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Attractions near Wells

38 mi from Wells, Lake George leads the list

Wells and its surroundings hold 7 museums, 4 theme parks and 2 state parks. There is no place to visit inside Wells; there are 19 within 40 miles. National Bottle Museum welcomes about 4K visitors a year. Go 52 mi out for Fort Ticonderoga.

Attractions nearby
44
within 60 miles
The big one
52 mi
Fort Ticonderoga
National park units
1
parks & monuments
Ski areas
2
Gore Mountain
Big draws
1
100K+ Wikipedia readers a year
Landmark · 52 mi northeast

Fort Ticonderoga

18th-century star fort in northern New York in the United States.

The towns around it, and where to stay →

The map

Where each one is

Furthest from the centre is National Bottle Museum, 39 mi away.

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

Everything nearby

Everything to see

Look within 60 miles for all 44.

Adirondack Park

State park · 36 mi north · 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

Ranked by how many people look them up, so the famous places lead and the local favorites follow.

Parks and trails in Wells → · Wells’ history →

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

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 · Fort William Henry: IrisKawling at en.wikipedia, Public domain · Great Escape: Jared and Corin, CC BY-SA 2.0 · 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 · Saratoga Performing Arts Center: UpstateNYer., CC BY-SA 3.0 · John Brown Farm State Historic Site: Mwanner | Talk, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Enchanted Forest Water Safari: Arsenalforthewin, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Gore Mountain: MJPlante1, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Herb Brooks Arena: KevinTR at English Wikipedia, CC0 · Utica Memorial Auditorium: Doug Kerr, CC BY-SA 2.0 · 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 · National Museum of Dance and Hall of Fame: Whoisjohngalt, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Proctor's Theatre: UpstateNYer, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Munson-Williams-Proctor Arts Institute: Kenneth C. Zirkel, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Stanley Theater: Doug Kerr from Albany, New York, United States, CC BY-SA 2.0 · The Hyde Collection: Danski14, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Empire State Aerosciences Museum: Doug Kerr from Albany, NY, United States, CC BY-SA 2.0 · 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 · Utica Zoo: Kenneth C. Zirkel, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Frances Young Tang Teaching Museum and Art Gallery: DutchTreat, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Lake Placid Winter Olympic Museum: Vinckie, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Saratoga Springs History Museum: Daniel Case, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Shenantaha Creek Park: Adamlouismarre, CC0 · Magic Forest: TDCornwell, CC BY-SA 4.0

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