Natchez Trace Parkway
49,000 acres managed by the National Park Service.
Attractions near Lake
Worth the trip from Lake: Natchez Trace Parkway, 34 mi off
Visits to Natchez Trace Parkway run to about 8M a year. There is no place to visit inside Lake; there are 3 within 40 miles. Look for 2 museums and a parkway. Make a day of it at Mississippi Veterans Memorial Stadium, 51 mi away.
Attractions nearby
13
within 60 miles
The big one
34 mi
Natchez Trace Parkway
National park units
1
parks & monuments
Parkway · 34 mi northwest
Natchez Trace Parkway
49,000 acres managed by the National Park Service.
The towns around it, and where to stay →
The map
The lie of the land
On the map, most of the 3 sit to the east.
Orange: Lake. Numbers: the best-known places, matching the list below. © OpenStreetMap contributors
Everything nearby
All of them, one by one
The list runs to 13 places, all within 60 miles.
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3Nanih Waiya
Cultural property and archaeological site in Mississippi, USA.
4Medgar and Myrlie Evers Home National Monument
National monument in Jackson, Mississippi, United States.
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11International Museum of Muslim Cultures
Islamic history and culture museum in Jackson, Mississippi.
13Mississippi arts and entertainment experience
Art museum in Meridian, Mississippi.
Ranked by how many people look them up, so the famous places lead and the local favorites follow.
Sources: National Park Service · ski areas © OpenSkiMap / OpenStreetMap contributors · Wikidata · Wikipedia readership · photos via Wikimedia Commons
Photo credits
Natchez Trace Parkway: Carol M. Highsmith (1946–), Public domain · Mississippi Veterans Memorial Stadium: Jfurr1981 at English Wikipedia, Public domain · Nanih Waiya: Ditch Fisher, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Medgar and Myrlie Evers Home National Monument: Jud McCranie, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Lauren Rogers Museum of Art: Michlaovic, Public domain · Mississippi Civil Rights Museum: Michael Barera, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Mississippi Museum of Art: Julian Rankin, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Meridian Museum of Art: Dudemanfellabra at English Wikipedia (Original text: Dudemanfellabra (talk)), CC BY-SA 3.0 · Mississippi arts and entertainment experience: Motifman1960, CC BY-SA 4.0
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