From Detroit, 33 mi to Natchez Trace Parkway
Roughly 8M visitors a year make it to Natchez Trace Parkway. Nothing on our list is inside Detroit; the 4 places to visit are within 40 miles. Look for 2 museums, a parkway and a national battlefield. If you have a day, head to Muscle Shoals Sound Studio, 58 mi away.
Natchez Trace Parkway
49,000 acres managed by the National Park Service.
The towns around it, and where to stay →
Plotted on the map
The 4 outside town cluster to the northwest.
Orange: Detroit. Numbers: the best-known places, matching the list below. © OpenStreetMap contributors
The whole list for Detroit
9 places, all within 60 miles, make the list.
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2Natchez Trace Parkway
49,000 acres managed by the National Park Service.
4Elvis Presley Birthplace
Historic museum at the birthplace of Elvis Presley.
6Brices Cross Roads National Battlefield Site
Battlefield in Mississippi, United States.
7Tupelo National Battlefield
Battlefield in Mississippi, United States.
8Ranked by how many people look them up, so the famous places lead and the local favorites follow.
Parks and trails in Detroit → · Detroit’s history →
Photo credits
Muscle Shoals Sound Studio: Dailynetworks, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Davis Wade Stadium: Nateb2003, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Natchez Trace Parkway: Carol M. Highsmith (1946–), Public domain · Elvis Presley Birthplace: Markuskun at English Wikipedia, Public domain · Brices Cross Roads National Battlefield Site: Wilson44691, Public domain · Tupelo National Battlefield: Chris Light (talk), CC BY-SA 3.0 · Tupelo Automobile Museum: James Case from Philadelphia, Mississippi, U.S.A., CC BY 2.0
