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Attractions near Lafayette

Around Lafayette, Mammoth Cave National Park leads the list

A typical year brings about 661K visitors to Mammoth Cave National Park. None of our places to visit is inside Lafayette; 7 are within 40 miles. The mix takes in 4 museums, a national park and a cave. Nissan Stadium lies 48 mi out, the pick for a day trip.

Attractions nearby
37
within 60 miles
The big one
40 mi
Mammoth Cave National Park
National park units
2
parks & monuments
Big draws
2
100K+ Wikipedia readers a year
National Park · 40 mi north

Mammoth Cave National Park

U.S. national park in Kentucky.

The towns around it, and where to stay →

The map

Where each one is

Out of town, most of the 7 are to the northwest.

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

Everything nearby

Best known first

All of it lies within 60 miles: 37 places.

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

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

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

Mammoth Cave National Park: Willis Thomas Lee, Public domain · Nissan Stadium: Kaldari, CC0 · Ryman Auditorium: Unknown, CC0 · Parthenon: Mayur Phadtare, CC BY-SA 3.0 · The Hermitage: Jim Bowen from Zhenhai, China, CC BY 2.0 · Bridgestone Arena: EVula, CC BY 3.0 · FirstBank Stadium: Mhar564, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Geodis Park: CheckeredYeti, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Country Music Hall of Fame and Museum: Sean Russell from Knoxville, TN, USA, CC BY-SA 2.0 · Bell Witch Cave: Www78, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Percy Priest Lake: USACE photo by Todd Yann, Public domain · Lake Cumberland: Censusdata at English Wikipedia, Public domain · First Horizon Park: Shane Raynor, CC BY-SA 2.0 · Nashville Municipal Auditorium: Ɱ, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Schermerhorn Symphony Center: Ryan Kaldari, CC0 · National Corvette Museum: Jonrev at English Wikipedia, Public domain · Centennial Park: Ramullins42, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Burgess Falls: Brian Stansberry, CC BY 3.0 · Fort Nashborough: JERRYE & ROY KLOTZ MD, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Lost River Cave: Nyttend, Public domain · Fort Negley: Photographed by George Barnard (1819–1902), Public domain · Mount Olivet Cemetery: David Antis from Nashville, USA, CC BY 2.0 · Stones River National Battlefield: Kenneth Everett, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Johnny Cash Museum: Michael Rivera, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Nashville Zoo at Grassmere: Peter Meenen, CC BY 2.5 · Cheekwood Botanical Garden and Museum of Art: Unknown, Public domain · Frist Art Museum: Kathleen Conklin from Falls Church, USA, CC BY 2.0 · Beech Bend Park: Acdixon, CC0 · Lane Motor Museum: dave_7, CC BY 2.0 · Tennessee State Museum: Tennessee State Museum, Public domain · Tennessee Performing Arts Center: Unknown, Public domain · The Historic Railpark and Train Museum: Bedford at en.wikipedia, Public domain · South Union Shaker Center House and Preservatory: E.R. Pearson, Public domain

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