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Attractions near Sanford

Leave Sanford for Lake Winnipesaukee, 31 mi away

Among the places to visit in and near Sanford are 19 museums, 3 lighthouses and 3 gardens. There is no place to visit inside Sanford; there are 33 within 40 miles. Set 46 mi out, America's Stonehenge makes a day trip.

Attractions nearby
75
within 60 miles
The big one
31 mi
Lake Winnipesaukee
Ski areas
9
Attitash Mountain Resort
Lake · 31 mi northwest

Lake Winnipesaukee

Lake in New Hampshire, United States of America.

The towns around it, and where to stay →

The map

Around Sanford, mapped

The outermost point is Canterbury Shaker Village, at 37 mi.

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

Everything nearby

Everything on the list

Everything here is within 60 miles, 75 places in all.

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

Parks and trails in Sanford → · Sanford’s history →

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

Lake Winnipesaukee: No machine-readable author provided. JohnJHenderson~commonswiki assumed (based o, Public domain · Portland Head Light: Aniarku, CC BY-SA 3.0 · America's Stonehenge: User:Stan Shebs, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Fort Gorges: Dirk Ingo Franke, CC BY 3.0 · Canobie Lake Park: Alex1961, CC BY-SA 2.0 · Conway Scenic Railroad: Pi.1415926535, CC BY-SA 3.0 · White Mountain National Forest: Ken Gallager at English Wikipedia, Public domain · Story Land: AnotherMaker, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Cape Neddick Light: Stefan Hillebrand, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Waterville Valley Resort: MConradWard, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Gloucester Fisherman's Memorial: Bobak at en.wikipedia, CC BY-SA 2.5 · SNHU Arena: Quintin Soloviev, CC BY 4.0 · Strawbery Banke: Ken Gallager (Ken Gallager from en.wikipedia), Public domain · Eastern Point Light: Esc861, Public domain · Boon Island Light: Originally uploaded by Dk69, Public domain · Seashore Trolley Museum: Rene Schwietzke from Jena, Germany, CC BY 2.0 · Fort William and Mary: AlexiusHoratius, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Maine Narrow Gauge Railroad Museum: No machine-readable author provided. Gwernol assumed (based on copyright claims), CC BY-SA 3.0 · Portland Museum of Art: John Phelan, CC BY 3.0 · Cranmore Mountain Resort: Davidafranklin, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Canterbury Shaker Village: SayCheeeeeese, Public domain · Funtown Splashtown USA: Paulec252, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Paper House: Daderot, Public domain · Addison Gallery of American Art: Daderot, Public domain · Currier Museum of Art: Struthious Bandersnatch, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Palace Playland: Andrew Malone, CC BY 2.0 · Ragged Mountain Resort: Tom Morgan, Public domain · Pleasant Mountain: Denmarkmaine, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Cape Ann Museum: M2545, CC0 · Mack's Apples: Brian Kanowsky, CC BY 2.0 · McAuliffe-Shepard Discovery Center: Starhop, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Maine Maritime Museum: Maine Maritime Museum, CC BY 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 · Moffatt-Ladd House: Unknown photographer, Public domain · Monument Square: Needsmoreritalin, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Sarah Orne Jewett House: Magicpiano, CC BY-SA 3.0 · American Independence Museum: DebraHardy, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Ogunquit Museum of American Art: John Phelan, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Richard Jackson House: Magicpiano, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Peary–MacMillan Arctic Museum: Tndou, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Portsmouth Athenæum: Unknown photographer, Public domain · Western Promenade: Namiba, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Bates College Museum of Art: Xin Deui, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Glen Magna Farms: Daderot., CC BY-SA 3.0 · MacPheadris-Warner House: Unknown photographer, Public domain · Robert S. Peabody Museum of Archaeology: Mgandsi, CC BY-SA 3.0 · The Stevens-Coolidge Place: Daderot at en.wikipedia, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Willowbrook Museum Village: Magicpiano, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Aviation Museum of New Hampshire: John Phelan, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Bartlett Museum, Inc.: Daderot at en.wikipedia, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Children's Museum of Maine: Kitetails, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Fuller Gardens: H. Zell, CC BY-SA 3.0 · New Hampshire Farm Museum: Magicpiano, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Payson Park: Daderot, Public domain · Rochester Museum of Fine Arts: AlexiusHoratius, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Wenham Museum: Eteethan, CC BY 4.0 · Winnipesaukee Playhouse: Alexa15224, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Museum of African Culture: John Phelan, CC BY-SA 4.0

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