USS LST-325
1942 LST-1-class tank landing ship, later converted to a museum ship.
Attractions near St. Joseph
Worth the trip from St. Joseph: USS LST-325, 24 mi off
Roughly 116K visitors a year make it to Lincoln Boyhood National Memorial. None of our places to visit is inside St. Joseph; 9 are within 40 miles. The mix takes in 3 museums, a theme park and an ancient site. Go 59 mi out for Jefferson Davis State Historic Site.
Attractions nearby
13
within 60 miles
The big one
24 mi
USS LST-325
National park units
1
parks & monuments
Museum · 24 mi northwest
USS LST-325
1942 LST-1-class tank landing ship, later converted to a museum ship.
The towns around it, and where to stay →
The map
How they lie
The 9 outside town cluster to the northwest.
Orange: St. Joseph. Numbers: the best-known places, matching the list below. © OpenStreetMap contributors
Everything nearby
All of them, one by one
All 13 on the list lie within 60 miles.
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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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7Lincoln Boyhood National Memorial
United States historic place in Spencer County, Indiana.
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11Evansville Museum of Arts, History and Science
Museum in Evansville, Indiana.
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.
Parks and trails in St. Joseph → · St. Joseph’s history →
Sources: National Park Service · ski areas © OpenSkiMap / OpenStreetMap contributors · Wikidata · Wikipedia readership · photos via Wikimedia Commons
Photo credits
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 · Ford Center: Nyttend, Public domain · Jefferson Davis State Historic Site: Bbadgett, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Garden of the Gods Wilderness: Daniel Schwen, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Lincoln Boyhood National Memorial: Rene Sturgell, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Cave-in-Rock State Park: Daniel Schwen, CC BY-SA 4.0 · 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 · 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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Know a spot visitors miss?Locals know the overlook without the crowds and the diner the tour buses skip.
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