.0 · John Rankin House: Rdikeman at English Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Kentucky Science Center: Unknown, CC BY 2.0 · Aviation Museum of Kentucky: Chris Light (talk), CC BY-SA 3.0 · Schimpff's Confectionery: Bedford at English Wikipedia, Public domain · Blue Licks Battlefield State Park: Mason Brock (Masebrock), Public domain · Railway Museum of Greater Cincinnati: Anotherproject7, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Tri-State Warbird Museum: Aesopposea, CC BY-SA 3.0 · University of Kentucky Arboretum: Daderot, CC0 · 20th Century Theatre: w_lemay, CC0 · Charles L. Shrewsbury House: Nyttend, Public domain · General James Taylor Park: Packer1028, CC0 · John P. Parker House: Nyttend, Public domain · Lincoln Park: Unknown authorUnknown author, Public domain · Old Bank of Louisville: William G. Johnson, Photographer, Public domain · Scribner House: Nyttend, Public domain · California Woods: Calumnies, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Cincinnati Fire Museum: Photo by Greg Hume (Greg5030), CC BY 3.0 · KMAC Museum: Mx. Granger, CC0 · Lexington History Center: FloNight (Sydney Poore) and Russell Poore, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Mount Airy Arboretum: Daderot, CC0 · Nannine Clay Wallis Arboretum: ChristopherM, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Robinson-Schwenn Building: Warren LeMay, CC BY-SA 2.0 · Stanley M. Rowe Arboretum: Daderot, CC0 · The Cultural Arts Center: Bedford, Public domain · Yuko-En on the Elkhorn: FloNight (Sydney Poore) and Russell Poore, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Rosenthal Center for Contemporary Art: EEJCC, CC BY-SA 4.0

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