From Cherokee Ridge, 21 mi to U.S. Space & Rocket Center
A typical year brings about 1M visitors to U.S. Space & Rocket Center. There is no place to visit inside Cherokee Ridge; there are 8 within 40 miles. Among them are 4 museums, 2 theme parks and a garden. Day-trippers head 45 mi out to Lewis Smith Lake.
U.S. Space & Rocket Center
Science museum in Huntsville, Alabama.
The towns around it, and where to stay →
The places, mapped
On the map, most of the 8 sit to the north.
Orange: Cherokee Ridge. Numbers: the best-known places, matching the list below. © OpenStreetMap contributors
All of it
15 places, all within 60 miles, make the list.
3Russell Cave National Monument
310 acres in Alabama (US) managed by the National Park Service.
4Little River Canyon National Preserve
14,000 acres in Alabama (US) managed by the National Park Service.
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9North Alabama Railroad Museum
Tourist railroad and museum in Chase, Alabama.
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13Janney Furnace Park
Park surrounding a stone furnace in Ohatchee, Alabama.
14Fort Payne Opera House
Theater and movie theater in Fort Payne, Alabama, United States.
Mort Glosser Amphitheater
Open-air theatre in Gadsden, Alabama, United States.
Ranked by how many people look them up, so the famous places lead and the local favorites follow.
Parks and trails in Cherokee Ridge →
Photo credits
U.S. Space & Rocket Center: formulanone from Huntsville, United States, CC BY-SA 2.0 · Russell Cave National Monument: Fredlyfish4, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Little River Canyon National Preserve: Richard A. Weaver, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Noccalula Falls Park: Thejammer (talk), Public domain · Burritt on the Mountain: Carol M. Highsmith, Public domain · Huntsville Museum of Art: Chris Pruitt, CC BY-SA 3.0 · North Alabama Railroad Museum: Jeff Hunter from Madison, AL, USA, CC BY 2.0 · Huntsville Botanical Garden: Scott, CC BY-SA 2.0 · Princess Theatre: Chris Pruitt, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Janney Furnace Park: dofftoubab, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Fort Payne Opera House: JERRYE & ROY KLOTZ MD, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Mort Glosser Amphitheater: Carol M. Highsmith, Public domain
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