Whitman Mission National Historic Site
National Historic Site of the United States.
Each edition grades its towns against each other only.

Visits to Nez Perce National Historical Park run to about 344K a year. Nothing on our list is inside Elgin; the 3 places to visit are within 40 miles. Among them are a national historical park, a ski area and a museum. A longer outing takes you to Whitman Mission National Historic Site, 42 mi off.

National Historic Site of the United States.
The towns around it, and where to stay →
The outermost point is Nez Perce National Historical Park, at 37 mi.
Orange: Elgin. Numbers: the best-known places, matching the list below. © OpenStreetMap contributors
8 places make the list, every one within 60 miles.
National Historic Site of the United States.
Large water gap of the Columbia River through basalt anticlines in the U.S. state of Washington.
Multi-state U.S. National Historic Park.
Ranked by how many people look them up, so the famous places lead and the local favorites follow.
Parks and trails in Elgin → · Elgin’s history →
Whitman Mission National Historic Site: National Park Service, Public domain · Wallula Gap: Williamborg, Public domain · Nez Perce National Historical Park: NPS, Public domain · Anthony Lakes Mountain Resort: Sadie_Girl, CC BY 2.0 · National Historic Oregon Trail Interpretive Center: John-Luc Metz, Bureau of Land Management Oregon and Washington, Public domain · Tamástslikt Cultural Institute: Decumanus at English Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 3.0