19 mi from Glenwood, Mount Mitchell leads the list
A typical year brings about 16.5M visitors to Blue Ridge Parkway. All of it lies outside: 22 places within 40 miles, none inside Glenwood. Look for 6 museums, 2 mountains and 2 ski areas. Further afield, Great Smoky Mountains National Park is 57 mi from the centre.
Mount Mitchell
Highest mountain in the Eastern United States.
The towns around it, and where to stay →
Map of the places
The map stretches to Moses H. Cone Memorial Park, 40 mi away.
Orange: Glenwood. Numbers: the best-known places, matching the list below. © OpenStreetMap contributors
All 22 on the list
Look within 60 miles for all 43 places listed.
2Great Smoky Mountains National Park
U.S. national park in Tennessee and North Carolina.
3Blue 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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13Linville Gorge Wilderness
Protected area in North Carolina, United States.
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Carl Sandburg Home National Historic Site
National Historic Site of the United States.
Cowpens National Battlefield
Unit of the National Park Service in South Carolina, United States.
North Carolina Arboretum
Arboretum and botanical garden in Asheville, North Carolina, United States.
President Andrew Johnson Museum and Library
Presidential library and museum for U.S. President Andrew Johnson, located in Tusculum, Tennessee.
Bob Jones University Museum and Gallery
Art museum at Bob Jones University, Greenville, South Carolina.
Botanical Gardens at Asheville
Botanical garden in Asheville, North Carolina.
Cleveland Park
Urban park in Greenville, South Carolina, United States of America.
Daniel Boone Native Gardens
Gardens located in Boone, North Carolina, United States.
Sigal Music Museum
Musical instrument museum in Greenville, South Carolina, U.S.A..
Ranked by how many people look them up, so the famous places lead and the local favorites follow.
Parks and trails in Glenwood → · Glenwood’s history →
Photo credits
Mount Mitchell: Unknown, Public domain · Great Smoky Mountains National Park: Scott Basford, CC BY-SA 3.0 · 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 · Pisgah National Forest: Ken Thomas, Public domain · Peachoid: Carol M. Highsmith, Public domain · Bon Secours Wellness Arena: Nicolas Henderson from Coppell, Texas, CC BY 2.0 · Cherokee National Forest: Ryan Rice at en.wikipedia, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Chimney Rock State Park: Jmturner, Public domain · Linville Gorge Wilderness: No machine-readable author provided. Amcbride~commonswiki assumed (based on copy, Public domain · DuPont State Forest: Ccalvin, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Sugar Mountain Resort: Mark Clifton, CC BY-SA 2.0 · Linville Falls: Ken Thomas, Public domain · Carl Sandburg Home National Historic Site: Victoria Stauffenberg, Public domain · Kings Mountain National Military Park: Unknown authorUnknown author, Public domain · Table Rock State Park: Clemson3564, CC BY 3.0 · Cowpens National Battlefield: Ken Lund from Reno, Nevada, USA, CC BY-SA 2.0 · Moses H. Cone Memorial Park: Bill Russ photographer, Public domain · North Carolina Arboretum: Ken Thomas, Public domain · Greenville County Museum of Art: Ser Amantio di Nicolao, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Shoeless Joe Jackson Museum: Thomson200, CC0 · Henderson County Courthouse: Todd McDougal, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Asheville Art Museum: Davidhuffcreative, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Bob Jones University Museum and Gallery: Asheville Post Card Co., Asheville (publisher), Public domain · Botanical Gardens at Asheville: Zen Sutherland aka Zen sutherland at en.wikipedia, Public domain · Folk Art Center: Doug Coldwell, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Upcountry History Museum: John Foxe, Public domain · Hatcher Garden and Woodland Preserve: Photo by and (c)2006 Derek Ramsey (Ram-Man), CC BY-SA 2.5 · Furman University Japanese Garden: Daderot, Public domain
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