Blue Ridge Parkway
Scenic parkway that runs between Shenandoah National Park in west central Virginia and Great Smoky National Park in western North Carolina.
Attractions near Danbury
The nearest draw to Danbury: Blue Ridge Parkway, 23 mi away
Blue Ridge Parkway sees about 16.5M visitors a year. None of our places to visit is inside Danbury; 20 are within 40 miles. The mix takes in 11 museums, a parkway and a stadium & arena. A longer outing takes you to Lane Stadium, 57 mi off.
Attractions nearby
32
within 60 miles
The big one
23 mi
Blue Ridge Parkway
National park units
2
parks & monuments
Parkway · 23 mi northwest
Blue Ridge Parkway
Scenic parkway that runs between Shenandoah National Park in west central Virginia and Great Smoky National Park in western North Carolina.
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The map
Where each one is
Blue Ridge Music Center marks the outer edge, 37 mi away.
Orange: Danbury. Numbers: the best-known places, matching the list below. © OpenStreetMap contributors
Everything nearby
Best known first
32 places, all within 60 miles, make the list.
2Lane Stadium
American football stadium on the Virginia Tech campus in Blacksburg, VA, US.
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4Allegacy Federal Credit Union Stadium
Football stadium at Wake Forest University.
5North Carolina Zoo
World’s largest natural habitat zoo located in Asheboro, North Carolina, United States.
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7Old Salem
Historic district and open-air museum in Winston-Salem, North Carolina, U.S.A..
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11Guilford Courthouse National Military Park
Site maintained by the U.S. National Park Service commemorating the battle.
Palmer Memorial Institute
African-American preparatory school, now a museum.
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14International Civil Rights Center and Museum
Museum, former Woolworth's in Greensboro, North Carolina, U.S..
Booker T. Washington National Monument
224 acres managed by the U.S. National Park Service.
Carolina Theatre of Greensboro
Performing arts center and former movie theater in Greensboro, North Carolina, United States.
Single Brothers' House
Historic house in Winston-Salem, North Carolina, U.S.A..
Richard Childress Racing Museum
Stock car racing museum in North Carolina, United States.
Virginia Museum of Natural History
Natural history museum in Martinsville, Virginia.
Col. Silas Alexander Sharpe House
Historic home located at Statesville, Iredell County, North Carolina.
Greensboro Historical Museum
Church building in North Carolina, United States of America.
Old Davidson County Courthouse
Courthouse in North Carolina, 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
Blue Ridge Parkway: Ken Thomas, Public domain · Lane Stadium: User:B, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Smith Mountain Lake: Jay White, Public domain · Allegacy Federal Credit Union Stadium: BobHWS, CC BY-SA 3.0 · North Carolina Zoo: Diane Villa, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Pilot Mountain: Berean Hunter, CC BY-SA 2.5 · Old Salem: David Bjorgen, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Hanging Rock State Park: Jacalyn Engler from Greensboro, United States, CC BY-SA 2.0 · Reynolda House Museum of American Art: Zsrarticle, CC BY-SA 4.0 · North Carolina Transportation Museum: Unknown, Public domain · Guilford Courthouse National Military Park: National Park Service Digital Image Archives, Public domain · Greensboro Science Center: EmCnNC, CC BY-SA 3.0 · International Civil Rights Center and Museum: Mx._Granger, CC0 · Booker T. Washington National Monument: National Park Service Digital Image Archives, Public domain · Carolina Theatre of Greensboro: No machine-readable author provided. Csbrummitt~commonswiki assumed (based on co, Public domain · Single Brothers' House: P. Hughes, CC BY 4.0 · Weatherspoon Art Museum: Ptncsu12, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Reynolda Gardens: P. Hughes, CC BY 4.0 · Richard Childress Racing Museum: Michael Barera, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Virginia Museum of Natural History: James St. John, CC BY 2.0 · Blue Ridge Music Center: RMLark, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Glencoe Museum: Skye Marthaler, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Hahn Horticulture Garden: Kim Peterson, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Jesse Helms Center: Billy Hathorn, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Col. Silas Alexander Sharpe House: JERRYE & ROY KLOTZ, M.D., CC BY-SA 4.0 · Greensboro Historical Museum: Rhpotter, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Old Davidson County Courthouse: Dennis Brown (Dennis Brown), CC BY-SA 3.0
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