Acadia National Park
National park in the US state of Maine.
Attractions near Penobscot
Leave Penobscot for Acadia National Park, 17 mi away
Yearly visitors to Acadia National Park number about 4.1M. There is no place to visit inside Penobscot; there are 12 within 40 miles. They include 6 museums, a national park and a mountain. Travel 60 mi and you reach Pemaquid Point Light.
Attractions nearby
20
within 60 miles
The big one
17 mi
Acadia National Park
National park units
2
parks & monuments
Ski areas
1
Camden Snow Bowl
Big draws
1
100K+ Wikipedia readers a year
National Park · 17 mi east
Acadia National Park
National park in the US state of Maine.
The towns around it, and where to stay →
The map
Places on the map
Farnsworth Homestead, 33 mi away, is the farthest on the map.
Orange: Penobscot. Numbers: the best-known places, matching the list below. © OpenStreetMap contributors
Everything nearby
Place by place
Each of the 20 is within 60 miles.
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7Frances Perkins National Monument
Historic house in Maine, United States.
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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 Penobscot → · Penobscot’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 · 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 State Museum: Stilfehler, CC BY-SA 3.0 · 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 · 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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