Mammoth Cave National Park
U.S. national park in Kentucky.
Attractions near Rochester
34 mi from Rochester, Mammoth Cave National Park leads the list
Roughly 661K visitors a year make it to Mammoth Cave National Park. With nothing inside Rochester, the list has 7 places within 40 miles. Look for 3 museums, a national park and a state park. For a longer trip, Bell Witch Cave lies 44 mi away.
Attractions nearby
13
within 60 miles
The big one
34 mi
Mammoth Cave National Park
National park units
1
parks & monuments
Big draws
1
100K+ Wikipedia readers a year
National Park · 34 mi east
Mammoth Cave National Park
U.S. national park in Kentucky.
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The map
Where to go
The map puts most of the 7 to the southeast.
Orange: Rochester. Numbers: the best-known places, matching the list below. © OpenStreetMap contributors
Everything nearby
All the places to visit
These 13 are within 60 miles, none in town.
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3Angel Mounds
Indiana, a Native American complex of earthworks and a National Historic Landmark.
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5Jefferson Davis State Historic Site
Monument at Davis's birthplace in northern Kentucky.
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7Don F. Pratt Memorial Museum
Military history museum in Building on Tennessee Avenue at Fort Campbell, Kentucky.
10The Historic Railpark and Train Museum
Former railway station in Bowling Green, Kentucky.
11South Union Shaker Center House and Preservatory
Church building in Kentucky, United States of America.
12Western Kentucky Botanical Garden
Botanical garden in Owensboro, Kentucky.
13University of Kentucky Research and Education Center Botanical Garden
Research farm and botanical garden in Princeton, Kentucky.
Ranked by how many people look them up, so the famous places lead and the local favorites follow.
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Photo credits
Mammoth Cave National Park: Willis Thomas Lee, Public domain · Bell Witch Cave: Www78, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Angel Mounds: Heironymous Rowe (talk), CC BY-SA 3.0 · National Corvette Museum: Jonrev at English Wikipedia, Public domain · Jefferson Davis State Historic Site: Bbadgett, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Lost River Cave: Nyttend, Public domain · Beech Bend Park: Acdixon, CC0 · The Historic Railpark and Train Museum: Bedford at en.wikipedia, Public domain · South Union Shaker Center House and Preservatory: E.R. Pearson, Public domain · Western Kentucky Botanical Garden: Steve Ryan from Groveland, California, United States, CC BY-SA 2.0 · University of Kentucky Research and Education Center Botanical Garden: Dlove4000, CC BY-SA 3.0
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