Mary Flagler Cary Arboretum: Washington’s one place to visit
Bear Mountain State Park sees about 1.9M visitors a year. The town itself has one place on our list; 54 others are within 40 miles. Among them are 23 museums, 5 gardens and 4 national historic sites. Further afield lies Ferncliff Cemetery, at 53 mi.
United States Military Academy
Federal service academy in West Point, New York, United States.
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What’s around Washington
At the edge of the map sits Hunter Mountain, 40 mi out.
Orange: Washington. Numbers: the best-known places, matching the list below. © OpenStreetMap contributors
Every place, in and near Washington
The town has one; within 60 miles, the list finds 153 more.
United States Military Academy
Federal service academy in West Point, New York, United States.
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4Home of Franklin D. Roosevelt National Historic Site
Historic building in Hyde Park, New York, United States.
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10Vanderbilt Mansion National Historic Site
National Historic Site of the United States.
11Pratt & Whitney Stadium
Football stadium in East Hartford, Connecticut, USA.
12Michie Stadium
Outdoor football stadium at the U.S. Military Academy in West Point, New York.
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Olana State Historic Site
Historic house museum and estate; former home of Frederic Edwin Church.
Kaaterskill Falls
Waterfall located in the eastern Catskill Mountains of New York.
West Point Cemetery
Cemetery on the grounds of the military academy in West Point, New York, United States.
Storm King Art Center
Open-air museum and sculpture park located in Mountainville, New York.
Franklin D. Roosevelt Presidential Library and Museum
Presidential library and museum for U.S. President Franklin D. Roosevelt, located in Hyde Park, New York.
Yale Center for British Art
Largest collection of British art outside the United Kingdom in New Haven, Connecticut.
Yale Peabody Museum
Natural history museum of Yale University in New Haven, Connecticut, USA.
Hudson River Chain
River barriers used during the American Revolutionary War.
Martin Van Buren National Historic Site
National Historic Site of the United States.
Eleanor Roosevelt National Historic Site
Protected area in Hyde Park, New York, United States.
Fort Nassau
Dutch settlement beside the "North River", today: Albany (NY).
Washington's Headquarters State Historic Site
Historic site in Newburgh, New York.
New York State Museum
State museum of natural history, anthropology, and history in New York, United States.
National Purple Heart Hall of Honor
Irrevocable Distinguished military Action.
New Britain Museum of American Art
Art museum in New Britain, Connecticut.
Palace Theatre
Theater and movie theater in Albany, New York, United States.
Lockwood-Mathews Mansion
Mansion and historic house museum in Norwalk, Connecticut, USA.
Harriet Beecher Stowe House
Listed on the National Register of Historic Places.
Weir Farm National Historical Park
National Historical Park in Fairfield County, Connecticut.
Connecticut Science Center
Science museum in Hartford, Connecticut, United States.
Innisfree Garden
Historic Chinese-style garden near Millbrook, New York, USA.
Carson City and Indian Village
Roadside amusement park in Catskill, New York.
Hubbard Park
Which extends into adjacent town Southington, and is listed on the NRHP in Connecticut.
Upper Delaware Scenic and Recreational River
National Wild and Scenic River in Pennsylvania and New York.
American Clock & Watch Museum
Horology museum in Connecticut, United States.
Berkshire Botanical Garden
Botanical garden in Stockbridge, Massachusetts.
Paul Mellon Arts Center
Arts building on the campus of Choate Rosemary Hall school, Wallingford, Connecticut.
Babb's Beach
Historic former amusement park in Suffield, Connecticut, USA.
Fairfield University Art Museum
Museum at Fairfield University in Fairfield, Connecticut.
Ireland’s Great Hunger Museum
Art museum, history museum in Connecticut, United States.
Marsh Botanical Garden
Botanical garden and arboretum in Connecticut, U.S..
Rosendale Theatre
Theater and movie theater in Rosendale, New York, United States.
The Children's Museum, Connecticut
Children's museum, natural history museum in Connecticut, USA.
Ulster Performing Arts Center
Performing arts center, music venue and former movie theater in Kingston, New York, United States.
Hartford Botanical Garden
Botanical garden planned for Hartford, 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.
The places inside Washington lead. The rest are ranked by how many people look them up, so the famous places come first and the local favorites follow.
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Highsmith, 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 · Playland: ChangChienFu at English Wikipedia, Public domain · Bear Mountain State Park: Mwanner at English Wikipedia, Public domain · Kaaterskill Falls: Mwanner, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Harriman State Park: Mwanner, CC BY-SA 3.0 · West Point Cemetery: Ahodges7, Public domain · Legoland New York: MattCC716, CC BY-SA 2.0 · Donald J. Trump State Park: Alankroeger at English Wikipedia, Public domain · Wadsworth Atheneum Museum of Art: Daderot at English Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 3.0 · 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. 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