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Attractions near Franklin

36 mi from Franklin, Fallingwater leads the list

Around 4.6M people visit Chesapeake and Ohio Canal National Historical Park each year. All of it lies outside: 18 places within 40 miles, none inside Franklin. On the list: 5 ski areas, 2 museums and 2 zoos & aquariums, among others. Beyond the town, Mountaineer Field at Milan Puskar Stadium sits 49 mi away.

Attractions nearby
35
within 60 miles
The big one
36 mi
Fallingwater
National park units
6
parks & monuments
Ski areas
6
Canaan Valley Ski Resort
Big draws
2
100K+ Wikipedia readers a year
Museum · 36 mi northwest

Fallingwater

House designed by architect Frank Lloyd Wright in Pennsylvania.

The towns around it, and where to stay →

The map

The layout

Out at 40 mi is Canaan Valley Ski Resort, the farthest.

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Orange: Franklin. Numbers: the best-known places, matching the list below. © OpenStreetMap contributors

Everything nearby

The places, one by one

Nothing is inside Franklin itself; these 35 are within 60 miles.

Ranked by how many people look them up, so the famous places lead and the local favorites follow.

Parks and trails in Franklin → · Franklin’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 · 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 · Fort Necessity National Battlefield: Wilson44691, CC0 · Spruce Mountain: Valerius Tygart, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Deep Creek Lake: Gohens84, CC BY-SA 3.0 · 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 · Fort Cumberland: Unknown, Public domain · 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 · Johnstown Flood National Memorial: David Brossard, CC BY-SA 2.0 · 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 · The Coffee Pot: Jeff Kubina from Columbia, Maryland, CC BY-SA 2.0 · 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 · Bedford Village Archeological Site: thisisbossi, CC BY-SA 2.0

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