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Attractions near Templeton

Worth the trip from Templeton: Colonial Williamsburg, 38 mi off

A typical year brings about 1.6M visitors to Colonial National Historical Park. There is no place to visit inside Templeton; there are 39 within 40 miles. Among them are 16 museums, 5 landmarks and 3 stadiums & arenas. Go 53 mi out for Kings Dominion.

Attractions nearby
60
within 60 miles
The big one
38 mi
Colonial Williamsburg
National park units
5
parks & monuments
Museum · 38 mi east

Colonial Williamsburg

Living history museum in WIlliamsburg, Virginia.

The towns around it, and where to stay →

The map

Where to go

The map puts most of the 39 to the north.

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

Everything nearby

Place after place

The list runs to 60 places, all 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 Templeton → · Templeton’s history →

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

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 · 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 · Richmond Coliseum: Mentes at en.wikipedia, 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 · Governor's Palace: Ron Cogswell, CC BY 2.0 · Jefferson Davis Monument: Martin Falbisoner, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Maymont Park: Packer1028, CC0 · Presidents Park: David from Washington, DC, CC BY 2.0 · 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 · Colonial Parkway: Unknown National Park Service photographer, Public domain · Pamunkey Indian Reservation: Nyttend, Public domain · Historic Jamestowne: NPS Photo, Public domain · Water Country USA: Noah Barger, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Altria Theater: VCU Libraries, Public domain · General J E B Stuart Statue: Quidster4040 at English Wikipedia, CC BY 4.0 · Colonial National Historical Park: No machine-readable author provided. Aude assumed (based on copyright claims)., CC BY-SA 2.5 · Edgar Allan Poe Museum: Albrecht Conz (talk), CC BY-SA 3.0 · Petersburg National Battlefield: Ernest Mettendorf, 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 · The Mariners' Museum: Mytwocents at English Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Metro Richmond Zoo: Packer1028, CC0 · The Valentine: VCU Libraries Commons, No restrictions · Moore House (Yorktown, Virginia): Navin75, CC BY-SA 2.0 · National Theater: C.K. Howell, Inc. (architects), Public domain · U.S. Army Transportation Museum: Mytwocents (talk) 23:59, 5 February 2008 (UTC), Public domain · Black History Museum and Cultural Center of Virginia: Morgan Riley, CC BY 3.0 · Virginia Air and Space Science Center: NASA Langley Research Center, Public domain · Maggie L. Walker National Historic Site: National Park Service, Public domain · Robert Russa Moton Museum: William T. Ziglar, Jr., 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 · Air Power Park: William Grimes at English Wikipedia. Later version(s) were uploaded by Ian Duns, Public domain · Bryan Park: Crazyale, CC0 · Muscarelle Museum of Art: Jrcla2, Public domain · Ferguson Center for the Arts: Mytwocents at English Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 3.0 · DeWitt Wallace Decorative Arts Museum: Smash the Iron Cage, CC BY-SA 4.0 · 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 · Virginia Randolph Cottage: Walter Smelling, Jr., Photographer, Public domain

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