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Attractions near Watkins Glen

Visit Watkins Glen State Park in Watkins Glen

Around 400K people visit Corning Museum of Glass each year. Only one place to visit is inside Watkins Glen, but 23 more are within 40 miles. There are 8 museums, 3 ski areas and 2 state parks to choose from. At 59 mi, JMA Wireless Dome is worth the journey.

Attractions nearby
45
within 60 miles
The big one
in town
Watkins Glen State Park
National park units
2
parks & monuments
Ski areas
4
Greek Peak Mountain Resort
State park · in town

Watkins Glen State Park

State park in New York, United States.

The towns around it, and where to stay →

The map

What’s around Watkins Glen

Lakeside Park, 40 mi away, is the farthest on the map.

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

Everything nearby

Place by place

First the one in town, then the 44 within 60 miles.

The places inside Watkins Glen 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 Watkins Glen → · Watkins Glen’s history →

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

Watkins Glen State Park: Flickr user: Peter Rivera Stamford, Connecticut https://www.flickr.com/people/ri, CC BY 2.0 · JMA Wireless Dome: Jimhoward03, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Seneca Lake: RochesterNY, Public domain · Cayuga Lake: The original uploader was Cornellrockey at English Wikipedia. Later versions we, CC BY-SA 2.5 · Letchworth State Park: Suandsoe, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Onondaga Lake: R. A. Nonenmacher, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Cumorah: Hillcumorahpageantstage.jpg: la salebete derivative work: Eustress (talk), CC BY-SA 2.0 · Corning Museum of Glass: User:Stilfehler, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Taughannock Falls State Park: Michael C. Rygel, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Schoellkopf Field: Alex Sergeev, (www.asergeev.com) Originally uploaded by en:User:Cornell010, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Herbert F. Johnson Museum of Art: Dmadeo, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Oncenter War Memorial Arena: Crazyale, Public domain · Alliance Bank Stadium: Quintin Soloviev, CC BY 4.0 · Broome County Veterans Memorial Arena: Bmoore2009 at English Wikipedia, Public domain · Everson Museum of Art: Crazyale, Public domain · French Azilum: Nicholas A. Tonelli from Northeast Pennsylvania, USA, CC BY 2.0 · Women's Rights National Historical Park: National Park Service, Public domain · Rockwell Museum: W.rose.v, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Rosamond Gifford Zoo: The original uploader was Gizzakk at English Wikipedia., CC BY 2.5 · Cornell Botanic Gardens: Kenneth C. Zirkel, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Sonnenberg Gardens: Nelro (talk), Public domain · Harriet Tubman National Historical Park: Lvklock, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Eldridge Park: Whitley, J. H. -- Photographer, Public domain · Glenn H. Curtiss Museum: Ruhrfisch (talk), CC BY-SA 4.0 · Erie Canal Museum: Tiina Toomet, Public domain · Arnot Art Museum: Kenneth C. Zirkel, CC BY 4.0 · Milton J. Rubenstein Museum of Science and Technology: Joegrimes at English Wikipedia, Public domain · Beaver Lake Nature Center: Cannolli, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Cutler Botanic Garden: Jennifer, CC BY-SA 2.0 · Finger Lakes Wine Museum: Joseph G Morgan, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Forman Park: Unknown authorUnknown author, Public domain · Lyman Hall: Kiran891, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Teal Park: Lvklock, CC BY-SA 3.0

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