Nothing in Rockport itself: USS LST-325 is 29 mi away
Yearly visitors to Lincoln Boyhood National Memorial number about 116K. None of our places to visit is inside Rockport; 9 are within 40 miles. The mix takes in 3 museums, a theme park and an ancient site. A drive of 59 mi brings you to United States Bullion Depository.
United States Bullion Depository
Building used for gold storage.
The towns around it, and where to stay →
The layout
On the map, most of the 9 sit to the west.
Orange: Rockport. Numbers: the best-known places, matching the list below. © OpenStreetMap contributors
Each place in turn
These 12 are within 60 miles, none in town.
2USS LST-325
1942 LST-1-class tank landing ship, later converted to a museum ship.
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4Angel Mounds
Indiana, a Native American complex of earthworks and a National Historic Landmark.
5Hoosier National Forest
Property managed by the United States Forest Service in the hills of southern Indiana.
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7Lincoln Boyhood National Memorial
United States historic place in Spencer County, Indiana.
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11Evansville Museum of Arts, History and Science
Museum in Evansville, Indiana.
12Western Kentucky Botanical Garden
Botanical garden in Owensboro, Kentucky.
Ranked by how many people look them up, so the famous places lead and the local favorites follow.
Parks and trails in Rockport → · Rockport’s history →
Photo credits
United States Bullion Depository: Work permit Original author=Cliff, CC BY-SA 4.0 · USS LST-325: Wikideas1, CC0 · Holiday World & Splashin' Safari: Holiday World & Splashin' Safari, Public domain · Angel Mounds: Heironymous Rowe (talk), CC BY-SA 3.0 · Hoosier National Forest: US Forest Service, Public domain · Ford Center: Nyttend, Public domain · Lincoln Boyhood National Memorial: Rene Sturgell, CC BY-SA 3.0 · General George Patton Museum of Leadership: Yellowute at English Wikipedia, 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 · Western Kentucky Botanical Garden: Steve Ryan from Groveland, California, United States, CC BY-SA 2.0
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