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Attractions near Rochester

Rochester Museum of Fine Arts, the place to visit in Rochester

Visitors to Rochester can choose from 20 museums, 4 theme parks and 3 gardens. The town itself has one place on our list; 34 others are within 40 miles. Around 50K people visit McAuliffe-Shepard Discovery Center each year. Make a day of it at Portland Head Light, 45 mi away.

Attractions nearby
86
within 60 miles
The big one
27 mi
Lake Winnipesaukee
National park units
4
parks & monuments
Ski areas
10
Waterville Valley Resort
Lake · 27 mi northwest

Lake Winnipesaukee

Lake in New Hampshire, United States of America.

The towns around it, and where to stay →

The map

Plotted on the map

The farthest of them, Canobie Lake Park, is 37 mi out.

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

Everything nearby

Every place to visit

After the one in town come 85 more within 60 miles.

The places inside Rochester lead. The rest are ranked by how many people look them up, so the famous places come first and the local favorites follow.

Parks and trails in Rochester → · Rochester’s history →

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

Rochester Museum of Fine Arts: AlexiusHoratius, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Lake Winnipesaukee: No machine-readable author provided. JohnJHenderson~commonswiki assumed (based o, Public domain · Portland Head Light: Aniarku, CC BY-SA 3.0 · America's Stonehenge: User:Stan Shebs, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Fort Gorges: Dirk Ingo Franke, CC BY 3.0 · Canobie Lake Park: Alex1961, CC BY-SA 2.0 · Conway Scenic Railroad: Pi.1415926535, CC BY-SA 3.0 · White Mountain National Forest: Ken Gallager at English Wikipedia, Public domain · Peabody Essex Museum: Fletcher6, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Story Land: AnotherMaker, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Cape Neddick Light: Stefan Hillebrand, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Lexington Battle Green: John Phelan, CC BY 3.0 · Pioneer Village: EKS1966 (talk)Erik K. Smith, CC BY 3.0 · Waterville Valley Resort: MConradWard, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Gloucester Fisherman's Memorial: Bobak at en.wikipedia, CC BY-SA 2.5 · Minute Man National Historical Park: Daderot at English Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 3.0 · SNHU Arena: Quintin Soloviev, CC BY 4.0 · Strawbery Banke: Ken Gallager (Ken Gallager from en.wikipedia), Public domain · Eastern Point Light: Esc861, Public domain · Salem Willows Park: Fletcher6, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Boon Island Light: Originally uploaded by Dk69, Public domain · Seashore Trolley Museum: Rene Schwietzke from Jena, Germany, CC BY 2.0 · Mount Sunapee: User:Josephbrophy, Public domain · Fort William and Mary: AlexiusHoratius, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Maine Narrow Gauge Railroad Museum: No machine-readable author provided. Gwernol assumed (based on copyright claims), CC BY-SA 3.0 · Portland Museum of Art: John Phelan, CC BY 3.0 · Saugus Iron Works National Historic Site: Daderot at English Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Cranmore Mountain Resort: Davidafranklin, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Canterbury Shaker Village: SayCheeeeeese, Public domain · Funtown Splashtown USA: Paulec252, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Lowell National Historical Park: Marcbela (Marc N. Belanger), Public domain · Paper House: Daderot, Public domain · Addison Gallery of American Art: Daderot, Public domain · Currier Museum of Art: Struthious Bandersnatch, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Palace Playland: Andrew Malone, CC BY 2.0 · 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 · Pleasant Mountain: Denmarkmaine, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Cape Ann Museum: M2545, CC0 · Mack's Apples: Brian Kanowsky, CC BY 2.0 · McAuliffe-Shepard Discovery Center: Starhop, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Salem Maritime National Historical Park: Fletcher6, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Abbot Hall: Daderot at en.wikipedia, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Moffatt-Ladd House: Unknown photographer, Public domain · Monument Square: Needsmoreritalin, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Peabody Museum of Salem: WestportWiki, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Sarah Orne Jewett House: Magicpiano, CC BY-SA 3.0 · American Independence Museum: DebraHardy, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Ogunquit Museum of American Art: John Phelan, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Richard Jackson House: Magicpiano, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Andres Institute of Art: John Phelan, CC BY 4.0 · Parker Tavern: Swampyank at English Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Portsmouth Athenæum: Unknown photographer, Public domain · Western Promenade: Namiba, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Glen Magna Farms: Daderot., CC BY-SA 3.0 · MacPheadris-Warner House: Unknown photographer, Public domain · Robert S. Peabody Museum of Archaeology: Mgandsi, CC BY-SA 3.0 · The Stevens-Coolidge Place: Daderot at en.wikipedia, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Willowbrook Museum Village: Magicpiano, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Aviation Museum of New Hampshire: John Phelan, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Bartlett Museum, Inc.: Daderot at en.wikipedia, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Lynn Heritage State Park: John Phelan, CC BY 3.0 · New England Quilt Museum: John Phelan, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Children's Museum of Maine: Kitetails, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Fuller Gardens: H. Zell, CC BY-SA 3.0 · New Hampshire Farm Museum: Magicpiano, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Payson Park: Daderot, Public domain · Wenham Museum: Eteethan, CC BY 4.0 · Winnipesaukee Playhouse: Alexa15224, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Museum of African Culture: John Phelan, CC BY-SA 4.0

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