Mammoth Cave National Park
U.S. national park in Kentucky.
Attractions near Columbia
Leave Columbia for Mammoth Cave National Park, 39 mi away
Of the 5 places to visit in and around Columbia, 3 are parks & monuments. All of them lie outside Columbia. Yearly visitors to Mammoth Cave National Park number about 661K. A longer outing takes you to Cumberland Falls, 56 mi off.
Attractions nearby
17
within 60 miles
The big one
39 mi
Mammoth Cave National Park
National park units
4
parks & monuments
Big draws
1
100K+ Wikipedia readers a year
National Park · 39 mi west
Mammoth Cave National Park
U.S. national park in Kentucky.
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The map
Places on the map
The map ends at Mammoth Cave National Park, 39 mi out.
Orange: Columbia. Numbers: the best-known places, matching the list below. © OpenStreetMap contributors
Everything nearby
The places, one by one
Its 17 places all lie within 60 miles.
2Abraham Lincoln Birthplace National Historical Park
U.S. National Historical Park.
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7Big South Fork National River and Recreation Area
In northeastern Tennessee and southeastern Kentucky, USA.
8My Old Kentucky Home State Park
State historic park in Kentucky, United States.
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11Mill Springs Battlefield National Monument
National monument in Kentucky, United States of America.
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Constitution Square State Historic Site
Open-air museum in Danville, Kentucky.
Ranked by how many people look them up, so the famous places lead and the local favorites follow.
Parks and trails in Columbia → · Columbia’s history →
Sources: National Park Service · ski areas © OpenSkiMap / OpenStreetMap contributors · Wikidata · Wikipedia readership · photos via Wikimedia Commons
Photo credits
Mammoth Cave National Park: Willis Thomas Lee, Public domain · Abraham Lincoln Birthplace National Historical Park: Jamie from Toronto, ON, CC BY 2.0 · Lake Cumberland: Censusdata at English Wikipedia, Public domain · Cumberland Falls: ChrisKuehl, Public domain · National Corvette Museum: Jonrev at English Wikipedia, Public domain · Pleasant Hill: Unknown, CC BY-SA 2.0 · Big South Fork National River and Recreation Area: Brian Stansberry, CC BY 3.0 · My Old Kentucky Home State Park: Firthpond1700, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Kentucky Railway Museum: C. Bedford Crenshaw, Attribution · Mill Springs Battlefield National Monument: C. Bedford Crenshaw, Attribution · Old Fort Harrod State Park: FloNight (Sydney Poore) and Russell Poore, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Blue Heron: Brian Stansberry, CC BY 3.0 · Constitution Square State Historic Site: FloNight (Sydney Poore) and Russell Poore, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Civil War Museum: Bedford at English Wikipedia, Public domain
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