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Attractions near Bangor

Worth the trip from Bangor: Dorney Park & Wildwater Kingdom, 26 mi off

Visits to Middle Delaware National Scenic River run to about 4.1M a year. All of it lies outside: 66 places within 40 miles, none inside Bangor. The mix takes in 35 museums, 8 gardens and 5 theme parks. A drive of 59 mi brings you to MetLife Stadium.

Attractions nearby
211
within 60 miles
The big one
55 mi
Lynnewood Hall
National park units
9
parks & monuments
Ski areas
5
Camelback Mountain Resort
Big draws
2
100K+ Wikipedia readers a year
Museum · 55 mi south

Lynnewood Hall

Neoclassical Revival mansion.

The towns around it, and where to stay →

The map

The layout

At 40 mi, Howell Living History Farm is the farthest one out.

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

Everything nearby

The full list

Look within 60 miles for all 211.

MetLife Stadium

Stadium & arena · 59 mi east · read 379K times a year on Wikipedia

Football stadium in East Rutherford, New Jersey, home of the New York Giants and New York Jets.

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Sesame Place Philadelphia

Theme park · 50 mi south · read 19K times a year on Wikipedia

Children's theme park in Middletown Township, Bucks County, Pennsylvania, United States, themed after children's TV series Sesame Street.

Towns near it → · Wikipedia

McDade Park

City park · 46 mi northwest

Community park and arboretum in Scranton and Taylor, Lackawanna County in northeastern Pennsylvania, United States.

Towns near it → · Wikipedia

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

Parks and trails in Bangor → · Bangor’s history →

Sources: National Park Service · ski areas © OpenSkiMap / OpenStreetMap contributors · Wikidata · Wikipedia readership · photos via Wikimedia Commons
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Buck Garden: Dmadeo, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Macculloch Hall: Zeete, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Maywood Station Museum: Adam Moss, CC BY-SA 2.0 · Museum of Indian Culture: BobertCockney, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Nathaniel Drake House: KForce, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Old Dutch Parsonage: Zeete, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Reeves-Reed Arboretum: Daniel Case, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Rutgers University Geology Museum: Zeete, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Sayen Park Botanical Garden: Daderot., CC BY-SA 3.0 · The Highlands: Smallbones, CC0 · Bamboo Brook Outdoor Education Center: Zeete, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Bayonne Truck House No. 1: Hudconja, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Brick Academy: Zeete, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Cedar Brook Park: Zeete, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Colonial Park Arboretum and Gardens: Daderot at English Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Cross Estate Gardens: Zeete, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Dirck Gulick House: Zeete, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Easton House: KForce, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Elizabeth D. 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