Acadia National Park
National park in the US state of Maine.
Attractions near Knox
A day out from Knox: Fort Knox, 21 mi away
Around Knox, the places to visit include 8 museums, 2 gardens and a landmark. All of it lies outside: 13 places within 40 miles, none inside Knox. If you have a day, head to Acadia National Park, 42 mi away.
Attractions nearby
27
within 60 miles
The big one
42 mi
Acadia National Park
National park units
2
parks & monuments
Ski areas
1
Camden Snow Bowl
Big draws
1
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National Park · 42 mi east
Acadia National Park
National park in the US state of Maine.
The towns around it, and where to stay →
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Where to go
The farthest of them, Frances Perkins National Monument, is 39 mi out.
Orange: Knox. Numbers: the best-known places, matching the list below. © OpenStreetMap contributors
Everything nearby
Every place to visit
All 27 on the list lie within 60 miles.
2Popham Colony
Short lived English colony in present day Maine, United States.
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9Frances Perkins National Monument
Historic house in Maine, United States.
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12Bowdoin College Museum of Art
Museum at Bowdoin College in Brunswick, Maine.
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Fay Hyland Botanical Plantation
Arboretum and botanical garden in Orono, Maine.
Ranked by how many people look them up, so the famous places lead and the local favorites follow.
Parks and trails in Knox → · Knox’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 · Pemaquid Point Light: WestportWiki, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Bass Harbor Head Light: G. Edward Johnson, CC BY-SA 3.0 · 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 · Bowdoin College Museum of Art: Charles Follen McKim. Uploaded 28 September 2005 to en:Wikipedia by Hugh Manate, Public domain · Joshua L. Chamberlain Museum: Reroche at English Wikipedia, Public domain · Colby College Museum of Art: Colby Mariam, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Abbe Museum: AbbeMuseum, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Peary–MacMillan Arctic Museum: Tndou, CC BY-SA 3.0 · 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 · Islesford Historical Museum and Blue Duck Ships Store: Thomson M, CC BY 3.0
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