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Attractions near Franklin Township

Acrisure Stadium, 33 mi from Franklin Township

Yearly visitors to Carnegie Museum of Natural History number about 386K. The town has no place on our list of its own; 57 are within 40 miles. On the list: 27 museums, 5 city parks and 5 gardens, among others. Beyond the town, the best known is Meadowcroft Rockshelter, 51 mi off.

Attractions nearby
65
within 60 miles
The big one
34 mi
Fort Duquesne
Big draws
1
100K+ Wikipedia readers a year
Landmark · 34 mi south

Fort Duquesne

Colonial fort at the confluence of the Allegheny and Monongahela rivers in Pennsylvania.

The towns around it, and where to stay →

The map

Where things are

The 57 outside town cluster to the south.

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

Everything nearby

Each place in turn

These 65 are all 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 Franklin Township → · Franklin Township’s history →

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

Acrisure Stadium: Fo2grfr, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Fort Duquesne: Sébastien Paquin, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Kennywood: Ski2007 of English Wikipedia, Public domain · PNC Park: alpineinc, CC BY 2.0 · PPG Paints Arena: Jleedev, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Fort Pitt: Downtown_Pittsburgh_May_2008.jpg: Allie Caufield derivative work: GrapedApe (tal, CC BY 2.0 · Meadowcroft Rockshelter: Lee Paxton, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Highmark Stadium: Nobo71, CC BY 4.0 · Frick Park: Lee Paxton, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Carnegie Museum of Natural History: User:Piotrus, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Point State Park: John, CC BY-SA 2.0 · Andy Warhol Museum: Cbaile19, CC0 · Nationality Rooms: Chloe Fan from Wellesley, USA, CC BY-SA 2.0 · Conneaut Lake Park: daveynin from United States, CC BY 2.0 · National Aviary: Popscreenshot, CC BY-SA 4.0 · USS Requin: malo, Public domain · Phipps Conservatory and Botanical Gardens: Dllu, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Carnegie Museum of Art: Piotrus, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Randyland: Popscreenshot, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Benedum Center: PerryPlanet, Public domain · Schenley Park: Unknown, Public domain · Kamin Science Center: Allie_Caulfield, CC BY 2.0 · Mattress Factory: Lee Paxton, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Frick Art & Historical Center: Lee Paxton (Original uploader was Leepaxton at en.wikipedia), CC BY-SA 4.0 · Old Economy Village: Lee Paxton, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Butler Institute of American Art: Lorinda Dixon, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Chester teapot: Navy2004, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Heinz Hall: Popscreenshot, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Stephen Foster Memorial: Crazypaco at English Wikipedia, CC BY 2.5 · Soldiers and Sailors Memorial Hall and Museum: The original uploader was Willjay at English Wikipedia., CC BY-SA 3.0 · Drake Well Museum: Zamoose, CC BY-SA 2.5 · Cascade Park: Pianotech, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Children's Museum of Pittsburgh: Popscreenshot, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Fort Steuben: Judy Bratten, Public domain · Frick Fine Arts Building: Crazypaco at English Wikipedia, CC BY 2.5 · Pennsylvania Trolley Museum: The original uploader was N2xjk at English Wikipedia., CC BY-SA 3.0 · Bayernhof Music Museum: Daderot, CC0 · Byham Theater: Doug Kerr from Albany, NY, United States, CC BY-SA 2.0 · Bicycle Heaven: Popscreenshot, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Foxburg Country Club: Mvincec, Public domain · Westmoreland Museum of American Art: Canadian2006, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Carnegie Free Library of Allegheny: Nicolas Veron, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Salk Hall: TheZachMorrisExperience, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Woodville: Daniel Case, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Beaver Creek State Park: Nyttend, Public domain · Kelly-Strayhorn Theater: Cbaile19, CC0 · ToonSeum: Toonseum, Public domain · American Jewish Museum: Melissalynnehiller, Leslie A. Golomb, Barbara Broff Goldman, CC BY 3.0 · August Wilson African American Cultural Center: Minnaert, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Pittsburgh Botanic Garden: Nick Amoscato, CC BY 2.0 · Rodef Shalom Biblical Botanical Garden: Shizzy9989 (talk), CC BY-SA 3.0 · Highland Park: Lee Paxton, CC BY-SA 4.0

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