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Attractions near Blue Jay

A day out from Blue Jay: Kings Island, 26 mi away

Kings Island sees about 3.5M visitors a year. The town has no place on our list of its own; 52 are within 40 miles. There are 14 museums, 7 gardens and 6 theatres to choose from. A longer outing takes you to Ark Encounter, 43 mi off.

Attractions nearby
76
within 60 miles
The big one
26 mi
Kings Island
National park units
3
parks & monuments
Big draws
2
100K+ Wikipedia readers a year
Theme park · 26 mi east

Kings Island

Amusement park in Mason, Ohio, United States.

The towns around it, and where to stay →

The map

The places, mapped

To the southeast is where most of the 52 lie.

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

Everything nearby

The list in full

The list runs to 76 places, all within 60 miles.

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

Parks and trails in Blue Jay → · Blue Jay’s history →

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

Ark Encounter: OlinEJ, CC0 · Kings Island: Eli Duke from Portland, OR, USA, CC BY-SA 2.0 · National Museum of the United States Air Force: No machine-readable author provided. Rogerd assumed (based on copyright claims)., CC BY-SA 3.0 · Paycor Stadium: JonRidinger, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Great American Ball Park: Eric Kilby profile at Flickr website, CC BY-SA 2.0 · Creation Museum: Creashin at English Wikipedia, Public domain · Nippert Stadium: Ben Levin, CC BY-SA 4.0 · TQL Stadium: Cornfield948, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Cincinnati Zoo and Botanical Garden: Unknown, CC BY-SA 2.5 · Heritage Bank Center: Ianbolender, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Spring Grove Cemetery: Original uploader was Mind meal at en.wikipedia, CC BY 2.0 · Coney Island: Unknown, No restrictions · Cincinnati Music Hall: Larsonj3, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Chateau Laroche: ConlonTT, Public domain · Tyler Davidson Fountain: MamaGeek at en.wikipedia, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Cincinnati Art Museum: 5chw4r7z on Flickr, CC BY-SA 2.0 · Big Bone Lick State Park: Mattguyver, CC BY 3.0 · Cincinnati Museum Center at Union Terminal: Greg Hume, CC BY-SA 3.0 · William Henry Harrison Tomb State Memorial: Kevin Myers at English Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Florence Y'all Water Tower: Larry Hachucka, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Peters Cartridge Company: Internet Archive Book Images, No restrictions · Newport Aquarium: Pen Waggener, CC BY 2.0 · Lux Mundi: NTT72USA, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Huffman Prairie: Wright Brothers, Public domain · William Howard Taft National Historic Site: Bedford at English Wikipedia, Public domain · Dayton Art Institute: Warren LeMay, CC BY-SA 2.0 · National Underground Railroad Freedom Center: MamaGeek at English Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Cincinnati Reds Hall of Fame and Museum: Hayden Schiff, CC BY 4.0 · Dayton Aviation Heritage National Historical Park: Chris Light (talk), CC BY-SA 3.0 · Woodland Cemetery and Arboretum: Dcb1995 at en.wikipedia, Public domain · Eden Park: Joe D. Good, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Taft Museum of Art: Greg Hume (User:Greg5030), CC BY-SA 2.5 · SunWatch Indian Village: Andrew Sawyer a.k.a. Asawyer sunwatch., Public domain · Levi Coffin House: Nyttend, Public domain · Aronoff Center: The original uploader was Mind meal at English Wikipedia., CC BY-SA 2.0 · Boonshoft Museum of Discovery: Texas141, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Taft Theatre: Wholtone, CC BY 3.0 · Vent Haven Museum: 5chw4r7z from Cincinnati, CC BY-SA 2.0 · American Sign Museum: Tod Swormstedt, CC BY 2.0 · Krohn Conservatory: Greg5030, CC BY 3.0 · Lanier Mansion: Unknown, CC BY 2.0 · Majestic: Siegel, Arthur S., photographer, Public domain · Charles Young Buffalo Soldiers National Monument: Nyttend, Public domain · Murphy Theatre: Aesopposea, CC BY-SA 3.0 · America's Packard Museum: Chad Snoke, CC BY 3.0 · John Rankin House: Rdikeman at English Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Schuster Performing Arts Center: Jsteeber, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Cox Arboretum and Gardens MetroPark: Texas141, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Railway Museum of Greater Cincinnati: Anotherproject7, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Richmond Art Museum: William Merritt Chase, Public domain · Tri-State Warbird Museum: Aesopposea, CC BY-SA 3.0 · 20th Century Theatre: w_lemay, CC0 · Abram Gaar House and Farm: Recline, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Charles L. Shrewsbury House: Nyttend, Public domain · General James Taylor Park: Packer1028, CC0 · John P. Parker House: Nyttend, Public domain · Lincoln Park: Unknown authorUnknown author, Public domain · Paul Laurence Dunbar House: Chris Light (talk), CC BY-SA 3.0 · California Woods: Calumnies, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Cincinnati Fire Museum: Photo by Greg Hume (Greg5030), CC BY 3.0 · Mount Airy Arboretum: Daderot, CC0 · Robinson-Schwenn Building: Warren LeMay, CC BY-SA 2.0 · Stanley M. Rowe Arboretum: Daderot, CC0 · Rosenthal Center for Contemporary Art: EEJCC, CC BY-SA 4.0

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