Natchez Trace Parkway
49,000 acres managed by the National Park Service.
Attractions near Lena
Worth the trip from Lena: Natchez Trace Parkway, 10 mi off
Visits to Natchez Trace Parkway run to about 8M a year. Nothing on our list is inside Lena; the 5 places to visit are within 40 miles. On the list: 2 museums, a parkway and a stadium & arena, among others. The best-known trip out is to Nanih Waiya, 44 mi away.
Attractions nearby
13
within 60 miles
The big one
10 mi
Natchez Trace Parkway
National park units
2
parks & monuments
Parkway · 10 mi northwest
Natchez Trace Parkway
49,000 acres managed by the National Park Service.
The towns around it, and where to stay →
The map
Around Lena, mapped
The 5 outside town cluster to the southwest.
Orange: Lena. Numbers: the best-known places, matching the list below. © OpenStreetMap contributors
Everything nearby
Place by place
13 places, all within 60 miles, make the list.
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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.
5Vicksburg National Military Park
Battle of Vicksburg historic site.
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10International Museum of Muslim Cultures
Islamic history and culture museum in Jackson, Mississippi.
12Mississippi arts and entertainment experience
Art museum in Meridian, Mississippi.
Rainwater Observatory and Planetarium
Educational astronomical observatory and planetarium located near French Camp, Mississippi, United States.
Ranked by how many people look them up, so the famous places lead and the local favorites follow.
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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 · Vicksburg National Military Park: Eoghanacht at English Wikipedia, 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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