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Attractions near Lincoln

Nothing in Lincoln itself: Chequamegon–Nicolet National Forest is 17 mi away

Saint Croix National Scenic Riverway sees about 852K visitors a year. The town has no place on our list of its own; 3 are within 40 miles. There are a national forest, a national lakeshore and a national park site to choose from. Day-trippers head 59 mi out to Split Rock Lighthouse.

Attractions nearby
14
within 60 miles
The big one
17 mi
Chequamegon–Nicolet National Forest
National park units
2
parks & monuments
National forest · 17 mi south

Chequamegon–Nicolet National Forest

National forest in Wisconsin, United States.

The towns around it, and where to stay →

The map

Finding your way

At 24 mi, Apostle Islands National Lakeshore is the farthest one out.

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

Everything nearby

Full list of places

These 14 are 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 Lincoln → · Lincoln’s history →

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

Split Rock Lighthouse: Jim Sorbie, CC BY 2.0 · Chequamegon–Nicolet National Forest: MDuchek, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Apostle Islands National Lakeshore: NPS Photo, Public domain · Gooseberry Falls State Park: Chuck Kochmann, Copyrighted free use · Great Lakes Aquarium: Tmajewski, Public domain · Lake Superior Railroad Museum: User resedabear on Flickr, CC BY 2.0 · Duluth Depot: Hikki Nagasaki, Public domain · Fairlawn Mansion: Nfarmakes, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Two Harbors Lighthouse: pmarkham, CC BY-SA 2.0 · Lake Superior Maritime Visitor Center: McGhiever, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Tweed Museum of Art: McGhiever, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wisconsin Concrete Park: Sculpture created by Fred Smith. Copyright held by Friends of Fred Smith, Inc., CC BY-SA 3.0 · Wisconsin Canoe Heritage Museum: Somewhere On The Road of Life at en.wikipedia, Attribution

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