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Places near Evansville by type
All 280 places by distance →One day from Evansville
5 stops, one loop, back by 6:39 pm
56 km on the road, in driving order so you don’t double back. Times assume an 8 am start and typical visit lengths.
- Leave Evansville
- Angel Mounds State Historic Sitenature spot · 2 hrs
- Wesselman Woods Nature Preservenature spot · 2 hrs
- Evansville Wartime Museummuseum · 1.5 hrs
- Mesker Park Zoo & Botanical Gardengarden · 2 hrs
- Burdette Parknature spot · 2 hrs
- Back in Evansville
Questions people ask
What are the best places to visit near Evansville?
Salem's Baptist Church Building (church, about 1 km), City Church (church, about 2 km), Saint Paul's Episcopal Church (church, about 2 km), Evansville Museum (church, about 2 km), Garvin Park (park, about 3 km), Wesselman Woods Nature Preserve (nature spot, about 5 km).
How many tourist places are there within 50 km of Evansville?
110 places on Spotwander: 35 churches, 34 forts & heritage, 8 hill stations & viewpoints, 10 lakes, dams & reservoirs, 6 museums.
Which is the nearest church to Evansville?
Salem's Baptist Church Building, about 1 km by road; Saint Benedict Cathedral (2 km) is next.
Which is the nearest fort to Evansville?
L. Puster and Company Furniture Manufactory, about 2 km by road; Zion Church Building (2 km) is next.
What is a good one-day trip from Evansville?
Start in Evansville, visit Angel Mounds State Historic Site, then Wesselman Woods Nature Preserve, then Evansville Wartime Museum, then Mesker Park Zoo & Botanical Garden, then Burdette Park, and drive back — about 56 km by road in all.