32 mi from Laurel, Yale Bowl leads the list
Each year, some 306K people go to Fire Island National Seashore. None of our places to visit is inside Laurel; 49 are within 40 miles. They include 27 museums, 3 stadiums & arenas and 3 zoos & aquariums. For a longer trip, Nassau Veterans Memorial Coliseum lies 57 mi away.
Lake Compounce
Amusement park.
The towns around it, and where to stay →
Where they are
At the edge of the map sits USS California, 39 mi out.
Orange: Laurel. Numbers: the best-known places, matching the list below. © OpenStreetMap contributors
All 49 on the list
These 139 are all within 60 miles.
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6Sagamore Hill National Historic Site
Private house of the Roosevelt Family.
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8Pratt & Whitney Stadium
Football stadium in East Hartford, Connecticut, USA.
9Jones Beach State Park
State park and historic district in Nassau County, New York, United States.
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Yale Center for British Art
Largest collection of British art outside the United Kingdom in New Haven, Connecticut.
Nikon at Jones Beach Theater
Outdoor theatre at Jones Beach State Park in Wantagh, New York, United States.
Yale Peabody Museum
Natural history museum of Yale University in New Haven, Connecticut, USA.
Calverton National Cemetery
Cemetery in eastern Long Island, New York, United States.
Submarine Force Library and Museum
Military museum in Connecticut, United States.
Robert Moses State Park
State park in Suffolk County, New York, United States.
Long Island Central Pine Barrens
Natural area in Suffolk County, New York, United States.
Jones Beach Island
Island in Nassau and Suffolk counties, New York, United States.
Planting Fields Arboretum State Historic Park
Arboretum and state park in Upper Brookville, New York, United States.
Long Island National Cemetery
United States National Cemetery located in Suffolk County, New York.
Fire Island National Seashore
National park system unit in New York, United States.
New Britain Museum of American Art
Art museum in New Britain, Connecticut.
Lockwood-Mathews Mansion
Mansion and historic house museum in Norwalk, Connecticut, USA.
Parrish Art Museum
Art museum formerly in Southampton, now in Water Mill, New York.
Harriet Beecher Stowe House
Listed on the National Register of Historic Places.
Weir Farm National Historical Park
National Historical Park in Fairfield County, Connecticut.
Long Island Aquarium and Exhibition Center
Aquarium in Riverhead, New York, United States.
Mashantucket Pequot Museum and Research Center
Museum of Native American culture in Connecticut.
Connecticut Science Center
Science museum in Hartford, Connecticut, United States.
Long Island Museum of American Art, History, and Carriages
Art museum, local history museum, transport museum in Stony Brook, New York.
Connecticut Eastern Railroad Museum
Railroad museum in Willimantic, Connecticut.
Hubbard Park
Which extends into adjacent town Southington, and is listed on the NRHP in Connecticut.
American Clock & Watch Museum
Horology museum in Connecticut, United States.
Cedar Point County Park
Park in East Hampton, Middlesex County, United States of America.
Holocaust Memorial and Tolerance Center of Nassau County
Holocaust Museum in Glen Cove, New York.
Paul Mellon Arts Center
Arts building on the campus of Choate Rosemary Hall school, Wallingford, Connecticut.
Stonington Harbor Light
Lighthouse in Stonington, Connecticut, United States.
Connecticut College Arboretum
Arboretum and botanical gardens in Connecticut, US.
Fairfield University Art Museum
Museum at Fairfield University in Fairfield, Connecticut.
Ireland’s Great Hunger Museum
Art museum, history museum in Connecticut, United States.
Long Island Maritime Museum
Museum in West Sayville, New York, United States.
Marsh Botanical Garden
Botanical garden and arboretum in Connecticut, U.S..
The Children's Museum, Connecticut
Children's museum, natural history museum in Connecticut, USA.
Connecticut State Museum of Natural History
Connecticut's State Natural History Museum at the University of Connecticut.
Hartford Botanical Garden
Botanical garden planned for Hartford, Connecticut.
Van Nostrand-Starkins House
Historic landmark and museum in Roslyn, New York, United States.
Windham Textile and History Museum
Textile museum in Willimantic, Connecticut.
Audubon Center at Bent of the River
Nature preserve in Southbury, Connecticut, U.S..
Connecticut Historical Society
Non-profit museum and research library in the USA.
Ranked by how many people look them up, so the famous places lead and the local favorites follow.
Parks and trails in Laurel → · Laurel’s history →
Photo credits
Nassau Veterans Memorial Coliseum: iMatthew // talk //, Public domain · Yale Bowl: Kenneth Zirkel, CC BY-SA 4.0 · PeoplesBank Arena: PeoplesBank Arena, CC BY 2.5 · Lake Compounce: Wildcat1 at English Wikipedia, Public domain · Mohegan Sun Arena: Bbjeter, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Sagamore Hill National Historic Site: Unknown, Public domain · Candlewood Lake: Carol M. Highsmith, Public domain · Pratt & Whitney Stadium: Quintin Soloviev, CC BY 4.0 · Jones Beach State Park: Bjoertvedt, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Glass House: Carol M. Highsmith, Public domain · Playland: ChangChienFu at English Wikipedia, Public domain · Gillette Castle State Park: Original uploader was Kevinpepin at en.wikipedia, Public domain · Camp Hero State Park: Transpoman, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Old Westbury Gardens: Gryffindor, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Wadsworth Atheneum Museum of Art: Daderot at English Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Mark Twain House: Makemake at German Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Montauk Point Light: Wolfgang Wander, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Yale University Art Gallery: Ragesoss, Public domain · Mystic Seaport: Joethon, Public domain · Adventureland: DanTD, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Yale Center for British Art: Sage Ross, Public domain · Holy Land USA: Unknown authorUnknown author, Public domain · Nikon at Jones Beach Theater: (R. Sullivan), CC BY-SA 3.0 · Yale Peabody Museum: No machine-readable author provided. Ragesoss assumed (based on copyright claims, Public domain · Calverton National Cemetery: United States Department of Veterans Affairs, Public domain · Total Mortgage Arena: Quintin Soloviev, CC BY 4.0 · Submarine Force Library and Museum: Flickr user : https://www.flickr.com/photos/divemasterking2000, CC BY 2.0 · Robert Moses State Park: Anthony22 (talk), CC BY-SA 3.0 · Trinity Health Stadium: Hayden Schiff from Cincinnati, USA, CC BY 2.0 · Bethpage State Park: Americasroof, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Mystic Aquarium & Institute for Exploration: Carol M. Highsmith, Public domain · Fire Island Light: Don Fick, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Long Island Central Pine Barrens: Americasroof, CC BY-SA 3.0 · USS California: Unknown, Public domain · Ingalls Rink: Carol M. Highsmith, Public domain · Cradle of Aviation Museum: Sullynyflhi, Public domain · Fort Griswold: Staxringold at English Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Jones Beach Island: Matthew Trump (talk) (Uploads) Uploaded by Decumanus at en.wikipedia, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Florence Griswold Museum: Pi.1415926535, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Fort Trumbull: JERRYE AND ROY KLOTZ MD, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Planting Fields Arboretum State Historic Park: GK tramrunner229, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Long Island National Cemetery: Jim.henderson, CC0 · Eisenhower Park: sullynyflhi, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Barnum Museum: User GK tramrunner on en.wikipedia, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Quassy Amusement Park: AskJoanne, CC BY 3.0 · Eli Whitney Museum: ROY KLOTZ M.D., CC BY-SA 3.0 · Fire Island National Seashore: US National Park Service, Public domain · New Britain Museum of American Art: Staib, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Railroad Museum of New England: Pi.1415926535, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Connecticut's Beardsley Zoo: Sage Ross, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Lockwood-Mathews Mansion: Noroton at English Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Splish Splash: Railroadwiki, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Parrish Art Museum: Americasroof, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Westport Country Playhouse: WestportWiki, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Maritime Aquarium at Norwalk: Noroton at English Wikipedia, Public domain · Harriet Beecher Stowe House: Midnightdreary, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Hill-Stead Museum: Daderot, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Nassau County Museum of Art: Antony-22, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Raynham Hall Museum: Benson J Lossing, Public domain · Weir Farm National Historical Park: Ser Amantio di Nicolao, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Bruce Museum: User:Noroton, Public domain · East Rock Park: Rebecca Turcio, Public domain · Long Island Aquarium and Exhibition Center: Photograph by Mike Peel (www.mikepeel.net)., CC BY-SA 4.0 · Mashantucket Pequot Museum and Research Center: Elliot Schwartz for StudioEIS, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Nathan Hale Homestead: Sphilbrick, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Connecticut Science Center: Josephtbrophy, Public domain · Heckscher Museum of Art: Station1, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Long Island Museum of American Art, History, and Carriages: Dmadeo, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Stamford Museum & Nature Center: Stamford Museum & Nature Center, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Connecticut Eastern Railroad Museum: JJBers, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Donald M. Kendall Sculpture Gardens: David.gabay, Public domain · Railroad Museum of Long Island: Don Fisher, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Aldrich Contemporary Art Museum: Robacols, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Hubbard Park: Unknown authorUnknown author, Public domain · American Clock & Watch Museum: John Phelan, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Connecticut River Museum: JERRYE AND ROY KLOTZ MD, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Keeler Tavern: Rolf Müller (User:Rolfmueller), CC BY-SA 3.0 · Lyman Allyn Art Museum: Original uploader was RalphThayer at en.wikipedia, Public domain · Slater Memorial Museum: Cervin Robinson, Photographer, Public domain · Bailey Arboretum: Terry Ballard, CC BY 2.0 · Danbury Museum and Historical Society: Daniel Case, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Garbage Museum: Estieak Uddin Ahamad, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Leffingwell Inn: Jack Boucher, Public domain · Mattatuck Museum: Jllm06, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Paul Mellon Arts Center: The original uploader was Daderot at English Wikipedia., CC BY-SA 3.0 · Prudence Crandall House: Jerry Dougherty, CC BY 2.5 · Sheffield Island Light: Polaron, CC BY 3.0 · Stonington Harbor Light: Kenneth C. Zirkel, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Veterans Stadium: Michael Lawlor, Jr (Wolfp10 at en.wikipedia), Public domain · Webb-Deane-Stevens Museum: SveaA, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Wilcox Park: KelliButler1, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Bartlett Arboretum and Gardens: Piotr Polkowski, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Colt Park: I took this photograph., Public domain · Connecticut Audubon Society Birdcraft Museum and Sanctuary: Jllm06, Public domain · Connecticut College Arboretum: GK tramrunner at en.wikipedia, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Dia Bridgehampton: Found5dollar, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Ebenezer Avery House: Dclemens1971, CC BY 4.0 · Fairfield Museum and History Center: Jllm06, Public domain · Fairfield University Art Museum: Zeete, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Ireland’s Great Hunger Museum: Jllm06, CC BY-SA 4.0 · John Rogers Studio: Robert Fulton III, Photographer,, Public domain · Long Island Game Farm: Photograph by Mike Peel (www.mikepeel.net)., CC BY-SA 4.0 · Long Island Maritime Museum: Dmadeo, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Marsh Botanical Garden: Daderot., CC BY-SA 3.0 · New Canaan Nature Center: Hardyplants at English Wikipedia, Public domain · New London Customhouse: John Phelan, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Robert Stanton House: Danacana, CC BY 3.0 · Sag Harbor Whaling Museum: CaptJayRuffins, CC BY-SA 4.0 · William Benton Museum of Art: Topshelvr, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Academy Hall: –Grondemar, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Connecticut State Museum of Natural History: Topshelver, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Hartford Botanical Garden: I took this photograph., Public domain · Highstead Arboretum: Vlmastra, CC BY 3.0 · Hill's Academy: ROY KLOTZ MD, CC BY-SA 3.0 · John Lyon Gardiner Mill Cottage: CaptJayRuffins, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Mill Hill Historic Park: Gregbard, Public domain · Pope Park: Kenneth C. Zirkel, CC BY 4.0 · SoNo Switch Tower: Noroton at English Wikipedia, Public domain · Van Nostrand-Starkins House: Dougtone, CC BY-SA 2.0 · Westerly Armory: Marcbela (Marc N. Belanger), Public domain · Windham Textile and History Museum: JJBers, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Connecticut Historical Society: Sage Ross, CC BY-SA 3.0
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