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Attractions near Franklin

Heard County Jail: Franklin’s one place to visit

Franklin has 70 notable places within 60 miles, among them 5 national park units. Heard County Jail is inside Franklin. Further out, Mercedes-Benz Stadium is 52 mi away.

Attractions nearby
70
within 60 miles
The big one
46 mi
Six Flags Over Georgia
National park units
5
parks & monuments
Big draws
3
100K+ Wikipedia readers a year
Theme park · 46 mi northeast

Six Flags Over Georgia

Amusement park located west of Atlanta, Georgia.

The towns around it, and where to stay →

The map

How they lie

The 5 outside town cluster to the southeast.

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

Everything nearby

Everything to see

The town has one; within 60 miles, the list finds 69 more.

The places inside Franklin lead. The rest are ranked by how many people look them up, so the famous places come first and the local favorites follow.

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

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

Heard County Jail: Rivers Langley; SaveRivers, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Mercedes-Benz Stadium: Atlanta Falcons, CC BY 3.0 · Six Flags Over Georgia: hagerman, CC BY 2.0 · State Farm Arena: Hermann Luyken, CC0 · Truist Park: Thechased at English Wikipedia, CC BY 4.0 · Georgia Aquarium: Diliff, CC BY 2.5 · Center Parc Stadium: Southernkeith, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Bobby Dodd Stadium: Bkporter12, Public domain · Little White House: Dsdugan, CC0 · Jordan–Hare Stadium: AuburnPilot, Public domain · Atlanta Beltline: PghPhxNfk, CC BY-SA 4.0 · World of Coca-Cola: w:User:Zpb52, Public domain · Fox Theatre: Frank Schulenburg, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Herndon Stadium: MSGT Joseph Pittelli, U.S. Air Force, Public domain · Martin Luther King, Jr., National Historical Park: Jet Lowe, Public domain · Centennial Olympic Park: Unknown authorUnknown author, Public domain · Cheaha Mountain: Amann09 (talk · contribs), Public domain · Lake Martin: Rebecca Hagen, Public domain · High Museum of Art: w:User:Atlantacitizen, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Zoo Atlanta: Patrick Fitzgerald from Atlanta, GA, USA, CC BY 2.0 · Delta Flight Museum: Blurred Ren from Stone Mountain, USA, CC BY 2.0 · Piedmont Park: Frank Schulenburg, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Jimmy Carter Library and Museum: Unknown, Public domain · Callaway Gardens: Thomsonmg2000, CC0 · The Tabernacle: Tim Farley, CC BY-SA 3.0 · International Motorsports Hall of Fame: BWard 1997, CC BY 4.0 · Fernbank Museum of Natural History: Daniel Mayer, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Herndon Home: GreaterPonce665, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Six Flags White Water: Druidhills, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Atlanta Botanical Garden: Daderot, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Atlanta History Center: Hellohowareyoudoing (talk), CC BY-SA 3.0 · Cadence Bank Amphitheatre: BullDawg2021, CC BY 4.0 · Chastain Memorial Park: blacklab2013, CC BY-SA 2.0 · Kennesaw Mountain National Battlefield Park: Mikereichold, CC BY-SA 2.5 · Center for Puppetry Arts: Daniel Mayer, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Grant Park: Scott Ehardt, Public domain · National Center for Civil and Human Rights: Marco Correa, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Chattahoochee River National Recreation Area: Keizers, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Michael C. Carlos Museum: Daniel Mayer, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Millennium Gate: Chris Yunker, CC BY-SA 2.0 · Horseshoe Bend National Military Park: Chris Light, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Rhodes Hall: Gatrust at English Wikipedia, Public domain · Freedom Riders National Monument: Ser Amantio di Nicolao, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Southern Museum of Civil War and Locomotive History: Unknown, Attribution · Fernbank Science Center: Eoghanacht, Public domain · Joel Chandler Harris House: Gilford Photography, Public domain · National Civil War Naval Museum at Port Columbus: Gabby Brito, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Children's Museum of Atlanta: Carissa Rogers, CC BY 2.0 · David J. Sencer CDC Museum: Jim Gathany, Public domain · Historic Fourth Ward Park: Marc Merlin, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Museum of Design Atlanta: John Ramspott, CC BY 2.0 · Springer Opera House: Unknown, Public domain · The Columbus Museum: Thecolumbusmuseum, CC BY 4.0 · Cecil B. Day Butterfly Center: Dsdugan, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Hammonds House Museum: HHMbusiness, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Hills and Dales Estate: Ethan Smith, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Jule Collins Smith Museum of Fine Art: Josh Hallett from Winter Haven, FL, USA, CC BY 2.0 · Robert C. Williams Paper Museum: TallQuasar at English Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Stately Oaks: Maksim Sundukov, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Strand Theatre: Idawriter, CC BY-SA 3.0 · William Breman Jewish Heritage & Holocaust Museum: Jake Mohan, CC BY 2.0 · Atlanta Contemporary Art Center: BurnAway, CC BY 2.0 · Aviation History & Technology Center: Thomson200, CC0 · Museum of Flight: John Phelan, CC BY 4.0 · Southeastern Quilt & Textile Museum: Myotus, CC BY 4.0

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