Fallingwater
House designed by architect Frank Lloyd Wright in Pennsylvania.
Attractions near Baxter
The nearest draw to Baxter: Mountaineer Field at Milan Puskar Stadium, 13 mi away
Roughly 226K visitors a year make it to Fort Necessity National Battlefield. Our list finds nothing inside Baxter, but 8 places within 40 miles. There are 2 museums, 2 gardens and a stadium & arena to choose from. A day out reaches Fallingwater, 44 mi away.
Attractions nearby
30
within 60 miles
The big one
44 mi
Fallingwater
National park units
2
parks & monuments
Ski areas
5
Canaan Valley Ski Resort
Big draws
1
100K+ Wikipedia readers a year
Museum · 44 mi northeast
Fallingwater
House designed by architect Frank Lloyd Wright in Pennsylvania.
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The map
Where things are
Head to the northeast for most of the 8 on the list.
Orange: Baxter. Numbers: the best-known places, matching the list below. © OpenStreetMap contributors
Everything nearby
Place after place
These 30 are all within 60 miles.
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3Mountaineer Field at Milan Puskar Stadium
American football stadium in West Virginia, US.
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5Meadowcroft Rockshelter
Archaeological site in Washington County, Pennsylvania.
6Fort Necessity National Battlefield
Historic fort and battlefield in Pennsylvania USA.
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8Grave Creek Mound
Burial mound in Moundsville, West Virginia, United States of America.
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11Ohiopyle State Park
State park in Fayette County, Pennsylvania, United States.
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14Friendship Hill National Historic Site
Historic house in the U.S. state of Pennsylvania.
West Virginia Independence Hall
Historic government building in Wheeling, West Virginia, United States.
West Virginia Botanic Garden
Park in Monongalia County, West Virginia, United States of America.
Prabhupada's Palace of Gold
Former home of Vedic scholar A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada.
Ranked by how many people look them up, so the famous places lead and the local favorites follow.
Parks and trails in Baxter → · Baxter’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 · 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 · Meadowcroft Rockshelter: Lee Paxton, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Fort Necessity National Battlefield: Wilson44691, CC0 · Deep Creek Lake: Gohens84, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Grave Creek Mound: Shonebrooks, CC0 · Blackwater Falls: Tim Kiser (w:User:Malepheasant), CC BY-SA 2.5 · WesBanco Arena: Jgera5 at English Wikipedia, CC0 · Ohiopyle State Park: Hubert Stoffels from Pittsburgh, USA, CC BY 2.0 · Oglebay Park: Morganismysheltie (talk), CC BY-SA 3.0 · 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 · Pennsylvania Trolley Museum: The original uploader was N2xjk at English Wikipedia., CC BY-SA 3.0 · West Virginia Independence Hall: Nyttend, Public domain · Earl L. Core Arboretum: Darren Ringer, CC BY-SA 2.5 · Woodville: Daniel Case, CC BY-SA 3.0 · West Virginia State Wildlife Center: Brian M. Powell (user Bitmapped on en.wikipedia), CC BY-SA 3.0 · Great Western Schoolhouse: Bwsmith84 (talk), CC BY 3.0 · Prabhupada's Palace of Gold: Henrydoktorski, Public domain
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