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Attractions near Burnham

Worth the trip from Burnham: Fort Knox, 30 mi off

Burnham’s list takes in 6 museums, 2 gardens and a landmark. None of our places to visit is inside Burnham; 10 are within 40 miles. The trip to Acadia National Park is 53 mi.

Attractions nearby
23
within 60 miles
The big one
53 mi
Acadia National Park
National park units
2
parks & monuments
Ski areas
4
Sugarloaf
Big draws
1
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National Park · 53 mi east

Acadia National Park

National park in the US state of Maine.

The towns around it, and where to stay →

The map

How they lie

Furthest from the centre is Fay Hyland Botanical Plantation, 38 mi away.

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

Everything nearby

Best known first

Look within 60 miles for all 23 places listed.

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

Parks and trails in Burnham → · Burnham’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 · Fort Knox: Unknown, Public domain · Sugarloaf: Bubblecuffer, Public domain · Pemaquid Point Light: WestportWiki, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Saddleback Mountain: petersent, Public domain · Coastal Maine Botanical Gardens: CMBG editor, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Farnsworth Art Museum: Panoramio user MementoMori, CC BY 3.0 · Frances Perkins National Monument: Robert Reed, NPS employee (per the same source), Public domain · Maine Maritime Museum: Maine Maritime Museum, CC BY 3.0 · Maine State Museum: Stilfehler, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Joshua L. Chamberlain Museum: Reroche at English Wikipedia, Public domain · Colby College Museum of Art: Colby Mariam, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Bates College Museum of Art: Xin Deui, CC BY-SA 4.0 · L. C. Bates Museum: W.A. Judge, Public domain · Penobscot Marine Museum: John Smith, Public domain · Viles Arboretum: eddie welker from Laurel, MD, USA, CC BY-SA 2.0 · Wiscasset Jail and Museum: Unknown authorUnknown author, Public domain · Farnsworth Homestead: Unknown, Public domain · Redington Museum: Magicpiano, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Fay Hyland Botanical Plantation: Jalnet2, CC BY-SA 3.0

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