New River Gorge National Park and Preserve
Unit of the United States National Park System in West Virginia.
Attractions near McCarr
23 mi from McCarr, Breaks Interstate Park leads the list
None of our places to visit is inside McCarr; 3 are within 40 miles. Look for 2 museums and a state park. For a full day, there is New River Gorge National Park and Preserve, 59 mi away.
Attractions nearby
13
within 60 miles
The big one
59 mi
New River Gorge National Park and Preserve
National park units
1
parks & monuments
National Preserve · 59 mi east
New River Gorge National Park and Preserve
Unit of the United States National Park System in West Virginia.
The towns around it, and where to stay →
The map
Where to go
Most of the 3 out of town lie to the west.
Orange: McCarr. Numbers: the best-known places, matching the list below. © OpenStreetMap contributors
Everything nearby
Every one of them
Nothing is inside McCarr itself; these 13 are within 60 miles.
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4Criel Mound
Native American burial mound located in South Charleston, West Virginia, United States.
5Huntington Museum of Art
Non-profit organization in Huntington, West Virginia, USA.
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10U.S. 23 Country Music Highway Museum
Local museum in Paintsville, Kentucky.
East Kentucky Science Center
Science center, planetarium in Prestonsburg, Kentucky.
13Magoffin County Pioneer Village and Museum
Open-air museum in Salyersville, Kentucky.
Ranked by how many people look them up, so the famous places lead and the local favorites follow.
Parks and trails in McCarr → · McCarr’s history →
Sources: National Park Service · ski areas © OpenSkiMap / OpenStreetMap contributors · Wikidata · Wikipedia readership · photos via Wikimedia Commons
Photo credits
New River Gorge National Park and Preserve: NKS22, Public domain · Camden Park: Carol M. Highsmith, Public domain · Breaks Interstate Park: SheepNotGoats (Talk), CC BY-SA 3.0 · Criel Mound: David G. Simpson, Public domain · Huntington Museum of Art: Daderot, CC0 · Phillips-Sprague Mine: Coal town guy, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Heritage Farm Museum and Village: Zeo1989, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Mountain Homeplace: J654567, CC BY-SA 3.0 · U.S. 23 Country Music Highway Museum: J654567, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Magoffin County Pioneer Village and Museum: FloNight (Sydney Poore) and Russell Poore, CC BY-SA 3.0
Know a spot visitors miss?Locals know the overlook without the crowds and the diner the tour buses skip.
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