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Attractions near Petersburg

A day out from Petersburg: Ark Encounter, 33 mi away

About 3.2M people a year visit Kings Island. No place to visit is mapped inside Petersburg; 53 are within 40 miles. They include 16 museums, 6 gardens and 6 theatres. Set 59 mi out, Miller House and Garden makes a day trip.

Attractions nearby
69
within 60 miles
The big one
5 mi
Creation Museum
National park units
2
parks & monuments
Big draws
2
100K+ Wikipedia readers a year
Museum · 5 mi northeast

Creation Museum

Museum.

The towns around it, and where to stay →

The map

The layout

On the map, most of the 53 sit to the east.

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

Everything nearby

All 53 on the list

All of it lies within 60 miles: 69 places.

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

Parks and trails in Petersburg → · Petersburg’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 · 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 · Miller House and Garden: Nyttend, Public domain · 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 · 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 · 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 · 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 · William Howard Taft National Historic Site: Bedford at English Wikipedia, 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 · 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 · SunWatch Indian Village: Andrew Sawyer a.k.a. Asawyer sunwatch., Public domain · Taft Museum of Art: Greg Hume (User:Greg5030), CC BY-SA 2.5 · Aronoff Center: The original uploader was Mind meal at English Wikipedia., CC BY-SA 2.0 · 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 · John Rankin House: Rdikeman at English Wikipedia, 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 · Abram Gaar House and Farm: Recline, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Charles L. Shrewsbury House: Nyttend, Public domain · Cox Arboretum and Gardens MetroPark: Texas141, CC BY-SA 3.0 · General James Taylor Park: Packer1028, CC0 · 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 · Richmond Art Museum: William Merritt Chase, Public domain · 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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