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Attractions near St. Charles

United States Penitentiary and more near St. Charles

Some 765K visitors a year come to Cumberland Gap National Historical Park. Our list finds nothing inside St. Charles, but 5 places within 40 miles. On the list: 2 museums, an ancient site and a mountain, among others. Further afield, Daniel Boone National Forest is 56 mi from the centre.

Attractions nearby
11
within 60 miles
The big one
8 mi
United States Penitentiary
National park units
2
parks & monuments
Ancient site · 8 mi southeast

United States Penitentiary

United States Federal High Security Prison.

The towns around it, and where to stay →

The map

Mapped

The farthest of them, Mountain Music Museum, is 33 mi out.

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

Everything nearby

The whole list for St. Charles

You will find all 11 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 St. Charles → · St. Charles’ history →

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

United States Penitentiary: Nyttend, Public domain · Black Mountain: iLoveMountains.org, CC BY 2.0 · Daniel Boone National Forest: Schwaltz, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Cumberland Gap National Historical Park: J654567, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Cherokee National Forest: Ryan Rice at en.wikipedia, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Breaks Interstate Park: SheepNotGoats (Talk), CC BY-SA 3.0 · Andrew Johnson National Historic Site: Brian Stansberry, CC BY 3.0 · Hensley Settlement: National Park Service, Public domain

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