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Attractions near Yellow Springs

A day out from Yellow Springs: Kings Island, 38 mi away

Kings Island draws about 3.2M visitors a year. The town has no place on our list of its own; 23 are within 40 miles. On the list: 12 museums, 3 landmarks and 2 gardens, among others. A longer outing takes you to Ohio Stadium, 48 mi off.

Attractions nearby
104
within 60 miles
The big one
12 mi
National Museum of the United States Air Force
National park units
4
parks & monuments
Big draws
2
100K+ Wikipedia readers a year
Museum · 12 mi west

National Museum of the United States Air Force

Aerospace museum at Wright-Patterson Air Force Base in Ohio, United States.

The towns around it, and where to stay →

The map

Plotted on the map

The 23 outside town cluster to the west.

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

Everything nearby

Place after place

Each of the 104 is 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 Yellow Springs → · Yellow Springs’ history →

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

Ohio Stadium: Lectrician2, CC BY-SA 4.0 · 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 · Serpent Mound: The British Library, No restrictions · Paycor Stadium: JonRidinger, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Great American Ball Park: Eric Kilby profile at Flickr website, CC BY-SA 2.0 · Nippert Stadium: Ben Levin, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Historic Crew Stadium: Rick Dikeman, CC BY-SA 3.0 · TQL Stadium: Cornfield948, CC BY-SA 3.0 · ScottsMiracle-Gro Field: Nova Crystallis, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Cincinnati Zoo and Botanical Garden: Unknown, CC BY-SA 2.5 · Heritage Bank Center: Ianbolender, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Campbell Hill: Analogue Kid (talk)., CC BY-SA 3.0 · Columbus Zoo and Aquarium: Adolphus79 at English Wikipedia, Public domain · Value City Arena: Nick81aku at English Wikipedia, Public domain · Spring Grove Cemetery: Original uploader was Mind meal at en.wikipedia, CC BY 2.0 · Cincinnati Music Hall: Larsonj3, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Coney Island: Unknown, No restrictions · Hopewell Culture National Historical Park: Ɱ, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Ohio Governor's Mansion: Bwsmith84 (talk), CC BY 3.0 · Grand Lake St. Marys State Park: Bruin, CC BY 2.0 · Tyler Davidson Fountain: MamaGeek at en.wikipedia, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Chateau Laroche: ConlonTT, Public domain · Cincinnati Art Museum: 5chw4r7z on Flickr, CC BY-SA 2.0 · Cincinnati Museum Center at Union Terminal: Greg Hume, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Madonna of the Trail: W. Guy Finley, Public domain · Peters Cartridge Company: Internet Archive Book Images, No restrictions · Newport Aquarium: Pen Waggener, CC BY 2.0 · Zoombezi Bay: JBTHEMILKER, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Columbus Museum of Art: The original uploader was Indrian at English Wikipedia., CC BY-SA 3.0 · Lux Mundi: NTT72USA, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Wexner Center for the Arts: Ibagli, Public domain · William Howard Taft National Historic Site: Bedford at English Wikipedia, Public domain · Dayton Art Institute: Warren LeMay, CC BY-SA 2.0 · Huffman Prairie: Wright Brothers, Public domain · 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 · Ohio Theatre: The original uploader was Analogue Kid at English Wikipedia., CC BY 2.5 · Dayton Aviation Heritage National Historical Park: Chris Light (talk), CC BY-SA 3.0 · Franklin Park Conservatory: Analogue Kid at en.wikipedia, CC BY 2.5 · Woodland Cemetery and Arboretum: Dcb1995 at en.wikipedia, Public domain · Eden Park: Joe D. Good, CC BY-SA 4.0 · SunWatch Indian Village: Andrew Sawyer a.k.a. Asawyer sunwatch., Public domain · Taft Museum of Art: Greg Hume (User:Greg5030), CC BY-SA 2.5 · Billy Ireland Cartoon Library & Museum: Maria Rimmel, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Armstrong Air and Space Museum: Tysto, 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 · Jesse Owens Memorial Stadium: Dan Keck from Ohio, CC0 · Taft Theatre: Wholtone, CC BY 3.0 · American Sign Museum: Tod Swormstedt, CC BY 2.0 · Krohn Conservatory: Greg5030, CC BY 3.0 · Majestic: Siegel, Arthur S., photographer, Public domain · Murphy Theatre: Aesopposea, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Ohio History Center: Sebastian Wallroth, CC BY 4.0 · Charles Young Buffalo Soldiers National Monument: Nyttend, Public domain · National Veterans Memorial and Museum: Antony-22, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Shrine of the Holy Relics: Rfgagel, Public domain · America's Packard Museum: Chad Snoke, CC BY 3.0 · Ohio Railway Museum: George Campbell from Worthington, OH, USA, CC BY 2.0 · Schuster Performing Arts Center: Jsteeber, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Zane Shawnee Caverns: Darkbluejacket, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Early Television Museum: DogsRNice, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Goodale Park: Jsjessee, CC BY-SA 2.0 · Ohio Village: Ryan Lintelman, CC BY-SA 2.5 · Champaign Aviation Museum: Champaign.Aviation.Museum, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Kelton House Museum and Garden: Ɱ, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Pizzuti Collection: Ɱ, CC BY-SA 4.0 · 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 · Clark County Heritage Center: Nyttend, Public domain · Cox Arboretum and Gardens MetroPark: Texas141, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Cultural Arts Center: Another Believer, CC BY-SA 4.0 · General James Taylor Park: Packer1028, CC0 · Inniswood Botanical Garden and Nature Preserve: Игоревич, Public domain · Lincoln Park: Unknown authorUnknown author, Public domain · Paul Laurence Dunbar House: Chris Light (talk), CC BY-SA 3.0 · Richmond Art Museum: William Merritt Chase, Public domain · Bear's Mill: R.P. Piper from Lebanon, Ohio, USA, CC BY 2.0 · California Woods: Calumnies, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Chadwick Arboretum: The original uploader was Analogue Kid at English Wikipedia., CC BY 2.5 · Cincinnati Fire Museum: Photo by Greg Hume (Greg5030), CC BY 3.0 · Genoa Park: Another Believer, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Harris Dental Museum: Nyttend, Public domain · Mount Airy Arboretum: Daderot, CC0 · Pythian Temple and James Pythian Theater: Wdzinc, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Richard Ross Museum of Art: Christopher L. Riley, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Robinson-Schwenn Building: Warren LeMay, CC BY-SA 2.0 · Stanley M. Rowe Arboretum: Daderot, CC0 · H.E. Fledderjohann Property: Nyttend, Public domain · Rosenthal Center for Contemporary Art: EEJCC, CC BY-SA 4.0

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