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Attractions near Scranton

Scranton to see, Steamtown National Historic Site first

Middle Delaware National Scenic River welcomes about 4.1M visitors a year. There are 7 places to visit inside Scranton, and 16 more within 40 miles. They include 6 museums, 4 ski areas and 2 city parks. Set 58 mi out, Dorney Park & Wildwater Kingdom makes a day trip.

Attractions nearby
57
within 60 miles
The big one
in town
Steamtown National Historic Site
National park units
4
parks & monuments
Ski areas
5
Montage Mountain Ski Area
National Historic Site · in town

Steamtown National Historic Site

Railroad museum in Scranton, Pennsylvania.

The towns around it, and where to stay →

The map

Mapped

The outermost point is Shawnee Mountain, at 40 mi.

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

Everything nearby

Place after place

After the 7 in town come 50 more within 60 miles.

The places inside Scranton lead. The rest are ranked by how many people look them up, so the famous places come first and the local favorites follow.

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

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

Steamtown National Historic Site: National Park Service, Public domain · Montage Mountain Ski Area: Montage Mountain Resorts, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Nay Aug Park: The Mebane Greeting Card Co., Wilkes-Barre, PA., Public domain · Electric City Trolley Museum: Peter Van den Bossche, CC BY-SA 2.0 · Everhart Museum: Jeffrey from Dunmore, PA, CC BY-SA 2.0 · Scranton Cultural Center: Tomdobb, CC BY-SA 3.0 · McDade Park: Billy Hathorn (talk), CC BY-SA 3.0 · Dorney Park & Wildwater Kingdom: Coasterman1234 at en.wikipedia, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Lake Wallenpaupack: Doug Kerr from Albany, NY, United States, CC BY-SA 2.0 · High Point: Daniel Case, CC BY-SA 3.0 · PPL Center: Hunter Kahn, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Ricketts Glen State Park: en:User:Msitler, Public domain · Lehigh River: The original uploader was Malepheasant at English Wikipedia., CC BY-SA 2.0 · 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 · Bushkill Park: Mr6507, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Sterling Hill Mining Museum: Zeete, CC BY-SA 4.0 · French Azilum: Nicholas A. Tonelli from Northeast Pennsylvania, USA, CC BY 2.0 · Allentown Art Museum: Alphageekpa (talk), CC BY-SA 3.0 · Lehigh Valley Zoo: Hshuvaeva, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Liberty Bell Museum: Unknown authorUnknown author, Public domain · Carbon County Jail: Photo by and (c)2008 Derek Ramsey (Ram-Man), GFDL 1.2 · National Museum of Industrial History: Glenn Koehler, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Upper Delaware Scenic and Recreational River: Jet Lowe (edited by Mitchazenia), Public domain · Zane Grey Museum: Daniel Case, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Da Vinci Science Center: Dennisze, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Van Campen's Inn: StillRiverside, CC BY 2.0 · America On Wheels: Alphageekpa (talk), CC BY-SA 3.0 · Burnside Plantation: Shuvaev, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Central Park: Unknown authorUnknown author, Public domain · Civic Theatre of Allentown: Bwmoll3, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Museum of Indian Culture: BobertCockney, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Cutler Botanic Garden: Jennifer, CC BY-SA 2.0 · Easton House: KForce, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Foster-Armstrong House: Zeete, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Haines Mill: Shuvaev, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Lee and Virginia Graver Arboretum: Daderot, Public domain

Know a spot visitors miss?Locals know the overlook without the crowds and the diner the tour buses skip.
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