The nearest draw to Hillsboro: Muscle Shoals Sound Studio, 29 mi away
U.S. Space & Rocket Center draws about 1M visitors a year. All of it lies outside: 10 places within 40 miles, none inside Hillsboro. The mix takes in 6 museums, 2 theme parks and a garden. Allow a day for Natchez Trace Parkway, 42 mi off.
Muscle Shoals Sound Studio
Recording studio in Sheffield, Alabama, USA.
The towns around it, and where to stay →
The places, mapped
The 10 outside town cluster to the east.
Orange: Hillsboro. Numbers: the best-known places, matching the list below. © OpenStreetMap contributors
The full list
All of it lies within 60 miles: 13 places.
2Natchez Trace Parkway
49,000 acres 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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12Ranked by how many people look them up, so the famous places lead and the local favorites follow.
Parks and trails in Hillsboro →
Photo credits
Muscle Shoals Sound Studio: Dailynetworks, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Natchez Trace Parkway: Carol M. Highsmith (1946–), Public domain · U.S. Space & Rocket Center: formulanone from Huntsville, United States, CC BY-SA 2.0 · 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
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