The nearest draw to Cherokee: Muscle Shoals Sound Studio, 17 mi away
Around 8M people visit Natchez Trace Parkway each year. Our list finds nothing inside Cherokee, but 6 places within 40 miles. The commonest are 4 museums, a parkway and a national military park. Allow a day for Elvis Presley Birthplace, 53 mi off.
Natchez Trace Parkway
49,000 acres managed by the National Park Service.
The towns around it, and where to stay →
Map of the places
The list reaches out to Corinth Depot, 34 mi away.
Orange: Cherokee. Numbers: the best-known places, matching the list below. © OpenStreetMap contributors
Best known first
12 places, all within 60 miles, make the list.
1Natchez Trace Parkway
49,000 acres managed by the National Park Service.
3Elvis Presley Birthplace
Historic museum at the birthplace of Elvis Presley.
4Shiloh National Military Park
National military park in Tennessee and Mississippi, United States.
7Brices Cross Roads National Battlefield Site
Battlefield in Mississippi, United States.
8Tupelo National Battlefield
Battlefield in Mississippi, United States.
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12Ranked by how many people look them up, so the famous places lead and the local favorites follow.
Parks and trails in Cherokee → · Cherokee’s history →
Photo credits
Muscle Shoals Sound Studio: Dailynetworks, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Natchez Trace Parkway: Carol M. Highsmith (1946–), Public domain · Elvis Presley Birthplace: Markuskun at English Wikipedia, Public domain · Shiloh National Military Park: Ernest Mettendorf, Public domain · Brices Cross Roads National Battlefield Site: Wilson44691, Public domain · Tupelo National Battlefield: Chris Light (talk), CC BY-SA 3.0 · Princess Theatre: Chris Pruitt, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Tupelo Automobile Museum: James Case from Philadelphia, Mississippi, U.S.A., CC BY 2.0 · Corinth Depot: Ron Cogswell, CC BY 2.0
