Worth the trip from Edwardsville: Cheaha Mountain, 33 mi off
Roughly 782K visitors a year make it to Little River Canyon National Preserve. Nothing on our list is inside Edwardsville; the 10 places to visit are within 40 miles. Among them are 4 museums, a mountain and a national preserve. Six Flags Over Georgia, 53 mi away, is the best-known day out.
Six Flags Over Georgia
Amusement park located west of Atlanta, Georgia.
The towns around it, and where to stay →
Where to go
The outermost point is Noccalula Falls Park, at 35 mi.
Orange: Edwardsville. Numbers: the best-known places, matching the list below. © OpenStreetMap contributors
The list in full
Everything here is within 60 miles, 31 places in all.
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8Fifth Third Stadium
Football, soccer and lacrosse field at Kennesaw State University.
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10International Motorsports Hall of Fame
Hall of fame dedicated to auto racing personalities located in Talladega, United States.
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13Little River Canyon National Preserve
14,000 acres in Alabama (US) managed by the National Park Service.
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Kennesaw Mountain National Battlefield Park
Heritage site in Kennesaw, Georgia, USA.
Chattahoochee River National Recreation Area
Nature center in Sandy Springs, Georgia, USA.
Freedom Riders National Monument
United States National Monument in Anniston, Alabama.
Southern Museum of Civil War and Locomotive History
Museum in Kennesaw, Georgia, USA.
Janney Furnace Park
Park surrounding a stone furnace in Ohatchee, Alabama.
Fort Payne Opera House
Theater and movie theater in Fort Payne, Alabama, United States.
Heard County Jail
Heard County Jail is located on Court Square and Shady Lane in Franklin, Georgia.
Mort Glosser Amphitheater
Open-air theatre in Gadsden, Alabama, United States.
Southeastern Quilt & Textile Museum
Textile museum in Carrollton, Georgia.
Ranked by how many people look them up, so the famous places lead and the local favorites follow.
Parks and trails in Edwardsville → · Edwardsville’s history →
Photo credits
Six Flags Over Georgia: hagerman, CC BY 2.0 · Truist Park: Thechased at English Wikipedia, CC BY 4.0 · Atlanta Beltline: PghPhxNfk, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Etowah Indian Mounds: Kåre Thor Olsen, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Cheaha Mountain: Amann09 (talk · contribs), Public domain · Fifth Third Stadium: Thomson200, CC0 · New Echota: Cculber007 at en.wikipedia, Public domain · International Motorsports Hall of Fame: BWard 1997, CC BY 4.0 · Six Flags White Water: Druidhills, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Tellus Science Museum: Michael Adams, 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 · Kennesaw Mountain National Battlefield Park: Mikereichold, CC BY-SA 2.5 · Chattahoochee River National Recreation Area: Keizers, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Booth Western Art Museum: Thomson200, CC0 · Freedom Riders National Monument: Ser Amantio di Nicolao, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Southern Museum of Civil War and Locomotive History: Unknown, Attribution · Chieftains Museum: Culby (talk)en:User:Cculber007, Public domain · Savoy Automobile Museum: Thomson200, CC0 · Oak Hill & The Martha Berry Museum: Cculber007 at en.wikipedia, Public domain · Strand Theatre: Idawriter, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Aviation History & Technology Center: Thomson200, CC0 · Janney Furnace Park: dofftoubab, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Museum of Flight: John Phelan, CC BY 4.0 · Roselawn Museum: Amesmultimedia, CC BY-SA 3.0 · 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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