Fallingwater
House designed by architect Frank Lloyd Wright in Pennsylvania.
Attractions near Aurora
25 mi from Aurora, Dolly Sods Wilderness leads the list
Some 226K visitors a year come to Fort Necessity National Battlefield. All of it lies outside: 17 places within 40 miles, none inside Aurora. On the list: 4 ski areas, 2 mountains and 2 gardens, among others. Fallingwater is worth a day, 40 mi from the centre.
Attractions nearby
27
within 60 miles
The big one
40 mi
Fallingwater
National park units
4
parks & monuments
Ski areas
5
Canaan Valley Ski Resort
Big draws
2
100K+ Wikipedia readers a year
Museum · 40 mi north
Fallingwater
House designed by architect Frank Lloyd Wright in Pennsylvania.
The towns around it, and where to stay →
The map
Places on the map
Out at 40 mi is Spruce Mountain, the farthest.
Orange: Aurora. Numbers: the best-known places, matching the list below. © OpenStreetMap contributors
Everything nearby
The list in full
Its 27 places all lie within 60 miles.
2Flight 93 National Memorial
Shanksville, Pennsylvania memorial to the 4th plane that crashed on 9/11.
3
4Mountaineer Field at Milan Puskar Stadium
American football stadium in West Virginia, US.
5
6Fort Necessity National Battlefield
Historic fort and battlefield in Pennsylvania USA.
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8
9Monongahela National Forest
National forest in West Virginia, United States.
11Chesapeake and Ohio Canal National Historical Park
National Historical Park located in the District of Columbia and the states of Maryland and West Virginia.
12
13Ohiopyle State Park
State park in Fayette County, Pennsylvania, United States.
14Fort Cumberland
18th-century frontier fort at the current site of Cumberland, Maryland.
Friendship Hill National Historic Site
Historic house in the U.S. state of Pennsylvania.
Literary Hall
Mid-19th-century library and museum in Romney, West Virginia.
West Virginia Botanic Garden
Park in Monongalia County, West Virginia, United States of America.
Ranked by how many people look them up, so the famous places lead and the local favorites follow.
Parks and trails in Aurora → · Aurora’s history →
Sources: National Park Service · ski areas © OpenSkiMap / OpenStreetMap contributors · Wikidata · Wikipedia readership · photos via Wikimedia Commons
Photo credits
Fallingwater: Carol M. Highsmith, Public domain · Flight 93 National Memorial: James Steakley, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Dolly Sods Wilderness: Valerius Tygart, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Mountaineer Field at Milan Puskar Stadium: Quintin Soloviev, CC BY 4.0 · Mount Davis: Wikiuser100, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Fort Necessity National Battlefield: Wilson44691, CC0 · Spruce Mountain: Valerius Tygart, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Deep Creek Lake: Gohens84, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Monongahela National Forest: Valerius Tygart, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Chesapeake and Ohio Canal National Historical Park: Bonnachoven, CC0 · Blackwater Falls: Tim Kiser (w:User:Malepheasant), CC BY-SA 2.5 · Ohiopyle State Park: Hubert Stoffels from Pittsburgh, USA, CC BY 2.0 · Fort Cumberland: Unknown, Public domain · Canaan Valley Ski Resort: Tim Kiser (w:User:Malepheasant), CC BY-SA 2.5 · Friendship Hill National Historic Site: The original uploader was ScottyBoy900Q at English Wikipedia., CC BY-SA 3.0 · Earl L. Core Arboretum: Darren Ringer, CC BY-SA 2.5 · Literary Hall: Justin A. Wilcox from Washington, D.C., United States, CC BY-SA 2.0 · West Virginia State Wildlife Center: Brian M. Powell (user Bitmapped on en.wikipedia), CC BY-SA 3.0
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