Fallingwater
House designed by architect Frank Lloyd Wright in Pennsylvania.
Attractions near Dawson
From Dawson, 39 mi to Flight 93 National Memorial
Chesapeake and Ohio Canal National Historical Park sees about 4.6M visitors a year. There is no place to visit inside Dawson; there are 9 within 40 miles. The mix takes in 2 ski areas, a national memorial and a mountain. Out of town, Fallingwater is 41 mi away.
Attractions nearby
37
within 60 miles
The big one
41 mi
Fallingwater
National park units
6
parks & monuments
Ski areas
7
Canaan Valley Ski Resort
Big draws
2
100K+ Wikipedia readers a year
Museum · 41 mi northwest
Fallingwater
House designed by architect Frank Lloyd Wright in Pennsylvania.
The towns around it, and where to stay →
The map
Mapped around Dawson
The farthest of them, Flight 93 National Memorial, is 39 mi out.
Orange: Dawson. Numbers: the best-known places, matching the list below. © OpenStreetMap contributors
Everything nearby
Each place in turn
37 places, all within 60 miles, make the list.
2Flight 93 National Memorial
Shanksville, Pennsylvania memorial to the 4th plane that crashed on 9/11.
3Shenandoah National Park
195,000 acres in Virginia (US) maintained by the National Park Service.
4
5Mountaineer Field at Milan Puskar Stadium
American football stadium in West Virginia, US.
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8Fort Necessity National Battlefield
Historic fort and battlefield in Pennsylvania USA.
Idlewild and Soak Zone
Children's amusement park near Ligonier, Pennsylvania, USA.
11Fort Ligonier
British fortification from the French and Indian War in Ligonier, Pennsylvania.
12Chesapeake and Ohio Canal National Historical Park
National Historical Park located in the District of Columbia and the states of Maryland and West Virginia.
13
14Ohiopyle State Park
State park in Fayette County, Pennsylvania, United States.
Laurel Mountain Ski Resort
Mountain in Westmoreland County, Pennsylvania, United States.
Friendship Hill National Historic Site
Historic house in the U.S. state of Pennsylvania.
Cedar Creek and Belle Grove National Historical Park
Historic site in Frederick, Shenandoah, and Warren counties, Virginia.
Fort Bedford
Historic military fortification in Bedford, Pennsylvania, USA.
Literary Hall
Mid-19th-century library and museum in Romney, West Virginia.
West Virginia Botanic Garden
Park in Monongalia County, West Virginia, United States of America.
Ranked by how many people look them up, so the famous places lead and the local favorites follow.
Parks and trails in Dawson → · Dawson’s history →
Sources: National Park Service · ski areas © OpenSkiMap / OpenStreetMap contributors · Wikidata · Wikipedia readership · photos via Wikimedia Commons
Photo credits
Fallingwater: Carol M. Highsmith, Public domain · Flight 93 National Memorial: James Steakley, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Shenandoah National Park: Image copyright 2005 by user G. Edward Johnson (user Lorax) and released under t, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Dolly Sods Wilderness: Valerius Tygart, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Mountaineer Field at Milan Puskar Stadium: Quintin Soloviev, CC BY 4.0 · Mount Davis: Wikiuser100, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Spruce Mountain: Valerius Tygart, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Fort Necessity National Battlefield: Wilson44691, CC0 · Fort Ligonier: The original uploader was Mind meal at English Wikipedia., CC BY-SA 2.0 · Chesapeake and Ohio Canal National Historical Park: Bonnachoven, CC0 · Blackwater Falls: Tim Kiser (w:User:Malepheasant), CC BY-SA 2.5 · Ohiopyle State Park: Hubert Stoffels from Pittsburgh, USA, CC BY 2.0 · Laurel Mountain Ski Resort: jcalz (talk)calzarette, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Canaan Valley Ski Resort: Tim Kiser (w:User:Malepheasant), CC BY-SA 2.5 · Museum of the Shenandoah Valley: GustaveCourbet, Public domain · Friendship Hill National Historic Site: The original uploader was ScottyBoy900Q at English Wikipedia., CC BY-SA 3.0 · Cedar Creek and Belle Grove National Historical Park: APK, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Johnstown Flood Museum: Jet Lowe, HABS photographer, Public domain · Earl L. Core Arboretum: Darren Ringer, CC BY-SA 2.5 · Glen Burnie: Antony-22, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Literary Hall: Justin A. Wilcox from Washington, D.C., United States, CC BY-SA 2.0 · The Coffee Pot: Jeff Kubina from Columbia, Maryland, CC BY-SA 2.0 · Bedford Village Archeological Site: thisisbossi, CC BY-SA 2.0 · Orland E. White Research Arboretum: by Reggaeman, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Josephine City School: Cecouchman, CC BY-SA 3.0
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