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Attractions near Alto

Nothing in Alto itself: Lake Lanier is 27 mi away

A typical year brings about 2.9M visitors to Chattahoochee River National Recreation Area. Nothing is mapped inside Alto, but 14 places to visit are within 40 miles. There are 5 museums, 3 waterfalls and 2 mountains to choose from. For a longer trip, Stone Mountain lies 56 mi away.

Attractions nearby
38
within 60 miles
The big one
27 mi
Lake Lanier
National park units
1
parks & monuments
Big draws
2
100K+ Wikipedia readers a year
Lake · 27 mi southwest

Lake Lanier

Reservoir in Georgia, United States.

The towns around it, and where to stay →

The map

How they lie

The list reaches out to Amicalola Falls, 39 mi away.

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

Everything nearby

Everything to see

All 38 on the list lie within 60 miles.

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

Parks and trails in Alto →

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

Stone Mountain: KyleAndMelissa22, Public domain · Lake Lanier: http://www.terraprints.com, CC BY 2.5 · Sanford Stadium: The original uploader was Clio64 at French Wikipedia., CC BY-SA 3.0 · Chattahoochee Nature Center: muffinn from Worcester, UK, CC BY 2.0 · Memorial Stadium, Clemson: Caseyh at English Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Brasstown Bald: Unknown, Public domain · Currahee Mountain: Wikilackey (talk), Public domain · Lake Hartwell: blahedo, CC BY-SA 2.5 · Nantahala National Forest: Sdrtm at English Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Lake Jocassee: Clemson3564, Public domain · Gas South Arena: fr:File:ArenaatGwinnettCenterSat.png : fr:User:Betp (26 janvier 2008 à 20:19), Public domain · Lake Keowee: Inundated_38Oc1.jpg: Matthew T. Bradley from Berkshire County, Mass., USA deriva, CC BY 2.0 · Chattahoochee–Oconee National Forest: Thomson200, CC0 · Amicalola Falls: Jsfouche, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Anna Ruby Falls: Jsfouche, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Barrington Hall: Galen Parks Smith (Gsmith), CC BY 2.5 · Bulloch Hall: SimonATL at English Wikipedia, Public domain · Southeastern Railway Museum: Logg Tandy, CC BY 4.0 · Chattahoochee River National Recreation Area: Keizers, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Atlanta Silverbacks Park: Wilson Wise, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Mimms Museum of Technology and Art: Bubba73, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Fort Hill: blahedo, CC BY-SA 2.5 · Archibald Smith Plantation Home: Bleak23, Public domain · Dahlonega Gold Museum Historic Site: HowardSF at English Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 3.0 · The State Botanical Garden of Georgia: Pendragon98 (Talk / contribs), Public domain · Woodburn Plantation: KudzuVine, Public domain · Autrey Mill Nature Preserve & Heritage Center: John Phelan, CC BY 4.0 · Fred Hamilton Rhododendron Garden: Unknown, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Hanover House: P. Hughes, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Henry W. Grady House: Fred D. Nichols, Photographer, Public domain · South Carolina Botanical Garden: Daderot, Public domain · Barrow County Museum: Chris Pruitt, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Clemson Area African American Museum: FefePipepipe, CC BY-SA 3.0

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