36 mi from Rainsville, Lookout Mountain leads the list
A typical year brings about 782K visitors to Little River Canyon National Preserve. Look within 40 miles for the 10 places to visit; none is inside Rainsville. The mix takes in 2 theatres, a mountain and a cave. Ruby Falls, 46 mi away, is the best-known day out.
Lookout Mountain
Mountain in northwestern Georgia, United States.
The towns around it, and where to stay →
The places, mapped
Nickajack Cave, 37 mi away, is the farthest on the map.
Orange: Rainsville. Numbers: the best-known places, matching the list below. © OpenStreetMap contributors
Everything to see
32 places make the list, every one within 60 miles.
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8Tennessee Valley Railroad Museum
Railroad museum in Chattanooga, Tennessee.
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10Chattanooga National Cemetery
National cemetery in Chattanooga, Tennessee.
11Chickamauga and Chattanooga National Military Park
Park preserving the battlefields of Chickamauga and Chattanooga in Fort Oglethrope, Georgia, USA.
12Russell Cave National Monument
310 acres in Alabama (US) managed by the National Park Service.
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Little River Canyon National Preserve
14,000 acres in Alabama (US) managed by the National Park Service.
North Alabama Railroad Museum
Tourist railroad and museum in Chase, Alabama.
Freedom Riders National Monument
United States National Monument in Anniston, Alabama.
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.
Mort Glosser Amphitheater
Open-air theatre in Gadsden, Alabama, United States.
Reflection Riding Arboretum and Botanical Garden
Botanical garden in Tennessee, US.
Ranked by how many people look them up, so the famous places lead and the local favorites follow.
Parks and trails in Rainsville → · Rainsville’s history →
Photo credits
Lookout Mountain: Teke, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Ruby Falls: Oydman (talk), CC BY-SA 3.0 · U.S. Space & Rocket Center: formulanone from Huntsville, United States, CC BY-SA 2.0 · New Echota: Cculber007 at en.wikipedia, Public domain · Tennessee Aquarium: Ɱ, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Tennessee Valley Railroad Museum: TVSRR at English Wikipedia. Photo by Jason Trew /TVSRR, Public domain · Nickajack Cave: Blueway, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Chattanooga National Cemetery: Andrew Jameson, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Chickamauga and Chattanooga National Military Park: Lhughesw5, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Russell Cave National Monument: Fredlyfish4, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Hunter Museum of American Art: Andrew Jameson, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Cloudland Canyon State Park: Ronmacal at English Wikipedia, Public domain · 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 · Freedom Riders National Monument: Ser Amantio di Nicolao, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Chieftains Museum: Culby (talk)en:User:Cculber007, Public domain · Huntsville Botanical Garden: Scott, CC BY-SA 2.0 · Songbirds Guitar Museum: Lightburst, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Oak Hill & The Martha Berry Museum: Cculber007 at en.wikipedia, Public domain · Janney Furnace Park: dofftoubab, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Bridgeport Depot Museum: Brian Stansberry, CC BY 4.0 · Fort Payne Opera House: JERRYE & ROY KLOTZ MD, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Mort Glosser Amphitheater: Carol M. Highsmith, Public domain · Reflection Riding Arboretum and Botanical Garden: Eric in SF, CC BY-SA 3.0
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