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Attractions near Jefferson

Worth the trip from Jefferson: Lake Erie, 37 mi off

Jefferson has 64 notable places within 60 miles, among them 2 national park units. Each year, some 34K people go to James A. Garfield National Historic Site. Rock and Roll Hall of Fame lies 50 mi out, the pick for a day trip.

Attractions nearby
64
within 60 miles
The big one
50 mi
Rock and Roll Hall of Fame
National park units
2
parks & monuments
Big draws
3
100K+ Wikipedia readers a year
Museum · 50 mi west

Rock and Roll Hall of Fame

Music museum in Cleveland, Ohio, United States.

The towns around it, and where to stay →

The map

Where to go

The 6 outside town cluster to the west.

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

Everything nearby

Every entry

64 places make the list, every one 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 Jefferson → · Jefferson’s history →

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

Rock and Roll Hall of Fame: MusikAnimal, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Lake Erie: NOAA, Public domain · Progressive Field: Jsawczuk, Public domain · Huntington Bank Field: Erik Drost, CC BY 2.0 · Cuyahoga Valley National Park: Unknown, Public domain · Rocket Arena: Cards84664, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Cleveland Museum of Art: zenbikescience, CC BY 2.0 · SeaWorld Ohio: Jeremy Thompson from Los Angeles, California, CC BY 2.0 · James A. Garfield Memorial: zzzuucx, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Blossom Music Center: Slh1078, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Severance Hall: Erik Drost, CC BY 2.0 · Presque Isle State Park: Ruhrfisch, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Conneaut Lake Park: daveynin from United States, CC BY 2.0 · Fort Le Boeuf: Charles M. Stotz ?, Public domain · Agora Theatre and Ballroom: Levdr1lp, CC BY-SA 3.0 · A Christmas Story House: Berniethomas68 (talk) (Uploads), Public domain · Cleveland Museum of Natural History: AJHalliwell (talk) (Uploads), CC BY-SA 3.0 · Cleveland Metroparks Zoo: AJHalliwell (talk) (Uploads), CC BY-SA 3.0 · James A. Garfield National Historic Site: Tim Evanson from Cleveland Heights, Ohio, USA, CC BY-SA 2.0 · Euclid Beach Park: Braun Post Card Co., Cleveland, Ohio. Ryecatcher773 at en.wikipedia, Public domain · Fountain of Eternal Life: Daderot, CC0 · Butler Institute of American Art: Lorinda Dixon, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Cedar Point Shores: Cards84664, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Cleveland Mall: Erik Drost, CC BY 2.0 · Great Lakes Science Center: Mike Russell, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Holden Arboretum: Chris Light, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Akron Art Museum: Sleepydre (a.k.a Threeblur0 at en.wikipedia), Public domain · Hale Farm and Village: Frank John Aleksandrowicz, Public domain · Western Reserve Historical Society: Ɱ, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Drake Well Museum: Zamoose, CC BY-SA 2.5 · Greater Cleveland Aquarium: TenPoundHammer, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Connor Palace: Colin Rose, CC BY 2.0 · Cascade Park: Pianotech, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Cleveland Botanical Garden: Stu Spivack, CC BY-SA 2.0 · Crawford Auto-Aviation Museum: Unknown, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Erie Zoo: Pat Noble, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Museum of Contemporary Art Cleveland: Sarahnrehm, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Ohio Theatre: stu_spivack, CC BY-SA 2.0 · Rockefeller Park: Erik Drost, CC BY 2.0 · State Theatre: Eli Pousson, CC BY-SA 2.0 · Erie Art Museum: Erie Art Museum, Public domain · Erie Maritime Museum: Pnoble805 at English Wikipedia, CC BY 2.5 · Historic Kirtland Village: Mangoman88, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Wade Park: Daderot, Public domain · Brecksville Reservation: Pgunn at English Wikipedia, Public domain · Children's Museum of Cleveland: CMCleveland, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Dittrick Museum of Medical History: Markeclartin, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Maltz Museum: SilentMatt Psychedelic, CC BY-SA 4.0 · International Women's Air & Space Museum: Michael Barera, CC BY-SA 4.0 · The African American Museum in Cleveland: Susan Donovan, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Finnish Heritage Museum: Lasse Hiltunen, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Italian American Museum of Cleveland: Packer1028, CC0 · Lake Erie Arboretum: Lake Erie Arboretum at Frontier Park, Public domain · Jim Brown Tavern: Pi3.124, CC BY-SA 4.0

Know a spot visitors miss?Locals know the overlook without the crowds and the diner the tour buses skip.
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