Worth the trip from Hickory: Land Between the Lakes National Recreation Area, 32 mi off
Fort Donelson National Battlefield sees about 151K visitors a year. No place to visit is mapped inside Hickory; 7 are within 40 miles. Look for 3 museums, 2 ancient sites and a park & preserve. Set 51 mi out, Reelfoot Lake makes a day trip.
Land Between the Lakes National Recreation Area
Recreation area and former biosphere reserve (1991-2017) in the United States of America.
The towns around it, and where to stay →
Where they are
Furthest out is Fort Donelson National Battlefield, at 38 mi.
Orange: Hickory. Numbers: the best-known places, matching the list below. © OpenStreetMap contributors
Every place to visit
Look within 60 miles for all 12.
1Land Between the Lakes National Recreation Area
Recreation area and former biosphere reserve (1991-2017) in the United States of America.
3Shawnee National Forest
United States National Forest located in Southern Illinois.
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6Fort Defiance
Park and former military fortification in Cairo, Illinois, United States.
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10Fort Donelson National Battlefield
National Battlefield in USA.
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12University of Kentucky Research and Education Center Botanical Garden
Research farm and botanical garden in Princeton, Kentucky.
Ranked by how many people look them up, so the famous places lead and the local favorites follow.
Parks and trails in Hickory → · Hickory’s history →
Photo credits
Reelfoot Lake: User:JeremyA, CC BY-SA 2.5 · Land Between the Lakes National Recreation Area: http://www.terraprints.com, CC BY 2.5 · Shawnee National Forest: Daniel Schwen, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Garden of the Gods Wilderness: Daniel Schwen, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Kincaid Mounds State Historic Site: Herb Roe, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Cave-in-Rock State Park: Daniel Schwen, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Magnolia Manor: MuZemike, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Fort Donelson National Battlefield: Hlj at English Wikipedia, Public domain · Columbus-Belmont State Park: Knowledgeum at en.wikipedia, Public domain · University of Kentucky Research and Education Center Botanical Garden: Dlove4000, CC BY-SA 3.0
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