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Attractions near California

Nothing in California itself: Ark Encounter is 27 mi away

Each year, some 3.5M people go to Kings Island. None of our places to visit is inside California; 54 are within 40 miles. On the list: 17 museums, 6 gardens and 6 theatres, among others. Serpent Mound is worth a day, 45 mi from the centre.

Attractions nearby
73
within 60 miles
The big one
27 mi
Ark Encounter
National park units
4
parks & monuments
Big draws
2
100K+ Wikipedia readers a year
Theme park · 27 mi southwest

Ark Encounter

Christian theme park located in northern Kentucky.

The towns around it, and where to stay →

The map

Where to go

To the northwest is where most of the 54 lie.

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

Everything nearby

The places, one by one

Look within 60 miles for all 73 places listed.

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

Parks and trails in California → · California’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 · Serpent Mound: The British Library, No restrictions · 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 · TQL Stadium: Cornfield948, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Cincinnati Zoo and Botanical Garden: Unknown, CC BY-SA 2.5 · Heritage Bank Center: Ianbolender, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Spring Grove Cemetery: Original uploader was Mind meal at en.wikipedia, CC BY 2.0 · Coney Island: Unknown, No restrictions · Cincinnati Music Hall: Larsonj3, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Hopewell Culture National Historical Park: Ɱ, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Chateau Laroche: ConlonTT, Public domain · Tyler Davidson Fountain: MamaGeek at en.wikipedia, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Cincinnati Art Museum: 5chw4r7z on Flickr, CC BY-SA 2.0 · Big Bone Lick State Park: Mattguyver, CC BY 3.0 · Cincinnati Museum Center at Union Terminal: Greg Hume, CC BY-SA 3.0 · William Henry Harrison Tomb State Memorial: Kevin Myers at English Wikipedia, 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 · Lux Mundi: NTT72USA, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Kentucky Horse Park: Wes Blevins, CC BY-SA 2.5 · William Howard Taft National Historic Site: Bedford at English Wikipedia, Public domain · Dayton Art Institute: Warren LeMay, CC BY-SA 2.0 · 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 · Dayton Aviation Heritage National Historical Park: Chris Light (talk), CC BY-SA 3.0 · Woodland Cemetery and Arboretum: Dcb1995 at en.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 · SunWatch Indian Village: Andrew Sawyer a.k.a. Asawyer sunwatch., Public domain · Aronoff Center: The original uploader was Mind meal at English Wikipedia., CC BY-SA 2.0 · Taft Theatre: Wholtone, CC BY 3.0 · Vent Haven Museum: 5chw4r7z from Cincinnati, CC BY-SA 2.0 · American Sign Museum: Tod Swormstedt, CC BY 2.0 · Krohn Conservatory: Greg5030, CC BY 3.0 · Majestic: Siegel, Arthur S., photographer, Public domain · Charles Young Buffalo Soldiers National Monument: Nyttend, Public domain · Murphy Theatre: Aesopposea, CC BY-SA 3.0 · America's Packard Museum: Chad Snoke, CC BY 3.0 · Daniel Boone Cabin: Swampyank, CC BY-SA 4.0 · John Rankin House: Rdikeman at English Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Schuster Performing Arts Center: Jsteeber, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Blue Licks Battlefield State Park: Mason Brock (Masebrock), Public domain · Cox Arboretum and Gardens MetroPark: Texas141, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Railway Museum of Greater Cincinnati: Anotherproject7, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Tri-State Warbird Museum: Aesopposea, CC BY-SA 3.0 · 20th Century Theatre: w_lemay, CC0 · General James Taylor Park: Packer1028, CC0 · Harris Dental Museum: Nyttend, Public domain · John P. Parker House: Nyttend, Public domain · Lincoln Park: Unknown authorUnknown author, Public domain · Paul Laurence Dunbar House: Chris Light (talk), CC BY-SA 3.0 · California Woods: Calumnies, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Cincinnati Fire Museum: Photo by Greg Hume (Greg5030), CC BY 3.0 · Mount Airy Arboretum: Daderot, CC0 · Robinson-Schwenn Building: Warren LeMay, CC BY-SA 2.0 · Stanley M. Rowe Arboretum: Daderot, CC0 · 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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