Leave Shannon for Ellison's Cave, 28 mi away
Shannon has 91 notable places within 60 miles, among them 6 national park units. Roughly 1.2M visitors a year make it to Kennesaw Mountain National Battlefield Park. Mercedes-Benz Stadium lies 56 mi out, the pick for a day trip.
Six Flags Over Georgia
Amusement park located west of Atlanta, Georgia.
The towns around it, and where to stay →
How they lie
The farthest of them, Chickamauga and Chattanooga National Military Park, is 39 mi out.
Orange: Shannon. Numbers: the best-known places, matching the list below. © OpenStreetMap contributors
Everything on the list
91 places make the list, every one within 60 miles.
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6Chattahoochee Nature Center
Environmental education facility in Georgia, US.
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Martin Luther King, Jr., National Historical Park
Heritage site in Atlanta, Georgia, USA.
Centennial Olympic Park
Public park in downtown Atlanta, Georgia, United States.
Fifth Third Stadium
Football, soccer and lacrosse field at Kennesaw State University.
Tennessee Valley Railroad Museum
Railroad museum in Chattanooga, Tennessee.
Fernbank Museum of Natural History
Natural history museum in Atlanta, Georgia, USA.
Chattanooga National Cemetery
National cemetery in Chattanooga, Tennessee.
Russell Cave National Monument
310 acres in Alabama (US) managed by the National Park Service.
Chickamauga and Chattanooga National Military Park
Park preserving the battlefields of Chickamauga and Chattanooga in Fort Oglethrope, Georgia, USA.
Little River Canyon National Preserve
14,000 acres in Alabama (US) managed by the National Park Service.
Chastain Memorial Park
City park in Atlanta, Georgia, United States of America.
Kennesaw Mountain National Battlefield Park
Heritage site in Kennesaw, Georgia, USA.
Grant Park
City park and Victorian neighborhood in Atlanta, Georgia, United States.
National Center for Civil and Human Rights
Museum in Atlanta, Georgia, USA.
Chattahoochee River National Recreation Area
Nature center in Sandy Springs, Georgia, USA.
Michael C. Carlos Museum
Art museum of Emory University in Atlanta, Georgia, United States.
Millennium Gate
Triumphal arch and Georgia history museum located in Atlanta.
Mimms Museum of Technology and Art
Technology and Art museum in Roswell, Georgia, USA with a focus on computing history..
Southern Museum of Civil War and Locomotive History
Museum in Kennesaw, Georgia, USA.
Joel Chandler Harris House
Historic house museum in Atlanta, Georgia, USA, built in 1870 in Queen Anne style.
Historic Fourth Ward Park
A park in the Old Fourth Ward of Atlanta, Georgia just south of Ponce City Market and just west of the BeltLine Eastside Trail.
Museum of Contemporary Art of Georgia
Art museum in Atlanta, Georgia, USA.
Robert C. Williams Paper Museum
Paper museum in Atlanta, Georgia, United States.
William Breman Jewish Heritage & Holocaust Museum
Museum in Atlanta, Georgia, USA.
Autrey Mill Nature Preserve & Heritage Center
Nature center in Johns Creek, Georgia, USA.
Reflection Riding Arboretum and Botanical Garden
Botanical garden in Tennessee, US.
Fort Payne Opera House
Theater and movie theater in Fort Payne, Alabama, United States.
Mort Glosser Amphitheater
Open-air theatre in Gadsden, Alabama, United States.
Southeastern Quilt & Textile Museum
Textile museum in Carrollton, Georgia.
Ranked by how many people look them up, so the famous places lead and the local favorites follow.
Parks and trails in Shannon → · Shannon’s history →
Photo credits
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 · Chattahoochee Nature Center: muffinn from Worcester, UK, CC BY 2.0 · Center Parc Stadium: Southernkeith, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Bobby Dodd Stadium: Bkporter12, Public domain · Lookout Mountain: Teke, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Ruby Falls: Oydman (talk), CC BY-SA 3.0 · 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 · Etowah Indian Mounds: Kåre Thor Olsen, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Amicalola Falls: Jsfouche, CC BY-SA 3.0 · High Museum of Art: w:User:Atlantacitizen, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Zoo Atlanta: Patrick Fitzgerald from Atlanta, GA, USA, CC BY 2.0 · Fifth Third Stadium: Thomson200, CC0 · Piedmont Park: Frank Schulenburg, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Jimmy Carter Library and Museum: Unknown, Public domain · New Echota: Cculber007 at en.wikipedia, Public domain · Nickajack Cave: Blueway, CC BY-SA 3.0 · The Tabernacle: Tim Farley, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Tennessee Aquarium: Ɱ, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Tennessee Valley Railroad Museum: TVSRR at English Wikipedia. Photo by Jason Trew /TVSRR, Public domain · Fernbank Museum of Natural History: Daniel Mayer, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Chattanooga National Cemetery: Andrew Jameson, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Herndon Home: GreaterPonce665, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Hunter Museum of American Art: Andrew Jameson, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Russell Cave National Monument: Fredlyfish4, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Chickamauga and Chattanooga National Military Park: Lhughesw5, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Six Flags White Water: Druidhills, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Tellus Science Museum: Michael Adams, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Fort Mountain State Park: Thomson200, CC0 · Cloudland Canyon State Park: Ronmacal at English Wikipedia, Public domain · Little River Canyon National Preserve: Richard A. Weaver, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Atlanta Botanical Garden: Daderot, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Noccalula Falls Park: Thejammer (talk), Public domain · 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 · Barrington Hall: Galen Parks Smith (Gsmith), CC BY 2.5 · Center for Puppetry Arts: Daniel Mayer, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Bulloch Hall: SimonATL at English Wikipedia, Public domain · Grant Park: Scott Ehardt, Public domain · Southeastern Railway Museum: Logg Tandy, CC BY 4.0 · 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 · Atlanta Silverbacks Park: Wilson Wise, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Michael C. Carlos Museum: Daniel Mayer, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Millennium Gate: Chris Yunker, CC BY-SA 2.0 · Mimms Museum of Technology and Art: Bubba73, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Rhodes Hall: Gatrust at English Wikipedia, Public domain · Booth Western Art Museum: Thomson200, CC0 · Southern Museum of Civil War and Locomotive History: Unknown, Attribution · Fernbank Science Center: Eoghanacht, Public domain · Joel Chandler Harris House: Gilford Photography, Public domain · Chieftains Museum: Culby (talk)en:User:Cculber007, Public domain · Savoy Automobile Museum: Thomson200, CC0 · Archibald Smith Plantation Home: Bleak23, Public domain · 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 · Songbirds Guitar Museum: Lightburst, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Hammonds House Museum: HHMbusiness, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Oak Hill & The Martha Berry Museum: Cculber007 at en.wikipedia, Public domain · Robert C. Williams Paper Museum: TallQuasar at English Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 3.0 · 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 · Autrey Mill Nature Preserve & Heritage Center: John Phelan, CC BY 4.0 · Aviation History & Technology Center: Thomson200, CC0 · Museum of Flight: John Phelan, CC BY 4.0 · Reflection Riding Arboretum and Botanical Garden: Eric in SF, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Roselawn Museum: Amesmultimedia, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Bridgeport Depot Museum: Brian Stansberry, CC BY 4.0 · Fort Payne Opera House: JERRYE & ROY KLOTZ MD, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Mort Glosser Amphitheater: Carol M. Highsmith, Public domain · Southeastern Quilt & Textile Museum: Myotus, CC BY 4.0
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