Mammoth Cave National Park
U.S. national park in Kentucky.
Attractions near Philpot
Worth the trip from Philpot: USS LST-325, 36 mi off
Philpot has 15 notable places within 60 miles, among them 2 national park units. About 116K people a year visit Lincoln Boyhood National Memorial. Beyond the town, the best known is Mammoth Cave National Park, 52 mi off.
Attractions nearby
15
within 60 miles
The big one
52 mi
Mammoth Cave National Park
National park units
2
parks & monuments
Big draws
2
100K+ Wikipedia readers a year
National Park · 52 mi southeast
Mammoth Cave National Park
U.S. national park in Kentucky.
The towns around it, and where to stay →
The map
Where to go
The 9 outside town cluster to the northwest.
Orange: Philpot. Numbers: the best-known places, matching the list below. © OpenStreetMap contributors
Everything nearby
Best known first
All of it lies within 60 miles: 15 places.
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3USS LST-325
1942 LST-1-class tank landing ship, later converted to a museum ship.
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5Angel Mounds
Indiana, a Native American complex of earthworks and a National Historic Landmark.
6Hoosier National Forest
Property managed by the United States Forest Service in the hills of southern Indiana.
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8Lincoln Boyhood National Memorial
United States historic place in Spencer County, Indiana.
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13Evansville Museum of Arts, History and Science
Museum in Evansville, Indiana.
14The Historic Railpark and Train Museum
Former railway station in Bowling Green, Kentucky.
Western 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 Philpot → · Philpot’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 · 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 · Beech Bend Park: Acdixon, CC0 · 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 · The Historic Railpark and Train Museum: Bedford at en.wikipedia, Public domain · Western Kentucky Botanical Garden: Steve Ryan from Groveland, California, United States, CC BY-SA 2.0
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