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Attractions near Rockaway Beach

Nothing in Rockaway Beach itself: Silver Dollar City is 10 mi away

A typical year brings about 371K visitors to Wilson's Creek National Battlefield. Look within 40 miles for the 11 places to visit; none is inside Rockaway Beach. The commonest are 2 museums, 2 zoos & aquariums and a theme park. Set 42 mi out, Buffalo National River makes a day trip.

Attractions nearby
13
within 60 miles
The big one
10 mi
Silver Dollar City
National park units
3
parks & monuments
Theme park · 10 mi west

Silver Dollar City

Amusement park.

The towns around it, and where to stay →

The map

The layout

The map ends at Blue Springs Heritage Center, 40 mi out.

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

Everything nearby

All the places to visit

These 13 are within 60 miles, none in town.

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

Parks and trails in Rockaway Beach → · Rockaway Beach’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 · Table Rock Lake: KTrimble (talk), CC BY-SA 3.0 · Christ of the Ozarks: Bobak Ha'Eri, Public domain · 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 · Wilson's Creek National Battlefield: National Park Service, Public domain · Pea Ridge National Military Park: Chris Light (talk), CC BY-SA 3.0 · Blue Springs Heritage Center: Mitchel23, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Lake Leatherwood City Park: Valis55, CC BY-SA 3.0

Know a spot visitors miss?Locals know the overlook without the crowds and the diner the tour buses skip.
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