Worth the trip from Villa Rica: Mercedes-Benz Stadium, 30 mi off
About 2.9M people a year visit Chattahoochee River National Recreation Area. The town has no place on our list of its own; 66 are within 40 miles. Among them are 38 museums, 9 stadiums & arenas and 4 theatres. Beyond the town, Stone Mountain sits 45 mi away.
Six Flags Over Georgia
Amusement park located west of Atlanta, Georgia.
The towns around it, and where to stay →
On the map
To the east is where most of the 66 lie.
Orange: Villa Rica. Numbers: the best-known places, matching the list below. © OpenStreetMap contributors
Everything to see
These 81 are all within 60 miles.
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7Chattahoochee Nature Center
Environmental education facility in Georgia, US.
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10Little White House
House located in the Historic District of Warm Springs, Georgia, United States.
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Centennial Olympic Park
Public park in downtown Atlanta, Georgia, United States.
Martin Luther King, Jr., National Historical Park
Heritage site in Atlanta, Georgia, USA.
Fifth Third Stadium
Football, soccer and lacrosse field at Kennesaw State University.
Fernbank Museum of Natural History
Natural history museum in Atlanta, Georgia, USA.
Little River Canyon National Preserve
14,000 acres in Alabama (US) managed by the National Park Service.
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.
Michael C. Carlos Museum
Art museum of Emory University in Atlanta, Georgia, United States.
Chattahoochee River National Recreation Area
Nature center in Sandy Springs, Georgia, USA.
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..
Joel Chandler Harris House
Historic house museum in Atlanta, Georgia, USA, built in 1870 in Queen Anne style.
Southern Museum of Civil War and Locomotive History
Museum in Kennesaw, Georgia, USA.
Freedom Riders National Monument
United States National Monument in Anniston, Alabama.
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.
Gwinnett Environmental & Heritage Center
Building in Buford, Georgia, United States.
Heard County Jail
Heard County Jail is located on Court Square and Shady Lane in Franklin, Georgia.
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 Villa Rica → · Villa Rica’s history →
Photo credits
Mercedes-Benz Stadium: Atlanta Falcons, CC BY 3.0 · Stone Mountain: KyleAndMelissa22, Public domain · State Farm Arena: Hermann Luyken, CC0 · Six Flags Over Georgia: hagerman, CC BY 2.0 · 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 · Little White House: Dsdugan, CC0 · Bobby Dodd Stadium: Bkporter12, Public domain · World of Coca-Cola: w:User:Zpb52, Public domain · Atlanta Beltline: PghPhxNfk, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Fox Theatre: Frank Schulenburg, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Herndon Stadium: MSGT Joseph Pittelli, U.S. Air Force, Public domain · Centennial Olympic Park: Unknown authorUnknown author, Public domain · Martin Luther King, Jr., National Historical Park: Jet Lowe, Public domain · Gas South Arena: fr:File:ArenaatGwinnettCenterSat.png : fr:User:Betp (26 janvier 2008 à 20:19), Public domain · Cheaha Mountain: Amann09 (talk · contribs), Public domain · Etowah Indian Mounds: Kåre Thor Olsen, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Zoo Atlanta: Patrick Fitzgerald from Atlanta, GA, USA, CC BY 2.0 · High Museum of Art: w:User:Atlantacitizen, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Delta Flight Museum: Blurred Ren from Stone Mountain, USA, CC BY 2.0 · Jimmy Carter Library and Museum: Unknown, Public domain · New Echota: Cculber007 at en.wikipedia, Public domain · Piedmont Park: Frank Schulenburg, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Fifth Third Stadium: Thomson200, CC0 · The Tabernacle: Tim Farley, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Herndon Home: GreaterPonce665, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Fernbank Museum of Natural History: Daniel Mayer, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Tellus Science Museum: Michael Adams, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Six Flags White Water: Druidhills, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Little River Canyon National Preserve: Richard A. Weaver, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Atlanta Botanical Garden: Daderot, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Kennesaw Mountain National Battlefield Park: Mikereichold, CC BY-SA 2.5 · Atlanta History Center: Hellohowareyoudoing (talk), CC BY-SA 3.0 · Cadence Bank Amphitheatre: BullDawg2021, CC BY 4.0 · Barrington Hall: Galen Parks Smith (Gsmith), CC BY 2.5 · Bulloch Hall: SimonATL at English Wikipedia, Public domain · Center for Puppetry Arts: Daniel Mayer, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Southeastern Railway Museum: Logg Tandy, CC BY 4.0 · Grant Park: Scott Ehardt, Public domain · National Center for Civil and Human Rights: Marco Correa, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Michael C. Carlos Museum: Daniel Mayer, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Chattahoochee River National Recreation Area: Keizers, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Millennium Gate: Chris Yunker, CC BY-SA 2.0 · Atlanta Silverbacks Park: Wilson Wise, CC BY-SA 4.0 · 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 · Fernbank Science Center: Eoghanacht, Public domain · Joel Chandler Harris House: Gilford Photography, Public domain · Southern Museum of Civil War and Locomotive History: Unknown, Attribution · Freedom Riders National Monument: Ser Amantio di Nicolao, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Historic Fourth Ward Park: Marc Merlin, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Savoy Automobile Museum: Thomson200, CC0 · Chieftains Museum: Culby (talk)en:User:Cculber007, Public domain · Children's Museum of Atlanta: Carissa Rogers, CC BY 2.0 · Museum of Design Atlanta: John Ramspott, CC BY 2.0 · Archibald Smith Plantation Home: Bleak23, Public domain · David J. Sencer CDC Museum: Jim Gathany, Public domain · Hills and Dales Estate: Ethan Smith, CC BY-SA 3.0 · 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 · 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 · Autrey Mill Nature Preserve & Heritage Center: John Phelan, CC BY 4.0 · Aviation History & Technology Center: Thomson200, CC0 · Hammonds House Museum: HHMbusiness, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Roselawn Museum: Amesmultimedia, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Heard County Jail: Rivers Langley; SaveRivers, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Museum of Flight: John Phelan, CC BY 4.0 · Southeastern Quilt & Textile Museum: Myotus, CC BY 4.0
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