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Attractions near Sanford

Worth the trip from Sanford: USS Texas, 27 mi off

Each year, some 2.3M people go to Assateague Island National Seashore. Look within 40 miles for the 8 places to visit; none is inside Sanford. Among them are 3 museums, an ancient site and a state park. Day-trippers head 50 mi out to U-1105.

Attractions nearby
16
within 60 miles
The big one
27 mi
USS Texas
National park units
2
parks & monuments
Ancient site · 27 mi southwest

USS Texas

Second-class battleship of the United States Navy.

The towns around it, and where to stay →

The map

Where they are

Point Lookout State Park marks the outer edge, 37 mi away.

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

Everything nearby

All 8 on the list

You will find all 16 within 60 miles.

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

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

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

USS Texas: Unknown authorUnknown author, Public domain · Point Lookout State Park: Acroterion, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Assateague Island National Seashore: Fritz Geller-Grimm, CC BY-SA 2.5 · U-1105: U.S. Navy, Public domain · Patuxent River Naval Air Museum: Acroterion, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Trimper's Rides: Mttbme, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Harriet Tubman Underground Railroad National Historical Park: National Park Service, Public domain · Calvert Marine Museum: Sampsonsimpson20, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Harriet Tubman Underground Railroad Visitor Center: Acroterion, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Jefferson Patterson Park & Museum: Acroterion, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Eastern Shore Railway Museum: Pi.1415926535, CC BY-SA 3.0 · NASA Visitor Center: Leonard J. DeFrancisci, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Calvin B. Taylor House: Antony-22, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Salisbury University Arboretum: Leonard J. DeFrancisci, CC BY-SA 3.0

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