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Attractions near Waterville

Waterville’s places to visit, starting with Colby College Museum of Art

Waterville and its surroundings hold 6 museums, a national monument and a ski area. Mapped inside Waterville are 2 places to visit, and within 40 miles another 7. Popham Colony lies 55 mi out, the pick for a day trip.

Attractions nearby
29
within 60 miles
The big one
42 mi
Fort Knox
National park units
1
parks & monuments
Ski areas
6
Sugarloaf
Landmark · 42 mi east

Fort Knox

Fort in Maine, United States.

The towns around it, and where to stay →

The map

Where to go

The map puts most of the 7 to the south.

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

Everything nearby

The places, one by one

2 in town lead, with 27 more within 60 miles after them.

The places inside Waterville lead. The rest are ranked by how many people look them up, so the famous places come first and the local favorites follow.

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

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

Colby College Museum of Art: Colby Mariam, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Redington Museum: Magicpiano, CC BY-SA 4.0 · 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 · 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 · Maine Mineral and Gem Museum: Amandabachand, 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 · Fay Hyland Botanical Plantation: Jalnet2, CC BY-SA 3.0

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