
From Pontiac, 39 mi to Table Rock Lake
Buffalo National River sees about 1.4M visitors a year. The town has no place on our list of its own; 3 are within 40 miles. There are a lake, a national river and a museum to choose from. Day-trippers head 42 mi out to Silver Dollar City.

Silver Dollar City
Amusement park.
The towns around it, and where to stay →
Around Pontiac, mapped
Most of the 3 out of town lie to the west.
Orange: Pontiac. Numbers: the best-known places, matching the list below. © OpenStreetMap contributors
Place after place
Each of the 9 is within 60 miles.
Buffalo National River
National river in northern Arkansas, USA.
Wonders of Wildlife Museum & Aquarium
Wildlife museum in Springfield, Missouri.
Blanchard Springs Caverns
Cave system in Stone County, Arkansas, United States of America.
Wilson's Creek National Battlefield
National battlefield in Missouri, United States.
Ranked by how many people look them up, so the famous places lead and the local favorites follow.
Parks and trails in Pontiac → · Pontiac’s history →
Photo credits
Silver Dollar City: Nan Fry, CC BY 2.0 · Table Rock Lake: KTrimble (talk), CC BY-SA 3.0 · Buffalo National River: Mattsrealm, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Titanic Museum: Brad A. Totman, Public domain · Wonders of Wildlife Museum & Aquarium: Robert Lawton, CC BY-SA 2.5 · Blanchard Springs Caverns: Eric Hunt, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wilson's Creek National Battlefield: National Park Service, Public domain
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