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Attractions near Alexandria

From Alexandria, 19 mi to Cheaha Mountain

Visits to Little River Canyon National Preserve run to about 782K a year. Look within 40 miles for the 7 places to visit; none is inside Alexandria. The mix takes in a mountain, a museum and a national preserve. Out of town, Legion Field is 58 mi away.

Attractions nearby
30
within 60 miles
The big one
19 mi
Cheaha Mountain
National park units
4
parks & monuments
Mountain · 19 mi south

Cheaha Mountain

Highest point in Alabama, United States.

The towns around it, and where to stay →

The map

Where each one is

At the edge of the map sits Little River Canyon National Preserve, 37 mi out.

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

Everything nearby

All of them, one by one

All of it lies within 60 miles: 30 places.

Ranked by how many people look them up, so the famous places lead and the local favorites follow.

Parks and trails in Alexandria → · Alexandria’s history →

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

Legion Field: USGS, Public domain · Protective Stadium: Unknown, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Cheaha Mountain: Amann09 (talk · contribs), Public domain · Sloss Furnaces: DXR, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Legacy Arena: AuburnShuffle, CC0 · International Motorsports Hall of Fame: BWard 1997, CC BY 4.0 · Little River Canyon National Preserve: Richard A. Weaver, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Birmingham–Jefferson Convention Complex: Chris Pruitt, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Noccalula Falls Park: Thejammer (talk), Public domain · Birmingham Museum of Art: Birmingham Museum of Art, CC BY 3.0 · Talladega National Forest: Amann09 (talk · contribs), Public domain · Birmingham Zoo: Veharris, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Horseshoe Bend National Military Park: Chris Light, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Birmingham Civil Rights Institute: Historic American Buildings Survey, Public domain · Arlington Antebellum Home & Gardens: Jet Lowe, Public domain · Birmingham Civil Rights National Monument: Carol M. Highsmith, Public domain · Freedom Riders National Monument: Ser Amantio di Nicolao, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Chieftains Museum: Culby (talk)en:User:Cculber007, Public domain · Birmingham Botanical Gardens: AuburnPilot, Public domain · Oak Hill & The Martha Berry Museum: Cculber007 at en.wikipedia, Public domain · Aldridge Botanical Gardens: Joshua Crauswell, CC BY-SA 2.0 · Janney Furnace Park: dofftoubab, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Linn Park: Patrick Cain, CC BY 2.0 · Museum of Flight: John Phelan, CC BY 4.0 · Fort Payne Opera House: JERRYE & ROY KLOTZ MD, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Heard County Jail: Rivers Langley; SaveRivers, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Mort Glosser Amphitheater: Carol M. Highsmith, Public domain · Southeastern Quilt & Textile Museum: Myotus, CC BY 4.0

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