1Vaught–Hemingway Stadium
Outdoor athletic stadium at the University of Mississippi.
Attractions near Pontotoc
Leave Pontotoc for Vaught–Hemingway Stadium, 31 mi away
Roughly 8M visitors a year make it to Natchez Trace Parkway. Our list finds nothing inside Pontotoc, but 6 places within 40 miles. Among them are 2 museums, a stadium & arena and a parkway. Go 56 mi out for Davis Wade Stadium.
Attractions nearby
11
within 60 miles
The big one
13 mi
Natchez Trace Parkway
National park units
3
parks & monuments
Parkway · 13 mi southeast
Natchez Trace Parkway
49,000 acres managed by the National Park Service.
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The map
Where to find them
Most of the 6 out of town lie to the east.
Orange: Pontotoc. Numbers: the best-known places, matching the list below. © OpenStreetMap contributors
Everything nearby
Every one of them
Nothing is inside Pontotoc itself; these 11 are within 60 miles.
2Natchez Trace Parkway
49,000 acres managed by the National Park Service.
4Elvis Presley Birthplace
Historic museum at the birthplace of Elvis Presley.
5Graceland Too
Two-story home and shrine to Elvis Presley in Holly Springs, Mississippi.
6Shiloh National Military Park
National military park in Tennessee and Mississippi, United States.
7Brices Cross Roads National Battlefield Site
Battlefield in Mississippi, United States.
8Tupelo National Battlefield
Battlefield in Mississippi, United States.
9Boling-Gatewood House
Historic house, home of the Ida B. Wells-Barnett Museum.
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11Ranked by how many people look them up, so the famous places lead and the local favorites follow.
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Photo credits
Vaught–Hemingway Stadium: Matthew Nichols, CC BY 2.0 · Davis Wade Stadium: Nateb2003, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Natchez Trace Parkway: Carol M. Highsmith (1946–), Public domain · Elvis Presley Birthplace: Markuskun at English Wikipedia, Public domain · Graceland Too: Thomas R Machnitzki ([email protected]), CC BY 3.0 · Shiloh National Military Park: Ernest Mettendorf, Public domain · Brices Cross Roads National Battlefield Site: Wilson44691, Public domain · Tupelo National Battlefield: Chris Light (talk), CC BY-SA 3.0 · Boling-Gatewood House: Ser Amantio di Nicolao, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Tupelo Automobile Museum: James Case from Philadelphia, Mississippi, U.S.A., CC BY 2.0 · Corinth Depot: Ron Cogswell, CC BY 2.0
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