Out from Eden: Point Lookout State Park and more
Roughly 2.3M visitors a year make it to Assateague Island National Seashore. All of it lies outside: 11 places within 40 miles, none inside Eden. On the list: 4 museums, 2 theme parks and a state park, among others. USS Texas lies 45 mi out, the pick for a day trip.
USS Texas
Second-class battleship of the United States Navy.
The towns around it, and where to stay →
The places, mapped
Point Lookout State Park marks the outer edge, 40 mi away.
Orange: Eden. Numbers: the best-known places, matching the list below. © OpenStreetMap contributors
The full list
25 places make the list, every one within 60 miles.
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3Assateague Island National Seashore
Barrier island operated by the National Park Service of the United States.
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9Patuxent River Naval Air Museum
Naval museum dedicated to aviation research, development, testing, and evaluation.
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12Harriet Tubman Underground Railroad National Historical Park
National Historical Park of the United States in Maryland.
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Harriet Tubman Underground Railroad Visitor Center
Museum and visitor center in Maryland.
Jefferson Patterson Park & Museum
Archive organization in Leonardtown, United States.
Star Hill AME Church
Church building in Delaware, 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 Eden → · Eden’s history →
Photo credits
USS Texas: Unknown authorUnknown author, Public domain · Point Lookout State Park: Acroterion, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Assateague Island National Seashore: Fritz Geller-Grimm, CC BY-SA 2.5 · Wye House: Historic American Buildings Survey, Public domain · U-1105: U.S. Navy, Public domain · Fort Miles: Unknown, Public domain · Air Mobility Command Museum: Teamski1, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Patuxent River Naval Air Museum: Acroterion, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Trimper's Rides: Mttbme, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Funland (Rehoboth Beach, Delaware): Tsole, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Harriet Tubman Underground Railroad National Historical Park: National Park Service, Public domain · Calvert Marine Museum: Sampsonsimpson20, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Chesapeake Bay Maritime Museum: Dough4872, Public domain · Zwaanendael Museum: Smallbones, CC0 · Harriet Tubman Underground Railroad Visitor Center: Acroterion, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Jefferson Patterson Park & Museum: Acroterion, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Adkins Arboretum: Willcook3, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Eastern Shore Railway Museum: Pi.1415926535, CC BY-SA 3.0 · NASA Visitor Center: Leonard J. DeFrancisci, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Calvin B. Taylor House: Antony-22, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Salisbury University Arboretum: Leonard J. DeFrancisci, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Star Hill AME Church: Cecouchman, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Wye Mill: Acroterion, CC BY-SA 4.0
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