Worth the trip from Raoul: Lake Lanier, 25 mi off
About 2.9M people a year visit Chattahoochee River National Recreation Area. All of it lies outside: 14 places within 40 miles, none inside Raoul. They include 5 museums, 3 waterfalls and 2 mountains. Out of town, Stone Mountain is 55 mi away.
Lake Lanier
Reservoir in Georgia, United States.
The towns around it, and where to stay →
Places on the map
Georgia Museum of Art marks the outer edge, 38 mi away.
Orange: Raoul. Numbers: the best-known places, matching the list below. © OpenStreetMap contributors
The list in full
All of it lies within 60 miles: 38 places.
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4Chattahoochee Nature Center
Environmental education facility in Georgia, US.
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7Currahee Mountain
Mountain located in Stephens County, Georgia, near Toccoa.
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13Chattahoochee–Oconee National Forest
United States national forest in Gainesville, Georgia, USA.
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Chattahoochee River National Recreation Area
Nature center in Sandy Springs, Georgia, USA.
Mimms Museum of Technology and Art
Technology and Art museum in Roswell, Georgia, USA with a focus on computing history..
Fort Hill
Historic house museum and library in Clemson, South Carolina, United States.
Woodburn Plantation
Historic building in Pendleton, South Carolina, U.S.A..
Autrey Mill Nature Preserve & Heritage Center
Nature center in Johns Creek, Georgia, USA.
Fred Hamilton Rhododendron Garden
Protected garden in Georgia, United States.
Gwinnett Environmental & Heritage Center
Building in Buford, Georgia, United States.
Henry W. Grady House
Historic house museum and National Historic Landmark in Athens, Georgia.
South Carolina Botanical Garden
Botanical garden on the campus of Clemson University in South Carolina, United States.
Clemson Area African American Museum
African American museum in Clemson, South Carolina.
Ranked by how many people look them up, so the famous places lead and the local favorites follow.
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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