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Attractions near Hancock

A day out from Hancock: Mount Monadnock, 10 mi away

Hancock’s list takes in 11 museums, 5 ski areas and 2 city parks. All of it lies outside: 22 places within 40 miles, none inside Hancock. Yearly visitors to McAuliffe-Shepard Discovery Center number about 50K. Beyond the town, the best known is Lake Winnipesaukee, 55 mi off.

Attractions nearby
128
within 60 miles
The big one
10 mi
Mount Monadnock
National park units
4
parks & monuments
Ski areas
18
Killington Resort
Mountain · 10 mi southwest

Mount Monadnock

Mountain in New Hampshire, USA.

The towns around it, and where to stay →

The map

On the map

The list reaches out to Cornish Colony Museum, 40 mi away.

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

Everything nearby

Best known first

Each of the 128 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 Hancock → · Hancock’s history →

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

Lake Winnipesaukee: No machine-readable author provided. JohnJHenderson~commonswiki assumed (based o, Public domain · Walden Pond: Victorgrigas, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Mount Monadnock: Jonwmcinenrey, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Quabbin Reservoir: engineerchange, CC BY 2.0 · America's Stonehenge: User:Stan Shebs, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Killington Resort: NHRHS2010, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Canobie Lake Park: Alex1961, CC BY-SA 2.0 · DCU Center: Terageorge, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Mount Snow: William J Sisti from Morristown, NJ, USA, CC BY-SA 2.0 · American Heritage Museum: Daderot, CC0 · Burnside Fountain: Daderot, CC0 · Massachusetts Museum of Contemporary Art: N-Lange.de, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Okemo Mountain: Jrclark (talk), CC BY-SA 3.0 · Stratton Mountain Resort: Rudi Riet from Washington, DC, United States, CC BY-SA 2.0 · Lexington Battle Green: John Phelan, CC BY 3.0 · Emily Dickinson Museum: Daderot, Public domain · Orchard House: User:victorgrigas, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Eric Carle Museum of Picture Book Art: John Phelan, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Minute Man National Historical Park: Daderot at English Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 3.0 · SNHU Arena: Quintin Soloviev, CC BY 4.0 · Bromley Mountain Ski Resort;Bromley Mountain: Jrclark (talk), CC BY-SA 3.0 · Worcester Art Museum: Roman mosaics dating between 2nd and 4th centuries AD, excavated at Antioch, Tur, Public domain · Mount Sunapee: User:Josephbrophy, Public domain · Post-Attack Command and Control System Facility, Hadley: Ktr101, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Museum of World War II: ArnoldReinhold, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Saint-Gaudens National Historical Park: Ser Amantio di Nicolao, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Canterbury Shaker Village: SayCheeeeeese, Public domain · Higgins Armory Museum: Daderot, Public domain · Lowell National Historical Park: Marcbela (Marc N. Belanger), Public domain · Fruitlands Museum: Daderot, Public domain · Walter Hunnewell Arboretum: C.H. Graves (The Universal Photo Co.), Public domain · Addison Gallery of American Art: Daderot, Public domain · Currier Museum of Art: Struthious Bandersnatch, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Saskadena Six: Jared C. Benedict, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Fort at Number 4: John Phelan, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wachusett Mountain Ski Area: Whit Andrews, CC BY 2.0 · DeCordova Museum and Sculpture Park: Jeff Egnaczyk from Brookline, MA, CC BY 2.0 · Hood Museum of Art: Daderot, CC0 · Lowell Memorial Auditorium: Emw, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Stone Zoo: Eric Kilby from Somerville, MA, USA, CC BY-SA 2.0 · Ragged Mountain Resort: Tom Morgan, Public domain · American Precision Museum: Stilfehler, CC BY-SA 3.0 · EcoTarium: John Phelan, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Historic Deerfield: Jack Boucher, Public domain · Mack's Apples: Brian Kanowsky, CC BY 2.0 · McAuliffe-Shepard Discovery Center: Starhop, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Magic Mountain Ski Area: Jared C. Benedict, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Marsh-Billings-Rockefeller National Historical Park: U.S. Department of the Interior, National Park Service, Historic American Landsc, Public domain · Rose Art Museum: John Phelan, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Tower Hill Botanic Garden: Daderot, Public domain · White City: Photographer not credited, Public domain · Concord Museum: openroads.com, CC BY 2.0 · Enfield Shaker Museum: Neil.m.young, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Garden in the Woods: Daderot, Public domain · Mead Art Museum: John Phelan, CC BY 3.0 · Smith College Museum of Art: WindingRoad, CC BY-SA 3.0 · William Cullen Bryant Homestead: Daderot., CC BY-SA 3.0 · American Independence Museum: DebraHardy, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Armenian Museum of America: John Phelan, CC BY 3.0 · Beneski Museum of Natural History, Amherst College: Steve Sauter, Public domain · Davis Museum and Cultural Center: Davis Museum Staff, CC0 · Andres Institute of Art: John Phelan, CC BY 4.0 · Charles River Museum of Industry: Scortch1966, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Elm Bank Horticulture Center: Sculptor Martin Milmore (1844-1883); photograph by Daderot., Public domain · Hanover Theatre for the Performing Arts: John Phelan, CC BY 3.0 · Munroe Tavern: Unknown, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Parker Tavern: Swampyank at English Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Brattleboro Museum and Art Center: Beyond My Ken, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Cyrus E. Dallin Art Museum: Ray Bernoff, Public domain · Danforth Museum: Daderot, Public domain · Fitchburg Art Museum: John Phelan, CC BY 3.0 · Glen Magna Farms: Daderot., CC BY-SA 3.0 · Icon Museum and Study Center: Victor Grigas, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Lupa Zoo: John Phelan, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Montshire Museum of Science: Jared and Corin, CC BY-SA 2.0 · Mount Holyoke College Art Museum: Dmadeo, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Robert S. Peabody Museum of Archaeology: Mgandsi, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Scottish Rite Masonic Museum & Library: John Phelan, CC BY 3.0 · Shelburne Falls Trolley Museum: Pi.1415926535, CC BY-SA 3.0 · The Botanic Garden of Smith College: Daderot, CC0 · The Stevens-Coolidge Place: Daderot at en.wikipedia, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Wellesley College Botanic Gardens: Daderot, Public domain · Willard House and Clock Museum: Horology at en.wikipedia, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Worcester Historical Museum: Kenneth C. Zirkel, CC BY-SA 4.0 · American Museum of Fly Fishing: American Museum of Fly Fishing, Manchester, VT, Public domain · Aviation Museum of New Hampshire: John Phelan, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Bartlett Museum, Inc.: Daderot at en.wikipedia, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Clara Barton Homestead: Marcbela (Marc N. Belanger), Public domain · New England Quilt Museum: John Phelan, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Old Schwamb Mill: Tim Pierce, CC BY 3.0 · University Museum of Contemporary Art: John Phelan, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Case Estates: Daderot at en.wikipedia, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Cornish Colony Museum: insiriusdenial, CC0 · Doyle Community Park & Center: John Phelan, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Golden Ball Tavern: John Phelan, CC BY 3.0 · Hadwen Arboretum: Clark has trees, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Jones Tavern: John Phelan, CC BY 3.0 · Manley-Lefevre House: Magicpiano, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Mount Holyoke College Botanic Garden: John Phelan, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Porter-Phelps-Huntington House: John Phelan, CC BY 3.0 · Rochester Museum of Fine Arts: AlexiusHoratius, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Southern Vermont Natural History Museum: Jmbvt, CC0 · The Main Street Museum: Main Street Museum, CC BY 3.0 · The Octagon at Amherst College: John Phelan, CC BY 3.0 · Tuckerman Hall: Tuckerman Hall management, Public domain · Winnipesaukee Playhouse: Alexa15224, CC BY-SA 3.0

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