Acadia National Park
National park in the US state of Maine.
Attractions near Franklin
A day out from Franklin: Acadia National Park, 12 mi away
Roughly 4.1M visitors a year make it to Acadia National Park. There is no place to visit inside Franklin; there are 9 within 40 miles. They include 4 museums, a national park and a mountain. Go 55 mi out for Farnsworth Art Museum.
Attractions nearby
12
within 60 miles
The big one
12 mi
Acadia National Park
National park units
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parks & monuments
Ski areas
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Camden Snow Bowl
Big draws
1
100K+ Wikipedia readers a year
National Park · 12 mi south
Acadia National Park
National park in the US state of Maine.
The towns around it, and where to stay →
The map
Plotted on the map
Most of the 9 out of town lie to the south.
Orange: Franklin. Numbers: the best-known places, matching the list below. © OpenStreetMap contributors
Everything nearby
Place after place
Each of the 12 is within 60 miles.
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12Ranked 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
Acadia National Park: Plh1234us, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Cadillac Mountain: The original uploader was NightThree at English Wikipedia., CC BY 2.0 · Fort Knox: Unknown, Public domain · Bass Harbor Head Light: G. Edward Johnson, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Farnsworth Art Museum: Panoramio user MementoMori, CC BY 3.0 · Abbe Museum: AbbeMuseum, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Penobscot Marine Museum: John Smith, Public domain · Farnsworth Homestead: Unknown, Public domain · Fay Hyland Botanical Plantation: Jalnet2, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Islesford Historical Museum and Blue Duck Ships Store: Thomson M, CC BY 3.0
Know a spot visitors miss?Locals know the overlook without the crowds and the diner the tour buses skip.
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