Worth the trip from Mount Vernon: USS Texas, 39 mi off
Some 2.3M visitors a year come to Assateague Island National Seashore. Our list finds nothing inside Mount Vernon, but 14 places within 40 miles. Among them are 6 museums, 2 theme parks and an ancient site. Beyond the town, Wye House sits 47 mi away.
USS Texas
Second-class battleship of the United States Navy.
The towns around it, and where to stay →
Places on the map
The map ends at USS Texas, 39 mi out.
Orange: Mount Vernon. Numbers: the best-known places, matching the list below. © OpenStreetMap contributors
Every one of them
Nothing is inside Mount Vernon itself; these 23 are 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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8Patuxent River Naval Air Museum
Naval museum dedicated to aviation research, development, testing, and evaluation.
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11Harriet 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.
Ranked by how many people look them up, so the famous places lead and the local favorites follow.
Parks and trails in Mount Vernon → · Mount Vernon’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 · 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 · Wye Mill: Acroterion, CC BY-SA 4.0
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