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Attractions near Oakland

The nearest draw to Oakland: Loess Hills, 24 mi away

There is no place to visit inside Oakland; there are 3 within 40 miles. The commonest are a park & preserve, an ancient site and a landmark. Go 51 mi out for Omaha’s Henry Doorly Zoo and Aquarium.

Attractions nearby
30
within 60 miles
The big one
24 mi
Loess Hills
National park units
1
parks & monuments
Park & preserve · 24 mi east

Loess Hills

Hills of the United States.

The towns around it, and where to stay →

The map

Where things are

Most of the 3 out of town lie to the southeast.

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

Everything nearby

Everything to see

Here are the 30 places 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 Oakland → · Oakland’s history →

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

Loess Hills: Bill Whittaker, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Omaha’s Henry Doorly Zoo and Aquarium: OmahaZoo, Public domain · Strategic Air and Space Museum: User Kandykornhead on en.wikipedia, Public domain · Joslyn Art Museum: akasped, CC BY 2.0 · Sergeant Floyd Monument: Bkell, Public domain · Bertrand: Billwhittaker at English Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Fort Atkinson: Unknown, Public domain · USS Hazard: Dave Aldworth / Oldfarm at English Wikipedia, Public domain · Pottawattamie County Jail: Smallbones, CC0 · Lauritzen Gardens: Pmg, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Durham Museum: Tony Webster from Minneapolis, Minnesota, United States, CC BY 2.0 · CHI Health Center Omaha: Collinulness, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Gene Leahy Mall: JNOJ1423, CC BY 4.0 · Kenefick Park: MONGO, Public domain · Missouri National Recreational River: Dugan Smith, Public domain · Great Plains Black History Museum: Dolph72, Public domain · RailsWest Railroad Museum: Smallbones, CC0 · Do Space: KIOS, Public domain · General Crook House: No machine-readable author provided. Dolph72 assumed (based on copyright claims), Public domain · Mormon Trail Center at Winter Quarters: Beneathtimp, CC0 · El Museo Latino: Ammodramus, CC0 · Fontenelle Bank: Ammodramus, CC0 · Gilman Park Arboretum: Ammodramus, CC0 · Pipal Park: Jared Winkler, CC BY-SA 4.0

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