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Attractions near Mount Vernon

Wonders of Wildlife Museum & Aquarium, 29 mi from Mount Vernon

Mount Vernon has 15 notable places within 60 miles, among them 3 national park units. Around 371K people visit Wilson's Creek National Battlefield each year. Silver Dollar City is worth a day, 40 mi from the centre.

Attractions nearby
15
within 60 miles
The big one
40 mi
Silver Dollar City
National park units
3
parks & monuments
Theme park · 40 mi southeast

Silver Dollar City

Amusement park.

The towns around it, and where to stay →

The map

On the map

To the east is where most of the 5 lie.

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

Everything nearby

Full list of places

Each of the 15 is within 60 miles.

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

Parks and trails in Mount Vernon → · Mount Vernon’s history →

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

Silver Dollar City: Nan Fry, CC BY 2.0 · Crystal Bridges Museum of American Art: Charvex, CC0 · Table Rock Lake: KTrimble (talk), CC BY-SA 3.0 · Christ of the Ozarks: Bobak Ha'Eri, Public domain · Titanic Museum: Brad A. Totman, Public domain · Wonders of Wildlife Museum & Aquarium: Robert Lawton, CC BY-SA 2.5 · Wilson's Creek National Battlefield: National Park Service, Public domain · Pea Ridge National Military Park: Chris Light (talk), CC BY-SA 3.0 · George Washington Carver National Monument: National Park Service, Public domain · Blue Springs Heritage Center: Mitchel23, CC BY-SA 3.0 · The Museum of Native American History: Ethan.jarrett, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Lake Leatherwood City Park: Valis55, CC BY-SA 3.0

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