Worth the trip from Fanshawe: Spiro Mounds, 31 mi off
Roughly 107K visitors a year make it to Fort Smith National Historic Site. The town has no place on our list of its own; 6 are within 40 miles. They include an ancient site, a state park and a national forest. Drive 41 mi to reach Eufaula Lake.
Spiro Mounds
Archaeological site in Oklahoma, United States of America.
The towns around it, and where to stay →
The places, mapped
The 6 outside town cluster to the northeast.
Orange: Fanshawe. Numbers: the best-known places, matching the list below. © OpenStreetMap contributors
All of them, one by one
Nothing is inside Fanshawe itself; these 11 are within 60 miles.
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5Ozark–St. Francis National Forest
United States National Forest located in the state of Arkansas.
6Fort Smith National Historic Site
US National Historic Site in Arkansas.
7Kerr Arboretum and Botanical Area
Botanical garden in Oklahoma, United States.
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10Garrard Ardeneum
Gardens, museum, and event center in McAlester, Oklahoma, United States.
Ranked by how many people look them up, so the famous places lead and the local favorites follow.
Parks and trails in Fanshawe → · Fanshawe’s history →
Photo credits
Spiro Mounds: Herb Roe Original uploader was Heironymous Rowe at en.wikipedia, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Eufaula Lake: U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, photographer not specified or unknown, Public domain · Ouachita National Forest: U.S. Forest Service, Public domain · Robbers Cave State Park: Thomas & Dianne Jones from Okmulgee, USA, CC BY 2.0 · Ozark–St. Francis National Forest: Paul A. Mistretta, USDA Forest Service, CC BY 3.0 us · Fort Smith National Historic Site: Photolitherland (talk) Chris Litherland, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Fort Smith Trolley Museum: Steve Morgan, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Janssen Park: Valis55, CC BY-SA 3.0 · W.H.H. Clayton House: Hakbak, CC BY-SA 3.0
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