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Attractions near Carlisle

37 mi from Carlisle, Ark Encounter leads the list

Among the places to visit in and near Carlisle are 9 museums, 4 gardens and 2 stadiums & arenas. None of our places to visit is inside Carlisle; 18 are within 40 miles. Allow a day for Serpent Mound, 59 mi off.

Attractions nearby
45
within 60 miles
The big one
37 mi
Ark Encounter
National park units
1
parks & monuments
Big draws
1
100K+ Wikipedia readers a year
Theme park · 37 mi northwest

Ark Encounter

Christian theme park located in northern Kentucky.

The towns around it, and where to stay →

The map

Where to go

To the southwest is where most of the 18 lie.

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

Everything nearby

Every place to visit

Its 45 places all lie 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 Carlisle → · Carlisle’s history →

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

Ark Encounter: OlinEJ, CC0 · 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 · Kroger Field: Navin75, CC BY-SA 2.0 · Rupp Arena: The original uploader was Analogue Kid at English Wikipedia., CC BY 2.5 · Heritage Bank Center: Ianbolender, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Red River Gorge: Robert G. Davis, NWSRS, Public domain · Coney Island: Unknown, No restrictions · Lexington Cemetery: Analogue Kid at en.wikipedia, CC BY 2.5 · Big Bone Lick State Park: Mattguyver, CC BY 3.0 · Florence Y'all Water Tower: Larry Hachucka, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Fort Boonesborough State Park: Bubba73, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Newport Aquarium: Pen Waggener, CC BY 2.0 · Kentucky Horse Park: Wes Blevins, CC BY-SA 2.5 · Pleasant Hill: Unknown, CC BY-SA 2.0 · Natural Bridge State Resort Park: Ken Thomas, Public domain · 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 · Taft Museum of Art: Greg Hume (User:Greg5030), CC BY-SA 2.5 · Camp Nelson National Monument: C. Bedford Crenshaw, aka Bedford at English Wikipedia, Attribution · Taft Theatre: Wholtone, CC BY 3.0 · Vent Haven Museum: 5chw4r7z from Cincinnati, CC BY-SA 2.0 · Majestic: Siegel, Arthur S., photographer, Public domain · Old Fort Harrod State Park: FloNight (Sydney Poore) and Russell Poore, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Daniel Boone Cabin: Swampyank, CC BY-SA 4.0 · John Rankin House: Rdikeman at English Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Aviation Museum of Kentucky: Chris Light (talk), CC BY-SA 3.0 · 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 · General James Taylor Park: Packer1028, CC0 · John P. Parker House: Nyttend, Public domain · Bluegrass Heritage Museum: Steve Farmer, Public domain · California Woods: Calumnies, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Kentucky Folk Art Center: The original uploader was Seth Ilys at English Wikipedia., CC BY-SA 3.0 · Lexington History Center: FloNight (Sydney Poore) and Russell Poore, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Nannine Clay Wallis Arboretum: ChristopherM, CC BY-SA 3.0 · 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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