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Attractions near Palenville

A day out from Palenville: The Home of Franklin D. Roosevelt National Historic Site, 29 mi away

Roughly 295K visitors a year make it to Vanderbilt Mansion National Historic Site. There is no place to visit inside Palenville; there are 51 within 40 miles. On the list: 18 museums, 6 theatres and 6 ski areas, among others. A drive of 55 mi brings you to United States Military Academy.

Attractions nearby
88
within 60 miles
The big one
55 mi
United States Military Academy
National park units
6
parks & monuments
Ski areas
8
Hunter Mountain
Big draws
2
100K+ Wikipedia readers a year
Museum · 55 mi south

United States Military Academy

Federal service academy in West Point, New York, United States.

The towns around it, and where to stay →

The map

The layout

Out at 40 mi is Howe Caverns, the farthest.

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

Everything nearby

The complete list

Everything here is within 60 miles, 88 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 Palenville → · Palenville’s history →

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

United States Military Academy: USMA Public Affairs Office, Public domain · National Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum: Beyond My Ken, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Home of Franklin D. Roosevelt National Historic Site: Crunch, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Mount Greylock: Jstergis, CC BY 3.0 · Candlewood Lake: Carol M. Highsmith, Public domain · Vanderbilt Mansion National Historic Site: Daderot, Public domain · Michie Stadium: John Pellino, Public domain · Tanglewood: Daderot., CC BY-SA 3.0 · Olana State Historic Site: Netniks, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Norman Rockwell Museum: User:Rmrfstar, CC BY 2.5 · Clark Art Institute: Daderot, Public domain · Kaaterskill Falls: Mwanner, CC BY-SA 3.0 · West Point Cemetery: Ahodges7, Public domain · Legoland New York: MattCC716, CC BY-SA 2.0 · Storm King Art Center: Doug Kerr from Albany, NY, United States, CC BY-SA 2.0 · 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 · Catskill Park: The original uploader was Daniel Case at English Wikipedia., CC BY-SA 3.0 · Dia Beacon: Rolf Müller (User:Rolfmueller), CC BY-SA 3.0 · Wonder Lake State Park: Anthony22 (talk), CC BY-SA 3.0 · Fort Orange: Unknown authorUnknown author, Public domain · Schuyler Mansion: This image or media was taken or created by Matt H. Wade. To see his entire port, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Hunter Mountain: The original uploader was Daniel Case at English Wikipedia., CC BY-SA 3.0 · Massachusetts Museum of Contemporary Art: N-Lange.de, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Hudson River Chain: Daderot, Public domain · The Egg: Nitant23, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Martin Van Buren National Historic Site: Rolf Müller, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Eleanor Roosevelt National Historic Site: Deror_avi, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Hancock Shaker Village: Bestbudbrian, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Washington's Headquarters State Historic Site: Unknown photographer, Public domain · Cohoes Falls: bobistraveling, CC BY 2.0 · Arrowhead: Daderot., CC BY-SA 3.0 · Saratoga National Historical Park: Michael Francis Studios (Michael Cook), CC BY-SA 3.0 us · Sam's Point Preserve: Mfwills, CC BY-SA 3.0 · New York State Museum: UpstateNYer, CC BY-SA 3.0 · National Purple Heart Hall of Honor: The original uploader was Daniel Case at English Wikipedia., CC BY-SA 3.0 · Palace Theatre: UpstateNYer, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Proctor's Theatre: UpstateNYer, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Berkshire Museum: Berkshiremuseum, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Fort Crailo: UpstateNYer, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Williams College Museum of Art: Jllm06, 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 · Fenimore Art Museum: Ser Amantio di Nicolao, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Richard B. Fisher Center for the Performing Arts: Daniel Case, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Empire State Aerosciences Museum: Doug Kerr from Albany, NY, United States, CC BY-SA 2.0 · Innisfree Garden: Peter Dutton, CC BY 2.0 · William Cullen Bryant Homestead: Daderot., CC BY-SA 3.0 · Frances Lehman Loeb Art Center: Poughkeepsieman, Public domain · Ten Broeck Mansion: UpstateNYer, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Upper Delaware Scenic and Recreational River: Jet Lowe (edited by Mitchazenia), Public domain · Arkell Museum: Bakrell1 at English Wikipedia, GFDL · National Bottle Museum: Doug Kerr from now in Binghamton, NY, CC BY-SA 2.0 · Berkshire Botanical Garden: Daderot at en.wikipedia, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Colonel John Ashley House: Daderot, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Garbage Museum: Estieak Uddin Ahamad, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Hanford Mill: Thomas L. Hayward, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Topsmead: JERRYE & ROY KLOTZ, M.D., CC BY-SA 4.0 · Anthony House: User:Magicpiano, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Emile Brunel Studio and Sculpture Garden: Daniel Case, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Hudson River Maritime Museum: Daniel Case, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Rosendale Theatre: Rosendale,_New_York_-_Main_Street_section.jpg: Gyrobo derivative work: Gyrobo (t, CC0 · Ulster Performing Arts Center: Daniel Case, CC BY-SA 3.0 · 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

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