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Attractions near Cheat Lake

Visit West Virginia Botanic Garden in Cheat Lake

Some 226K visitors a year come to Fort Necessity National Battlefield. One place to visit is mapped inside Cheat Lake, with 12 more within 40 miles. On the list: 2 gardens, 2 ski areas and a museum, among others. For a full day, there is Flight 93 National Memorial, 56 mi away.

Attractions nearby
81
within 60 miles
The big one
26 mi
Fallingwater
National park units
4
parks & monuments
Ski areas
6
Laurel Mountain Ski Resort
Big draws
3
100K+ Wikipedia readers a year
Museum · 26 mi northeast

Fallingwater

House designed by architect Frank Lloyd Wright in Pennsylvania.

The towns around it, and where to stay →

The map

Where things are

The farthest of them, Seven Springs Mountain Resort, is 38 mi out.

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

Everything nearby

All the places to visit

One in town leads, with 80 more within 60 miles after it.

The places inside Cheat Lake lead. The rest are ranked by how many people look them up, so the famous places come first and the local favorites follow.

Parks and trails in Cheat Lake → · Cheat Lake’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 · Acrisure Stadium: Fo2grfr, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Kennywood: Ski2007 of English Wikipedia, Public domain · Fort Duquesne: Sébastien Paquin, CC BY-SA 3.0 · PNC Park: alpineinc, CC BY 2.0 · Dolly Sods Wilderness: Valerius Tygart, CC BY-SA 3.0 · PPG Paints Arena: Jleedev, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Mountaineer Field at Milan Puskar Stadium: Quintin Soloviev, CC BY 4.0 · Mount Davis: Wikiuser100, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Fort Pitt: Downtown_Pittsburgh_May_2008.jpg: Allie Caufield derivative work: GrapedApe (tal, CC BY 2.0 · Meadowcroft Rockshelter: Lee Paxton, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Fort Necessity National Battlefield: Wilson44691, CC0 · Highmark Stadium: Nobo71, CC BY 4.0 · Deep Creek Lake: Gohens84, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Frick Park: Lee Paxton, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Carnegie Museum of Natural History: User:Piotrus, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Point State Park: John, CC BY-SA 2.0 · Andy Warhol Museum: Cbaile19, CC0 · Grave Creek Mound: Shonebrooks, CC0 · National Aviary: Popscreenshot, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Nationality Rooms: Chloe Fan from Wellesley, USA, CC BY-SA 2.0 · USS Requin: malo, Public domain · Phipps Conservatory and Botanical Gardens: Dllu, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Carnegie Museum of Art: Piotrus, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Fort Ligonier: The original uploader was Mind meal at English Wikipedia., CC BY-SA 2.0 · Randyland: Popscreenshot, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Benedum Center: PerryPlanet, Public domain · Chesapeake and Ohio Canal National Historical Park: Bonnachoven, CC0 · Schenley Park: Unknown, Public domain · Blackwater Falls: Tim Kiser (w:User:Malepheasant), CC BY-SA 2.5 · WesBanco Arena: Jgera5 at English Wikipedia, CC0 · Kamin Science Center: Allie_Caulfield, CC BY 2.0 · Mattress Factory: Lee Paxton, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Ohiopyle State Park: Hubert Stoffels from Pittsburgh, USA, CC BY 2.0 · Fort Cumberland: Unknown, Public domain · Frick Art & Historical Center: Lee Paxton (Original uploader was Leepaxton at en.wikipedia), CC BY-SA 4.0 · Oglebay Park: Morganismysheltie (talk), CC BY-SA 3.0 · Laurel Mountain Ski Resort: jcalz (talk)calzarette, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Canaan Valley Ski Resort: Tim Kiser (w:User:Malepheasant), CC BY-SA 2.5 · Heinz Hall: Popscreenshot, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Stephen Foster Memorial: Crazypaco at English Wikipedia, CC BY 2.5 · Soldiers and Sailors Memorial Hall and Museum: The original uploader was Willjay at English Wikipedia., CC BY-SA 3.0 · 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 · Children's Museum of Pittsburgh: Popscreenshot, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Frick Fine Arts Building: Crazypaco at English Wikipedia, CC BY 2.5 · Byham Theater: Doug Kerr from Albany, NY, United States, CC BY-SA 2.0 · Bayernhof Music Museum: Daderot, CC0 · Bicycle Heaven: Popscreenshot, CC BY-SA 4.0 · West Virginia Independence Hall: Nyttend, Public domain · Carnegie Free Library of Allegheny: Nicolas Veron, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Earl L. Core Arboretum: Darren Ringer, CC BY-SA 2.5 · Salk Hall: TheZachMorrisExperience, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Westmoreland Museum of American Art: Canadian2006, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Woodville: Daniel Case, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Kelly-Strayhorn Theater: Cbaile19, CC0 · Pittsburgh Botanic Garden: Nick Amoscato, CC BY 2.0 · ToonSeum: Toonseum, Public domain · American Jewish Museum: Melissalynnehiller, Leslie A. Golomb, Barbara Broff Goldman, CC BY 3.0 · August Wilson African American Cultural Center: Minnaert, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Highland Park: Lee Paxton, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Rodef Shalom Biblical Botanical Garden: Shizzy9989 (talk), CC BY-SA 3.0 · Prabhupada's Palace of Gold: Henrydoktorski, Public domain

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