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Attractions near Darien

Six Flags Darien Lake is Darien’s place to visit

Roughly 1.5M visitors a year make it to Six Flags Darien Lake. Look within 40 miles and the list grows by 44 beyond the one inside Darien. The mix takes in 19 museums, 5 waterfalls and 4 stadiums & arenas. Make a day of it at Lake Ontario, 58 mi away.

Attractions nearby
69
within 60 miles
The big one
58 mi
Lake Ontario
National park units
1
parks & monuments
Ski areas
4
Holiday Valley
Big draws
4
100K+ Wikipedia readers a year
Lake · 58 mi north

Lake Ontario

One of the Great Lakes in North America.

The towns around it, and where to stay →

The map

Map of the places

The 44 outside town cluster to the west.

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

Everything nearby

The whole list for Darien

The town has one; within 60 miles, the list finds 68 more.

Niagara Falls

Waterfall · 37 mi west · read 633K times a year on Wikipedia

Three waterfalls that straddle the international border between Canada and the United States.

Temple of Music

Theatre · 25 mi west · read 24K times a year on Wikipedia

Temporary concert hall in Buffalo, New York, erected for the Pan-American Exposition in 1901, site of the murder of president William McKinley.

The places inside Darien 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 Darien → · Darien’s history →

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

Lake Ontario: NASA, Public domain · Niagara Falls: Robert F. Tobler, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Highmark Stadium: James161723, CC0 · Ralph Wilson Stadium: User Evilarry on en.wikipedia, Public domain · Horseshoe Falls: Ujjwal Kumar, Public domain · KeyBank Center: Andre Carrotflower, CC BY-SA 4.0 · USS The Sullivans: Unknown, Public domain · Eternal Flame Falls: Mpmajewski, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Sahlen Field: Quintinsoloviev, CC BY-SA 4.0 · USS Little Rock: PH2 J.E. Higgins, U.S. Navy, Public domain · Bridal Veil Falls: No machine-readable author provided. Liffer~commonswiki assumed (based on copyri, CC BY-SA 3.0 · American Falls: Ad Meskens, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Letchworth State Park: Suandsoe, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Robert Moses Niagara Power Plant: Busfahrer, CC BY 3.0 · Fort Niagara: Ad Meskens, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Temple of Music: Anonymous illustrator, Public domain · Cumorah: Hillcumorahpageantstage.jpg: la salebete derivative work: Eustress (talk), CC BY-SA 2.0 · Niagara Gorge: Mhsheikholeslami, CC BY-SA 4.0 · George Eastman Museum: Dmadeo, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Blue Cross Arena: Matthew D. Wilson (LtPowers), CC BY-SA 3.0 · The National Museum of Play: Misc, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Buffalo AKG Art Museum: User:TonyTheTiger, CC BY-SA 3.0 · USS Croaker: Unknown authorUnknown author, Public domain · Theodore Roosevelt Inaugural National Historic Site: NickNJF, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Buffalo and Erie County Naval & Military Park: Shinerunner at English Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 3.0 · HMS Ontario: Unknown authorUnknown author, Public domain · Terrapin Point: Jsfouche, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Allegany State Park: Andre Carrotflower, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Kleinhans Music Hall: Dave Pape, Public domain · Buffalo History Museum: Fortunate4now, CC0 · Buffalo Zoo: User:Davepape, Public domain · Shea's Performing Arts Center: Paranormal Skeptic, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Niagara Falls Station and Customhouse Interpretive Center: Mitchazenia, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Marina Auto Stadium: Matthew D. Wilson (LtPowers), CC BY-SA 2.5 · Memorial Art Gallery: DanielPenfield, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Genesee Country Village & Museum: Stilfehler 17:02, 21 August 2007 (CEST), CC BY-SA 1.0 · Seneca Park Zoo: Zooper12, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Susan B. Anthony House: J. Carl Burke, Jr., Public domain · Sonnenberg Gardens: Nelro (talk), Public domain · Buffalo Museum of Science: Pubdog (talk), Public domain · Herschell Carrousel Factory Museum: Pubdog (talk), Public domain · Ira G. Ross Aerospace Museum: Ramennoodleman, CC BY-SA 4.0 · New York Museum of Transportation: Adam Moss, CC BY-SA 2.0 · Buffalo and Erie County Botanical Gardens: Daderot, Public domain · Riviera Theatre: Dheckler510, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Burchfield Penney Art Center: Dsw4, Public domain · Griffis Sculpture Park: Antepenultimate, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Highland Park: Unknown, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Martin Luther King Jr. Park: Pubdog (talk), Public domain · Medina Railroad Museum: Stilfehler 22:19, 24 August 2007 (CEST), CC BY-SA 1.0 · Rochester Museum and Science Center: RMSC rochester, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Niagara Falls Underground Railroad Heritage Center: Kenneth C. Zirkel, CC BY 4.0 · Castellani Art Museum: Ewright76, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Explore & More Children's Museum: Andre Carrotflower, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Toy Town Museum: Toy Town Museum, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Nannen Arboretum: Antepenultimate, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Washington Square Park: Kenneth C. Zirkel, CC BY-SA 3.0

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