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Attractions near Nelson

Mount Monadnock, 10 mi from Nelson

Nelson’s list takes in 12 museums, 8 ski areas and 2 city parks. Our list finds nothing inside Nelson, but 27 places within 40 miles. Some 50K visitors a year come to McAuliffe-Shepard Discovery Center. Travel 58 mi and you reach Lake Winnipesaukee.

Attractions nearby
113
within 60 miles
The big one
10 mi
Mount Monadnock
National park units
4
parks & monuments
Ski areas
19
Killington Resort
Mountain · 10 mi south

Mount Monadnock

Mountain in New Hampshire, USA.

The towns around it, and where to stay →

The map

Where each one is

Furthest from the centre is Mount Snow, 40 mi away.

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

Everything nearby

All of them, one by one

Everything here is within 60 miles, 113 places in all.

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

Parks and trails in Nelson → · Nelson’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 · Mount Greylock: Jstergis, CC BY 3.0 · Quabbin Reservoir: engineerchange, CC BY 2.0 · America's Stonehenge: User:Stan Shebs, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Clark Art Institute: Daderot, Public domain · 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 · Bennington Battle Monument: Phil Boucher, 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 · Saint-Gaudens National Historical Park: Ser Amantio di Nicolao, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Pico Mountain Resort: petersent, Public domain · 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 · 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 · 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 · Williams College Museum of Art: Jllm06, CC BY-SA 4.0 · 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 · 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 · Beneski Museum of Natural History, Amherst College: Steve Sauter, Public domain · Bennington Museum: Daderot, CC0 · Andres Institute of Art: John Phelan, CC BY 4.0 · Hanover Theatre for the Performing Arts: John Phelan, CC BY 3.0 · Munroe Tavern: Unknown, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Brattleboro Museum and Art Center: Beyond My Ken, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Fitchburg Art Museum: John Phelan, CC BY 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 · 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 · 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 · Anthony House: User:Magicpiano, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Aviation Museum of New Hampshire: John Phelan, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Clara Barton Homestead: Marcbela (Marc N. Belanger), Public domain · New England Quilt Museum: John Phelan, CC BY-SA 4.0 · University Museum of Contemporary Art: John Phelan, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Cornish Colony Museum: insiriusdenial, CC0 · Doyle Community Park & Center: John Phelan, CC BY-SA 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 · 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 · Veterans Park (Holyoke, Massachusetts): User:Magicpiano, CC BY-SA 4.0

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