Worth the trip from Arjay: United States Penitentiary, 36 mi off
Daniel Boone National Forest draws about 2.5M visitors a year. The town has no place on our list of its own; 5 are within 40 miles. On the list: an ancient site, a national forest and a waterfall, among others. Day-trippers head 42 mi out to Black Mountain.
Cumberland Gap National Historical Park
20,000 acres (Kentucky, Tennessee, and Virginia) operated by the U.S. National Park Service.
The towns around it, and where to stay →
Places on the map
At 39 mi, Cumberland Falls is the farthest one out.
Orange: Arjay. Numbers: the best-known places, matching the list below. © OpenStreetMap contributors
The complete list
13 places make the list, every one within 60 miles.
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4Cumberland Gap National Historical Park
20,000 acres (Kentucky, Tennessee, and Virginia) operated by the U.S. National Park Service.
6Big South Fork National River and Recreation Area
In northeastern Tennessee and southeastern Kentucky, USA.
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13Ranked by how many people look them up, so the famous places lead and the local favorites follow.
Parks and trails in Arjay → · Arjay’s history →
Photo credits
United States Penitentiary: Nyttend, Public domain · Black Mountain: iLoveMountains.org, CC BY 2.0 · Daniel Boone National Forest: Schwaltz, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Cumberland Falls: ChrisKuehl, Public domain · Cumberland Gap National Historical Park: J654567, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Big South Fork National River and Recreation Area: Brian Stansberry, CC BY 3.0 · Museum of Appalachia: Brian Stansberry, CC BY 3.0 · Blue Heron: Brian Stansberry, CC BY 3.0 · Hensley Settlement: National Park Service, Public domain · Green McAdoo School: Brian Stansberry; modified by Orlady, CC BY 3.0 us · Muse Knoxville: TomasVial, CC0
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