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Attractions near Lake George

In Lake George, Fort William Henry is the place to visit

Visits to Saratoga National Historical Park run to about 119K a year. The town itself has one place on our list; 24 others are within 40 miles. There are 10 museums, 3 landmarks and 3 theme parks to choose from. For a longer trip, Mount Marcy lies 49 mi away.

Attractions nearby
70
within 60 miles
The big one
in town
Fort William Henry
National park units
2
parks & monuments
Ski areas
11
Killington Resort
Big draws
1
100K+ Wikipedia readers a year
Landmark · in town

Fort William Henry

Fort in state New York, at the shore of Lake George.

The towns around it, and where to stay →

The map

Where to go

Most of the 24 out of town lie to the south.

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

Everything nearby

Full list of places

One in town leads, with 69 more within 60 miles after it.

Adirondack Park

State park · 50 mi northwest · read 59K times a year on Wikipedia

Protected area encompassing much of the northeastern lobe of New York, United States largest park in the contiguous United States largest National Historic Landmark.

Towns near it → · Wikipedia

The places inside Lake George 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 Lake George → · Lake George’s history →

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

Fort William Henry: IrisKawling at en.wikipedia, Public domain · Fort Ticonderoga: Mwanner, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Mount Marcy: Daniel Tripp, Public domain · Lake George: Sixlocal, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Adirondack Park: Original uploader was Mwanner at en.wikipedia Later version(s) were uploaded by, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Great Escape: Jared and Corin, CC BY-SA 2.0 · Clark Art Institute: Daderot, Public domain · Killington Resort: NHRHS2010, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Lake Tear of the Clouds: TheKilimanjaro, CC BY-SA 4.0 · National Museum of Racing and Hall of Fame: Peter Flass, CC BY 3.0 · Grant Cottage State Historic Site: Coingeek at English Wikipedia, Public domain · MVP Arena: This image or media was taken or created by Matt H. Wade. To see his entire port, CC BY-SA 3.0 · USS Slater: UpstateNYer, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Fort Orange: Unknown authorUnknown author, Public domain · Mount Snow: William J Sisti from Morristown, NJ, USA, CC BY-SA 2.0 · Schuyler Mansion: This image or media was taken or created by Matt H. Wade. To see his entire port, CC BY-SA 3.0 · 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 · Saratoga Performing Arts Center: UpstateNYer., CC BY-SA 3.0 · The Egg: Nitant23, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Stratton Mountain Resort: Rudi Riet from Washington, DC, United States, CC BY-SA 2.0 · John Brown Farm State Historic Site: Mwanner | Talk, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Green Mountain National Forest: Brian W. Schaller, FAL · Gore Mountain: MJPlante1, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Bromley Mountain Ski Resort;Bromley Mountain: Jrclark (talk), CC BY-SA 3.0 · Fort Carillon: Charny, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Cohoes Falls: bobistraveling, CC BY 2.0 · Fort Crown Point: Daniel M. Horowitz, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Saratoga National Historical Park: Michael Francis Studios (Michael Cook), CC BY-SA 3.0 us · Cool Insuring Arena: Doug Kerr from Albany, NY, United States, CC BY-SA 2.0 · Pico Mountain Resort: petersent, Public domain · New York State Museum: UpstateNYer, CC BY-SA 3.0 · National Museum of Dance and Hall of Fame: Whoisjohngalt, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Palace Theatre: UpstateNYer, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Proctor's Theatre: UpstateNYer, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Fort Crailo: UpstateNYer, CC BY-SA 3.0 · The Hyde Collection: Danski14, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Williams College Museum of Art: Jllm06, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wilson Castle: Daderot, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Magic Mountain Ski Area: Jared C. Benedict, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Albany Institute of History & Art: This image or media was taken or created by Matt H. Wade. To see his entire port, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Marsh-Billings-Rockefeller National Historical Park: U.S. Department of the Interior, National Park Service, Historic American Landsc, Public domain · Vermont Marble Museum: GK tramrunner at en.wikipedia, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Empire State Aerosciences Museum: Doug Kerr from Albany, NY, United States, CC BY-SA 2.0 · Bennington Museum: Daderot, CC0 · Ten Broeck Mansion: UpstateNYer, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Adirondack Museum: Mwanner, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Arkell Museum: Bakrell1 at English Wikipedia, GFDL · Lake Placid Equestrian Stadium: Aaron danielg at English Wikipedia, Public domain · National Bottle Museum: Doug Kerr from now in Binghamton, NY, CC BY-SA 2.0 · Frances Young Tang Teaching Museum and Art Gallery: DutchTreat, CC BY-SA 4.0 · American Museum of Fly Fishing: American Museum of Fly Fishing, Manchester, VT, Public domain · Saratoga Springs History Museum: Daniel Case, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Manley-Lefevre House: Magicpiano, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Shenantaha Creek Park: Adamlouismarre, CC0 · Townsend Park: Andre Carrotflower, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Tricentennial Park: This image or media was taken or created by Matt H. Wade. To see his entire port, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Magic Forest: TDCornwell, CC BY-SA 4.0

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