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Attractions near Shelby

Nothing in Shelby itself: Legion Field is 32 mi away

Shelby and its surroundings hold 8 museums, 4 stadiums & arenas and 2 gardens. Nothing is mapped inside Shelby, but 20 places to visit are within 40 miles. Day-trippers head 56 mi out to Bryant–Denny Stadium.

Attractions nearby
43
within 60 miles
The big one
31 mi
Sloss Furnaces
National park units
3
parks & monuments
Big draws
1
100K+ Wikipedia readers a year
Museum · 31 mi northwest

Sloss Furnaces

Museum and national historic landmark in Birmingham, Alabama.

The towns around it, and where to stay →

The map

Places on the map

Out of town, most of the 20 are to the northwest.

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Orange: Shelby. Numbers: the best-known places, matching the list below. © OpenStreetMap contributors

Everything nearby

All the places to visit

Look within 60 miles for all 43.

Ranked by how many people look them up, so the famous places lead and the local favorites follow.

Parks and trails in Shelby → · Shelby’s history →

Sources: National Park Service · ski areas © OpenSkiMap / OpenStreetMap contributors · Wikidata · Wikipedia readership · photos via Wikimedia Commons
Photo credits

Bryant–Denny Stadium: Joel יוֹאֵל, CC BY-SA 2.0 · Legion Field: USGS, Public domain · Protective Stadium: Unknown, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Cheaha Mountain: Amann09 (talk · contribs), Public domain · Lake Martin: Rebecca Hagen, Public domain · Sloss Furnaces: DXR, CC BY-SA 4.0 · The National Memorial to Peace and Justice: Soniakapadia, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Legacy Arena: AuburnShuffle, CC0 · Civil Rights Memorial: Colin Mutchler from Brooklyn, United States, CC BY 2.0 · International Motorsports Hall of Fame: BWard 1997, CC BY 4.0 · The Legacy Museum: Soniakapadia, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Birmingham–Jefferson Convention Complex: Chris Pruitt, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Birmingham Museum of Art: Birmingham Museum of Art, CC BY 3.0 · Talladega National Forest: Amann09 (talk · contribs), Public domain · Birmingham Zoo: Veharris, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Horseshoe Bend National Military Park: Chris Light, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Birmingham Civil Rights Institute: Historic American Buildings Survey, Public domain · Montgomery Zoo: kangotraveler, CC BY 2.0 · Alabama Department of Archives and History: Chris Pruitt, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Arlington Antebellum Home & Gardens: Jet Lowe, Public domain · Birmingham Civil Rights National Monument: Carol M. Highsmith, Public domain · Freedom Riders National Monument: Ser Amantio di Nicolao, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Alabama Judicial Building: Chris Pruitt, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Alabama Museum of Natural History: Skusnr, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Tannehill Ironworks: Dystopos, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Freedom Rides Museum: Chris Pruitt, CC BY-SA 3.0 · National Voting Rights Museum: Michael Barera, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Rosa Parks Museum: Chris Pruitt, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Birmingham Botanical Gardens: AuburnPilot, Public domain · Montgomery Museum of Fine Arts: Ralph Daily from Birmingham, United States, CC BY 2.0 · Red Mountain Park: Swimcoach2!, CC BY-SA 4.0 · The Scott and Zelda Fitzgerald Museum: Carol M. Highsmith, Public domain · Aldridge Botanical Gardens: Joshua Crauswell, CC BY-SA 2.0 · Janney Furnace Park: dofftoubab, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Linn Park: Patrick Cain, CC BY 2.0 · Tuscaloosa Museum of Art: Kthurman83, CC BY-SA 3.0

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