39 mi from Monroe Township, Lake Wallenpaupack leads the list
Delaware Water Gap National Recreation Area welcomes about 4M visitors a year. The town has no place on our list of its own; 16 are within 40 miles. Among them are 3 state parks, 3 museums and 2 theme parks. Beyond the town, Knoebels Amusement Resort sits 47 mi away.
Steamtown National Historic Site
Railroad museum in Scranton, Pennsylvania.
The towns around it, and where to stay →
On the map
On the map, most of the 16 sit to the east.
Orange: Monroe Township. Numbers: the best-known places, matching the list below. © OpenStreetMap contributors
The full list
These 35 are within 60 miles, none in town.
2Steamtown National Historic Site
Railroad museum in Scranton, Pennsylvania.
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6Camelback Mountain Resort
Ski and snowboard resort near Tannersville, Pennsylvania.
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8Blue Mountain Resort
Ski area in Pennsylvania, United States.
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11Hawk Mountain Sanctuary
Raptor conservation site, non-profit organization in Pennsylvania.
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13Elk Mountain Ski Resort
Ski resort in Union Dale, Pennsylvania, USA.
Montage Mountain Ski Area
Ski resort in Scranton, Pennsylvania, United States.
Everhart Museum
Art and natural history museum in Scranton, Pennsylvania, U.S..
Upper Delaware Scenic and Recreational River
National Wild and Scenic River in Pennsylvania and New York.
Lee and Virginia Graver Arboretum
Botanical garden and arboretum in Bushkill Township, Pa..
McDade Park
Community park and arboretum in Scranton and Taylor, Lackawanna County in northeastern Pennsylvania, United States.
Schisler Museum of Wildlife and Natural History
Natural history museum and Planetarium in East Stroudsburg, Pennsylvania.
Ranked by how many people look them up, so the famous places lead and the local favorites follow.
Parks and trails in Monroe Township → · Monroe Township’s history →
Photo credits
Lake Wallenpaupack: Doug Kerr from Albany, NY, United States, CC BY-SA 2.0 · Steamtown National Historic Site: National Park Service, Public domain · Ricketts Glen State Park: en:User:Msitler, Public domain · Middle Delaware National Scenic River: Mike Serfas, Public domain · Camelback Mountain Resort: Calzarette at en.wikipedia, Public domain · Hickory Run State Park: Mtruch, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Bushkill Falls: Snagglepuss at English Wikipedia, Public domain · Asa Packer Mansion: Chris18240 (talk), Public domain · Hawk Mountain Sanctuary: Zeete, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Worlds End State Park: Nicholas, CC BY 2.0 · Broome County Veterans Memorial Arena: Bmoore2009 at English Wikipedia, Public domain · Montage Mountain Ski Area: Montage Mountain Resorts, CC BY-SA 4.0 · French Azilum: Nicholas A. Tonelli from Northeast Pennsylvania, USA, CC BY 2.0 · Nay Aug Park: The Mebane Greeting Card Co., Wilkes-Barre, PA., Public domain · Fort Augusta: Unknown authorUnknown author, Public domain · Scranton Cultural Center: Tomdobb, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Carbon County Jail: Photo by and (c)2008 Derek Ramsey (Ram-Man), GFDL 1.2 · Electric City Trolley Museum: Peter Van den Bossche, CC BY-SA 2.0 · Everhart Museum: Jeffrey from Dunmore, PA, CC BY-SA 2.0 · Lehigh Valley Zoo: Hshuvaeva, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Upper Delaware Scenic and Recreational River: Jet Lowe (edited by Mitchazenia), Public domain · Zane Grey Museum: Daniel Case, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Cutler Botanic Garden: Jennifer, CC BY-SA 2.0 · Lee and Virginia Graver Arboretum: Daderot, Public domain · McDade Park: Billy Hathorn (talk), CC BY-SA 3.0
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