1Shenandoah National Park
195,000 acres in Virginia (US) maintained by the National Park Service.
Attractions near Lake Caroline
Nothing in Lake Caroline itself: Kings Dominion is 11 mi away
Some 766K visitors a year come to Fredericksburg and Spotsylvania County Battlefields Memorial National Military Park. Nothing on our list is inside Lake Caroline; the 36 places to visit are within 40 miles. Look for 16 museums, 4 landmarks and 3 stadiums & arenas. Day-trippers head 55 mi out to Shenandoah National Park.
Attractions nearby
60
within 60 miles
The big one
11 mi
Kings Dominion
National park units
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parks & monuments
Theme park · 11 mi south
Kings Dominion
Amusement park in Doswell, Virginia, United States of America.
The towns around it, and where to stay →
The map
Where to find them
Most of the 36 out of town lie to the south.
Orange: Lake Caroline. Numbers: the best-known places, matching the list below. © OpenStreetMap contributors
Everything nearby
Best known first
Everything here is within 60 miles, 60 places in all.
Kings Dominion
Amusement park in Doswell, Virginia, United States of America.
3George Washington Birthplace National Monument
550 acres in Virginia (US) managed by the National Park Service.
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9National Museum of the Marine Corps
Official museum of the United States Marine Corps, in Triangle, Virginia.
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Manassas National Battlefield Park
Sites of the first and second battles of Bull Run/Manassas, Virginia, maintained by the U.S. National Park Service.
George Washington Memorial Parkway
7,142-acre parkway in Virginia and the District of Columbia in the United States, that is maintained by the National Park Service.
The Diamond
Home venue of the Richmond Flying Squirrels and the Virginia Commonwealth University baseball team.
American Civil War Museum
History museum in Richmond, Virginia, United States of America.
Pamunkey Indian Reservation
Native American reservation in Virgina, established 1646.
National Museum of the United States Army
Official museum for the history of the United States Army at Fort Belvoir, Virginia.
Fort Washington Park
Historic fort and military reservation; and surrounding parkland in Fort Washington, Maryland, United States.
Fredericksburg and Spotsylvania County Battlefields Memorial National Military Park
8,000-acre park operated by the U.S. National Park Service.
General J E B Stuart Statue
Monument of J. E. B. Stuart formerly in Richmond, Virginia.
Petersburg National Battlefield
2,700 acres in Virginia (US) maintained by the National Park Service.
Prince William Forest Park
17,000 acres in Virginia (U.S.) maintained by the National Park Service.
Richmond National Battlefield Park
769 acres in Virginia (USA) maintained by the National Park Service.
United States Army Ordnance Training Support Facility
Military museum at Fort Lee in Virginia.
National Theater
Theater and former movie theater in Richmond, Virginia, United States.
Black History Museum and Cultural Center of Virginia
Museum and 501(c)(3) in Richmond, Virginia (1981–now).
Thomas Stone National Historic Site
National Historic Site of the United States.
Maggie L. Walker National Historic Site
Building in Virginia (US) maintained by the National Park Service.
Piscataway Park
United States National Park Service unit in Prince George’s and Charles counties.
Kluge-Ruhe Aboriginal Art Collection
Art Museum in Charlottesville, Virginia.
Paramount Theater
Theater and movie theater in Charlottesville, Virginia, United States.
Gari Melchers Home
Historic house museum in Falmouth, Virginia, United States.
Virginia Randolph Cottage
Glen Allen, Virginia, listed on the NRHP in Henrico County.
Ranked by how many people look them up, so the famous places lead and the local favorites follow.
Parks and trails in Lake Caroline → · Lake Caroline’s history →
Sources: National Park Service · ski areas © OpenSkiMap / OpenStreetMap contributors · Wikidata · Wikipedia readership · photos via Wikimedia Commons
Photo credits
Shenandoah National Park: Image copyright 2005 by user G. Edward Johnson (user Lorax) and released under t, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Kings Dominion: Erechtheus, CC BY-SA 3.0 · George Washington Birthplace National Monument: National Park Service Digital Image Archives, Public domain · Hollywood Cemetery: Andrew Bain, Public domain · Scott Stadium: Mak7912, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Robert E. Lee Monument: Martin Falbisoner, CC BY-SA 3.0 · White House of the Confederacy: AlbertHerring, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Richmond Coliseum: Mentes at en.wikipedia, CC BY-SA 3.0 · National Museum of the Marine Corps: RadioFan (talk), CC BY-SA 3.0 · Henricus: Morgan Riley, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Virginia Museum of Fine Arts: Virginia Museum of Fine Arts, CC BY-SA 4.0 · John Paul Jones Arena: Bob Mical, CC BY 2.0 · Jefferson Davis Monument: Martin Falbisoner, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Maymont Park: Packer1028, CC0 · Mallows Bay: Amazur, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Manassas National Battlefield Park: Billy Hathorn, CC BY 3.0 · George Washington Memorial Parkway: Yoichi Okamoto, Public domain · The Diamond: Baseball Panoramic, CC BY 3.0 · American Civil War Museum: Rifleman 82, CC BY-SA 4.0 · City Stadium: Quintin Soloviev, CC BY 4.0 · Pamunkey Indian Reservation: Nyttend, Public domain · National Museum of the United States Army: US Army History, CC BY 3.0 · U-1105: U.S. Navy, Public domain · Fort Washington Park: Dfowlerdc, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Altria Theater: VCU Libraries, Public domain · Fredericksburg and Spotsylvania County Battlefields Memorial National Military Park: RebelAt at en.wikipedia, CC BY-SA 3.0 · General J E B Stuart Statue: Quidster4040 at English Wikipedia, CC BY 4.0 · Edgar Allan Poe Museum: Albrecht Conz (talk), CC BY-SA 3.0 · Market Street Park: Chad Fennell, CC BY 2.0 · Petersburg National Battlefield: Ernest Mettendorf, Public domain · Prince William Forest Park: NPS, Public domain · Science Museum of Virginia: David Bjorgen, CC BY-SA 2.5 · Lewis Ginter Botanical Garden: Mark Gormus, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Richmond National Battlefield Park: Sarah Stierch, CC BY-SA 2.0 · United States Army Ordnance Training Support Facility: Mark Pellegrini Raul654, CC BY-SA 2.5 · Metro Richmond Zoo: Packer1028, CC0 · The Valentine: VCU Libraries Commons, No restrictions · National Theater: C.K. Howell, Inc. (architects), Public domain · Black History Museum and Cultural Center of Virginia: Morgan Riley, CC BY 3.0 · Thomas Stone National Historic Site: Pubdog (talk), Public domain · Maggie L. Walker National Historic Site: National Park Service, Public domain · Piscataway Park: Unknown, Public domain · River Farm: jimsohn1 from Alexandria, Virginia, USA, CC BY 2.0 · Virginia Aviation Museum: B. Dube, CC BY-SA 3.0 de · Weems–Botts Museum: Leonard J. DeFrancisci, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Fralin Museum of Art: SharpCrumbs, CC0 · Marine Raider Museum: Leonard J. DeFrancisci, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Virginia Holocaust Museum: Jörg Reitmaier, Public domain · WaterWorks: BeaverWithChainsaw at English Wikipedia, Public domain · Bryan Park: Crazyale, CC0 · Kluge-Ruhe Aboriginal Art Collection: Kluge-Ruhe Aboriginal Art Collection, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Paramount Theater: AgnosticPreachersKid, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Exchange Hotel: Rutke421 (talk) 23:13, 9 August 2008 (UTC), Public domain · Smallwood State Park: Cohee, CC BY 3.0 · Gari Melchers Home: Morgan Riley, CC BY 3.0 · Marine Corps Air-Ground Museum: U.S. Marine Corps, Public domain · Virginia Randolph Cottage: Walter Smelling, Jr., Photographer, Public domain · Weston: Doctree, CC0
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