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Attractions near West Point

Worth the trip from West Point: Colonial Williamsburg, 20 mi off

A typical year brings about 1.6M visitors to Colonial National Historical Park. None of our places to visit is inside West Point; 48 are within 40 miles. The commonest are 22 museums, 5 landmarks and 3 ancient sites. If you have a day, head to Kings Dominion, 40 mi away.

Attractions nearby
78
within 60 miles
The big one
20 mi
Colonial Williamsburg
National park units
7
parks & monuments
Museum · 20 mi south

Colonial Williamsburg

Living history museum in WIlliamsburg, Virginia.

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The map

Around West Point, mapped

On the map, most of the 48 sit to the west.

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

Everything nearby

The whole list for West Point

Its 78 places all lie within 60 miles.

Nauticus

Museum · 56 mi southeast · read 12K 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 West Point → · West Point’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 · George Washington Birthplace National Monument: National Park Service Digital Image Archives, Public domain · 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 · Henricus: Morgan Riley, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Norfolk Scope: Cag1970, Public domain · Virginia Museum of Fine Arts: Virginia Museum of Fine Arts, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Governor's Palace: Ron Cogswell, CC BY 2.0 · Point Lookout State Park: Acroterion, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Jefferson Davis Monument: Martin Falbisoner, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Maymont Park: Packer1028, CC0 · Nauticus: Ewelch1, CC BY 3.0 · Chrysler Museum of Art: Gosscj at English Wikipedia, Public domain · 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 · U-1105: U.S. Navy, Public domain · Water Country USA: Noah Barger, CC BY-SA 4.0 · 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 · 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 · Patuxent River Naval Air Museum: Acroterion, CC BY-SA 4.0 · The Mariners' Museum: Mytwocents at English Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Hampton Roads Naval Museum: LittleT889, CC BY-SA 4.0 · 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 · Virginia Zoological Park: Mytwocents at English Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Black History Museum and Cultural Center of Virginia: Morgan Riley, CC BY 3.0 · Norva Theatre: Faithlessthewonderboy, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Virginia Air and Space Science Center: NASA Langley Research Center, Public domain · 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 · Calvert Marine Museum: Sampsonsimpson20, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Harrison Opera House: VirginiaProp at English Wikipedia, Public domain · 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 · Virginia Museum of Contemporary Art: Rachel Hughes, CC BY-SA 4.0 · 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 · Town Point Park: LittleT889, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Virginia Randolph Cottage: Walter Smelling, Jr., Photographer, Public domain

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