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Attractions near Alton

A day out from Alton: Fort Knox, 33 mi away

Nothing is mapped inside Alton, but 3 places to visit are within 40 miles. Among them are a landmark, a museum and a garden. For a longer trip, Acadia National Park lies 47 mi away.

Attractions nearby
14
within 60 miles
The big one
47 mi
Acadia National Park
National park units
2
parks & monuments
Ski areas
1
Big Moose Mountain Ski Area
Big draws
1
100K+ Wikipedia readers a year
National Park · 47 mi southeast

Acadia National Park

National park in the US state of Maine.

The towns around it, and where to stay →

The map

Finding your way

On the map, most of the 3 sit to the south.

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

Everything nearby

Each place in turn

All 14 on the list lie 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 Alton → · Alton’s history →

Sources: National Park Service · ski areas © OpenSkiMap / OpenStreetMap contributors · Wikidata · Wikipedia readership · photos via Wikimedia Commons
Photo credits

Acadia National Park: Plh1234us, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Cadillac Mountain: The original uploader was NightThree at English Wikipedia., CC BY 2.0 · Moosehead Lake: Dennis Redfield, CC BY 2.0 · Fort Knox: Unknown, Public domain · Katahdin Woods and Waters National Monument: U.S. Department of the Interior, CC BY-SA 2.0 · Colby College Museum of Art: Colby Mariam, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Abbe Museum: AbbeMuseum, CC BY-SA 4.0 · L. C. Bates Museum: W.A. Judge, Public domain · Penobscot Marine Museum: John Smith, Public domain · Redington Museum: Magicpiano, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Fay Hyland Botanical Plantation: Jalnet2, CC BY-SA 3.0

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