38 mi from West Perry Township, Beaver Stadium leads the list
West Perry Township has 41 notable places within 60 miles, among them 2 national park units. Roughly 3M visitors a year make it to Hersheypark. Day-trippers head 49 mi out to Raystown Lake.
Carlisle Federal Indian Boarding School National Monument
Former school in Carlisle, Pennsylvania, USA.
The towns around it, and where to stay →
The places, mapped
Head to the southeast for most of the 30 on the list.
Orange: West Perry Township. Numbers: the best-known places, matching the list below. © OpenStreetMap contributors
Each place in turn
41 places make the list, every one within 60 miles.
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2Carlisle Federal Indian Boarding School National Monument
Former school in Carlisle, Pennsylvania, USA.
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6Hershey's Chocolate World
Several visitor centers which started in Hershey, Pennsylvania, US.
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8Gettysburg National Military Park
National park in Pennsylvania, United States.
9Hersheypark Arena
Multi-purpose indoor arena located in Hershey, Pennsylvania, USA.
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12Roadside America
Tourist attraction located in Shartlesville, Pennsylvania.
13Williams Grove Amusement Park
Abandoned amusement park near Mechanicsburg, Pennsylvania, United States.
City Island
Island in the Susquehanna River in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, United States.
Palmer Museum of Art
Art museum at the Pennsylvania State University, University Park campus.
Fort Roberdeau
American Revolutionary War-era fort for lead mining in Pennsylvania.
Appalachian Trail Museum
Museum in Pine Grove Furnace State Park, Pennsylvania.
Wildwood Park
Public park and nature sanctuary in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, USA.
William E. Swigart, Jr. Antique Automobile Museum
Non-profit museum dedicated to the preservation of American automobile history.
Ranked by how many people look them up, so the famous places lead and the local favorites follow.
Parks and trails in West Perry Township → · West Perry Township’s history →
Photo credits
Beaver Stadium: Sbvr6 (talk), CC BY-SA 3.0 · Hersheypark: Michael Gray, CC BY-SA 2.0 · Carlisle Federal Indian Boarding School National Monument: Unknown authorUnknown author, Public domain · Hersheypark Stadium: 45BearsFan, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Hershey's Chocolate World: Phillyfan0419, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Raystown Lake: Tex Jobe, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Public domain · Gettysburg National Military Park: David Dugan, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Hersheypark Arena: Hersheyarena4ever at English Wikipedia, Public domain · Pine Grove Furnace State Park: Zeete, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Bryce Jordan Center: Robert J. La Verghetta, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Roadside America: Mark Fleisher, President and CEO of Aim Advertising in Lewisburg, PA,, Public domain · FNB Field: Whammies Were Here, Public domain · The Hershey Story: The Hershey Story, CC BY-SA 3.0 · City Island: formulanone, CC BY-SA 2.0 · Hershey Theatre: Ulaireminya, CC BY-SA 4.0 · National Watch and Clock Museum: Shumphrey-nawcc, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Fort Augusta: Unknown authorUnknown author, Public domain · Hershey Gardens: Kris Bradley, CC BY 2.0 · Palmer Museum of Art: PalmerMuseumofArt, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Rockhill Trolley Museum: Hicksco2 at English Wikipedia, Public domain · State Museum of Pennsylvania: Ruhrfisch, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Fort Roberdeau: Pubdog (talk), Public domain · Little Buffalo State Park: Ben Winslow, CC BY-SA 2.0 · Appalachian Trail Museum: Zeete, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Pennsylvania Military Museum: Robert J. La Verghetta, CC BY-SA 3.0 · The Arboretum at Penn State: Daderot, Public domain · Hessian Powder Magazine: JERRYE & ROY KLOTZ MD, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Piper Aviation Museum: User:Ruhrfisch, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wildwood Park: bobistraveling, CC BY 2.0 · Franklin County Jail: Smallbones, Public domain · Frost Entomological Museum: Frost Entomological Museum, CC BY 2.0 · Harris Switch Tower: Niagara, CC BY 3.0 · Old Union County Courthouse: Ruhrfisch (talk), CC BY-SA 4.0
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