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 Elkin
From Elkin, 16 mi to Blue Ridge Parkway
Elkin has 31 notable places within 60 miles, among them 1 national park unit and 1 ski area. Around 16.5M people visit Blue Ridge Parkway each year. Beyond the town, Lake Norman sits 54 mi away.
Attractions nearby
31
within 60 miles
The big one
16 mi
Blue Ridge Parkway
National park units
1
parks & monuments
Ski areas
1
Sugar Mountain Resort
Parkway · 16 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.
The towns around it, and where to stay →
The map
The places, mapped
Head to the east for most of the 12 on the list.
Orange: Elkin. Numbers: the best-known places, matching the list below. © OpenStreetMap contributors
Everything nearby
All of it
These 31 are all within 60 miles.
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5Allegacy Federal Credit Union Stadium
Football stadium at Wake Forest University.
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8Old Salem
Historic district and open-air museum in Winston-Salem, North Carolina, U.S.A..
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Guilford Courthouse National Military Park
Site maintained by the U.S. National Park Service commemorating the battle.
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.
Col. Silas Alexander Sharpe House
Historic home located at Statesville, Iredell County, North Carolina.
Daniel Boone Native Gardens
Gardens located in Boone, North Carolina, United States.
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.
Parks and trails in Elkin → · Elkin’s history →
Sources: National Park Service · ski areas © OpenSkiMap / OpenStreetMap contributors · Wikidata · Wikipedia readership · photos via Wikimedia Commons
Photo credits
Blue Ridge Parkway: Ken Thomas, Public domain · Lake Norman: Prince Grobhelm, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Grandfather Mountain: Original uploader was KyleAndMelissa22 at en.wikipedia, Public domain · Mount Rogers: USDA-FS, Public domain · Allegacy Federal Credit Union Stadium: BobHWS, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Pilot Mountain: Berean Hunter, CC BY-SA 2.5 · Old Salem: David Bjorgen, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Grayson Highlands State Park: Ken Thomas, Public domain · 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 · Sugar Mountain Resort: Mark Clifton, CC BY-SA 2.0 · North Carolina Transportation Museum: Unknown, Public domain · Guilford Courthouse National Military Park: National Park Service Digital Image Archives, Public domain · Moses H. Cone Memorial Park: Bill Russ photographer, Public domain · Greensboro Science Center: EmCnNC, CC BY-SA 3.0 · 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 · Blue Ridge Music Center: RMLark, CC BY-SA 4.0 · 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 · Old Davidson County Courthouse: Dennis Brown (Dennis Brown), CC BY-SA 3.0
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