From Dillsboro, 33 mi to Dollywood
Around 16.5M people visit Blue Ridge Parkway each year. The town has no place on our list of its own; 25 are within 40 miles. On the list: 8 museums, 3 theme parks and 2 mountains, among others. Neyland Stadium is worth a day, 55 mi from the centre.
Dollywood
Theme park in Pigeon Forge, Tennessee, USA.
The towns around it, and where to stay →
The lie of the land
On the map, most of the 25 sit to the northwest.
Orange: Dillsboro. Numbers: the best-known places, matching the list below. © OpenStreetMap contributors
The list in full
Look within 60 miles for all 60.
2Great Smoky Mountains National Park
U.S. national park in Tennessee and North Carolina.
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5Blue 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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8Currahee Mountain
Mountain located in Stephens County, Georgia, near Toccoa.
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Titanic Museum
Museum in Pigeon Forge, Tennessee, relating to the RMS Titanic.
Judaculla Rock
Archaeological site in Jackson County, United States of America.
Thompson-Boling Arena at Food City Center
Arena in Tennessee, United States.
Ober Mountain Adventure Park & Ski Area
Amusement park and ski area in Gatlinburg, Tennessee.
Fort Loudoun
British colonial-era fort in Monroe County, Tennessee, United States.
Carl Sandburg Home National Historic Site
National Historic Site of the United States.
Andrew Johnson National Historic Site
National Historic Site in the United States.
North Carolina Arboretum
Arboretum and botanical garden in Asheville, North Carolina, United States.
Fort Hill
Historic house museum and library in Clemson, South Carolina, United States.
Museum of the Cherokee People
Museum, archive organization in Cherokee, North Carolina, United States.
Botanical Gardens at Asheville
Botanical garden in Asheville, North Carolina.
Woodburn Plantation
Historic building in Pendleton, South Carolina, U.S.A..
Fred Hamilton Rhododendron Garden
Protected garden in Georgia, United States.
South Carolina Botanical Garden
Botanical garden on the campus of Clemson University in South Carolina, United States.
Sigal Music Museum
Musical instrument museum in Greenville, South Carolina, U.S.A..
Clemson Area African American Museum
African American museum in Clemson, South Carolina.
Ranked by how many people look them up, so the famous places lead and the local favorites follow.
Parks and trails in Dillsboro → · Dillsboro’s history →
Photo credits
Dollywood: Brian Stansberry (photographer), CC BY 2.5 · Great Smoky Mountains National Park: Scott Basford, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Neyland Stadium: Neomrbungle, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Kuwohi: C. Kenneth Dodd, Jr., Public domain · Blue Ridge Parkway: Ken Thomas, Public domain · Memorial Stadium, Clemson: Caseyh at English Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Brasstown Bald: Unknown, Public domain · Currahee Mountain: Wikilackey (talk), Public domain · Mount Le Conte: No machine-readable author provided. Blinutne assumed (based on copyright claims, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Pisgah National Forest: Ken Thomas, Public domain · Sunsphere: Ɱ, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Nantahala National Forest: Sdrtm at English Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Alcatraz East: EricaLewHouse, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Lake Jocassee: Clemson3564, Public domain · Lake Keowee: Inundated_38Oc1.jpg: Matthew T. Bradley from Berkshire County, Mass., USA deriva, CC BY 2.0 · Titanic Museum: Doug Coldwell, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Judaculla Rock: Spjctim, Public domain · Thompson-Boling Arena at Food City Center: TN 66, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Anna Ruby Falls: Jsfouche, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Tanasi: Brian Stansberry (photographer), CC BY 3.0 · Chimney Rock State Park: Jmturner, Public domain · Fort Loudoun: The original uploader was LMUBill at English Wikipedia., CC BY-SA 3.0 · Chota: Brian Stansberry (photographer), CC BY 3.0 · DuPont State Forest: Ccalvin, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Carl Sandburg Home National Historic Site: Victoria Stauffenberg, Public domain · Table Rock State Park: Clemson3564, CC BY 3.0 · Kituwa: Brian Stansberry, CC BY 3.0 · Andrew Johnson National Historic Site: Brian Stansberry, CC BY 3.0 · World's Fair Park: AppalachianCentrist, CC BY-SA 4.0 · North Carolina Arboretum: Ken Thomas, Public domain · Fort Hill: blahedo, CC BY-SA 2.5 · Museum of Salt and Pepper Shakers: Aludden1, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Greenville County Museum of Art: Ser Amantio di Nicolao, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Museum of the Cherokee People: Missvain, CC BY 4.0 · Oconaluftee Indian Village: Jan Kronsell, CC BY-SA 2.5 · Henderson County Courthouse: Todd McDougal, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Asheville Art Museum: Davidhuffcreative, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Botanical Gardens at Asheville: Zen Sutherland aka Zen sutherland at en.wikipedia, Public domain · Great Smoky Mountains Heritage Center: Brian Stansberry, CC BY 3.0 · Knoxville Museum of Art: Ɱ, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Folk Art Center: Doug Coldwell, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Woodburn Plantation: KudzuVine, Public domain · Fred Hamilton Rhododendron Garden: Unknown, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Hanover House: P. Hughes, CC BY-SA 4.0 · South Carolina Botanical Garden: Daderot, Public domain · Upcountry History Museum: John Foxe, Public domain · Clemson Area African American Museum: FefePipepipe, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Furman University Japanese Garden: Daderot, Public domain · Muse Knoxville: TomasVial, CC0 · Southern Gospel Museum and Hall of Fame: DollyFanJoie at English Wikipedia, Public domain
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