Mammoth Cave National Park
U.S. national park in Kentucky.
Attractions near Yelvington
Nothing in Yelvington itself: USS LST-325 is 34 mi away
Yearly visitors to Lincoln Boyhood National Memorial number about 116K. The town has no place on our list of its own; 9 are within 40 miles. Look for 3 museums, a theme park and an ancient site. Travel 56 mi and you reach Mammoth Cave National Park.
Attractions nearby
13
within 60 miles
The big one
56 mi
Mammoth Cave National Park
National park units
2
parks & monuments
Big draws
2
100K+ Wikipedia readers a year
National Park · 56 mi southeast
Mammoth Cave National Park
U.S. national park in Kentucky.
The towns around it, and where to stay →
The map
The map view
The map puts most of the 9 to the west.
Orange: Yelvington. Numbers: the best-known places, matching the list below. © OpenStreetMap contributors
Everything nearby
Every place to visit
Nothing is inside Yelvington itself; these 13 are within 60 miles.
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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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12Evansville Museum of Arts, History and Science
Museum in Evansville, Indiana.
13Western 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 Yelvington → · Yelvington’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 · 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
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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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