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Attractions near New Kent

Worth the trip from New Kent: Kings Dominion, 34 mi off

Around 1.6M people visit Colonial National Historical Park each year. Nothing on our list is inside New Kent; the 47 places to visit are within 40 miles. On the list: 21 museums, 5 landmarks and 4 theme parks, among others. The big name further out is George Washington Birthplace National Monument, 47 mi from the centre.

Attractions nearby
75
within 60 miles
The big one
23 mi
Colonial Williamsburg
National park units
7
parks & monuments
Museum · 23 mi southeast

Colonial Williamsburg

Living history museum in WIlliamsburg, Virginia.

The towns around it, and where to stay →

The map

Places on the map

Head to the west for most of the 47 on the list.

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

Everything nearby

Every place, in and near New Kent

Each of the 75 is within 60 miles.

Nauticus

Museum · 60 mi southeast · read 11K times a year on Wikipedia

Maritime-themed science center and museum located in Norfolk, Virginia.

Towns near it → · Wikipedia

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

Parks and trails in New Kent → · New Kent’s history →

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

George Washington Birthplace National Monument: National Park Service Digital Image Archives, Public domain · Kings Dominion: Erechtheus, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Colonial Williamsburg: Humberto Moreno, CC BY 2.0 · Busch Gardens Williamsburg: Cjh1452000, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Hollywood Cemetery: Andrew Bain, Public domain · Fort Monroe National Monument: Unknown, Public domain · USS Texas: Unknown authorUnknown author, Public domain · Jamestown Settlement: Warfieldian, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Werowocomoco: engraved by William Hole, Public domain · Robert E. Lee Monument: Martin Falbisoner, CC BY-SA 3.0 · White House of the Confederacy: AlbertHerring, CC BY-SA 3.0 · MacArthur Memorial: Unknown, Public domain · Richmond Coliseum: Mentes at en.wikipedia, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Norfolk Scope: Cag1970, Public domain · Henricus: Morgan Riley, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Virginia Museum of Fine Arts: Virginia Museum of Fine Arts, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Governor's Palace: Ron Cogswell, CC BY 2.0 · Maymont Park: Packer1028, CC0 · Jefferson Davis Monument: Martin Falbisoner, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Point Lookout State Park: Acroterion, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Nauticus: Ewelch1, CC BY 3.0 · The Diamond: Baseball Panoramic, CC BY 3.0 · Chrysler Museum of Art: Gosscj at English Wikipedia, Public domain · Presidents Park: David from Washington, DC, CC BY 2.0 · American Civil War Museum: Rifleman 82, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Colonial Parkway: Unknown National Park Service photographer, Public domain · City Stadium: Quintin Soloviev, CC BY 4.0 · U-1105: U.S. Navy, Public domain · Pamunkey Indian Reservation: Nyttend, Public domain · Historic Jamestowne: NPS Photo, Public domain · Altria Theater: VCU Libraries, Public domain · Edgar Allan Poe Museum: Albrecht Conz (talk), CC BY-SA 3.0 · General J E B Stuart Statue: Quidster4040 at English Wikipedia, CC BY 4.0 · Fredericksburg and Spotsylvania County Battlefields Memorial National Military Park: RebelAt at en.wikipedia, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Water Country USA: Noah Barger, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Colonial National Historical Park: No machine-readable author provided. Aude assumed (based on copyright claims)., CC BY-SA 2.5 · Petersburg National Battlefield: Ernest Mettendorf, Public domain · Science Museum of Virginia: David Bjorgen, CC BY-SA 2.5 · United States Army Ordnance Training Support Facility: Mark Pellegrini Raul654, 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 · The Mariners' Museum: Mytwocents at English Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Metro Richmond Zoo: Packer1028, CC0 · The Valentine: VCU Libraries Commons, No restrictions · Hampton Roads Naval Museum: LittleT889, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Moore House (Yorktown, Virginia): Navin75, CC BY-SA 2.0 · National Theater: C.K. Howell, Inc. (architects), Public domain · Black History Museum and Cultural Center of Virginia: Morgan Riley, CC BY 3.0 · Norva Theatre: Faithlessthewonderboy, CC BY-SA 4.0 · U.S. Army Transportation Museum: Mytwocents (talk) 23:59, 5 February 2008 (UTC), Public domain · Virginia Air and Space Science Center: NASA Langley Research Center, Public domain · Virginia Zoological Park: Mytwocents at English Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Chrysler Hall: Hampton Road Partnership, CC BY 2.0 · Maggie L. Walker National Historic Site: National Park Service, Public domain · Norfolk Botanical Garden: MamaGeek at en.wikipedia, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Virginia Aviation Museum: B. Dube, CC BY-SA 3.0 de · Virginia Holocaust Museum: Jörg Reitmaier, Public domain · Virginia Living Museum: Ryan Somma from Occoquan, USA, CC BY-SA 2.0 · WaterWorks: BeaverWithChainsaw at English Wikipedia, Public domain · Bryan Park: Crazyale, CC0 · Harrison Opera House: VirginiaProp at English Wikipedia, Public domain · Muscarelle Museum of Art: Jrcla2, Public domain · Air Power Park: William Grimes at English Wikipedia. Later version(s) were uploaded by Ian Duns, Public domain · DeWitt Wallace Decorative Arts Museum: Smash the Iron Cage, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Ferguson Center for the Arts: Mytwocents at English Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Huntington Park: Mytwocents at English Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Isle of Wight County Museum: Isle of Wight County Museum, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Town Point Park: LittleT889, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Virginia Randolph Cottage: Walter Smelling, Jr., Photographer, Public domain

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