Guest, Sign inJoin

Post to Blue Ridge

We’ll email a one-tap link to publish your post. No password, and nothing is public until you click it.
Already a member? Sign in
Attractions near Blue Ridge

A day out from Blue Ridge: Brasstown Bald, 29 mi away

Blue Ridge’s list takes in 2 waterfalls, 2 museums and a mountain. All of it lies outside: 8 places within 40 miles, none inside Blue Ridge. Beyond the town, Great Smoky Mountains National Park sits 47 mi away.

Attractions nearby
42
within 60 miles
The big one
47 mi
Great Smoky Mountains National Park
National park units
3
parks & monuments
Big draws
2
100K+ Wikipedia readers a year
National Park · 47 mi northeast

Great Smoky Mountains National Park

U.S. national park in Tennessee and North Carolina.

The towns around it, and where to stay →

The map

Around Blue Ridge, mapped

Out at 38 mi is Hiwassee River Heritage Center, the farthest.

1234567891011121314

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

Everything nearby

Every entry

Here are the 42 places 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 Blue Ridge → · Blue Ridge’s history →

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

Great Smoky Mountains National Park: Scott Basford, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Lake Lanier: http://www.terraprints.com, CC BY 2.5 · Chattahoochee Nature Center: muffinn from Worcester, UK, CC BY 2.0 · Brasstown Bald: Unknown, Public domain · Currahee Mountain: Wikilackey (talk), Public domain · Ruby Falls: Oydman (talk), CC BY-SA 3.0 · Nantahala National Forest: Sdrtm at English Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Etowah Indian Mounds: Kåre Thor Olsen, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Chattahoochee–Oconee National Forest: Thomson200, CC0 · Amicalola Falls: Jsfouche, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Craighead Caverns: Brenda, CC BY 2.0 · Fifth Third Stadium: Thomson200, CC0 · 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 · Anna Ruby Falls: Jsfouche, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Tanasi: Brian Stansberry (photographer), CC BY 3.0 · Fort Loudoun: The original uploader was LMUBill at English Wikipedia., CC BY-SA 3.0 · Chattanooga National Cemetery: Andrew Jameson, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Hunter Museum of American Art: Andrew Jameson, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Chota: Brian Stansberry (photographer), CC BY 3.0 · Chickamauga and Chattanooga National Military Park: Lhughesw5, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Tellus Science Museum: Michael Adams, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Fort Mountain State Park: Thomson200, CC0 · Barrington Hall: Galen Parks Smith (Gsmith), CC BY 2.5 · Bulloch Hall: SimonATL at English Wikipedia, Public domain · Chattahoochee River National Recreation Area: Keizers, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Mimms Museum of Technology and Art: Bubba73, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Booth Western Art Museum: Thomson200, CC0 · Savoy Automobile Museum: Thomson200, CC0 · Archibald Smith Plantation Home: Bleak23, Public domain · Dahlonega Gold Museum Historic Site: HowardSF at English Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Songbirds Guitar Museum: Lightburst, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Autrey Mill Nature Preserve & Heritage Center: John Phelan, CC BY 4.0 · Fred Hamilton Rhododendron Garden: Unknown, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Reflection Riding Arboretum and Botanical Garden: Eric in SF, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Roselawn Museum: Amesmultimedia, CC BY-SA 3.0

Know a spot visitors miss?Locals know the overlook without the crowds and the diner the tour buses skip.
Share a tip in Blue Ridge’s Town Square