Worth the trip from Granite Falls: Blue Ridge Parkway, 26 mi off
Blue Ridge Parkway sees about 16.5M visitors a year. Nothing on our list is inside Granite Falls; the 14 places to visit are within 40 miles. Look for 4 museums, 2 theme parks and a parkway. Day-trippers head 47 mi out to Mount Mitchell.
Mount Mitchell
Highest mountain in the Eastern United States.
The towns around it, and where to stay →
Places on the map
The 14 outside town cluster to the northwest.
Orange: Granite Falls. Numbers: the best-known places, matching the list below. © OpenStreetMap contributors
Best known first
39 places, all within 60 miles, make the list.
2Bank of America Stadium
Football stadium in uptown Charlotte, 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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5Sullenberger Aviation Museum
Aviation museum in North Carolina, United States.
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Truliant Amphitheater
Open-air concert venue in Charlotte, North Carolina, United States.
Linville Gorge Wilderness
Protected area in North Carolina, United States.
Ovens Auditorium
Multi-purpose concert hall and theatre in Charlotte, North Carolina, United States.
Cowpens National Battlefield
Unit of the National Park Service in South Carolina, United States.
President James K. Polk Historic Site
Historic site in Pineville, North Carolina.
University of North Carolina at Charlotte Botanical Gardens
Botanical gardens at the University of North Carolina at Charlotte.
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.
Ranked by how many people look them up, so the famous places lead and the local favorites follow.
Parks and trails in Granite Falls → · Granite Falls’ history →
Photo credits
Mount Mitchell: Unknown, Public domain · Bank of America Stadium: HangingCurve, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Blue Ridge Parkway: Ken Thomas, Public domain · Carowinds: Pi.1415926535, CC BY-SA 3.0 · 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 · Bojangles Coliseum: James Willamor, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Peachoid: Carol M. Highsmith, Public domain · Grayson Highlands State Park: Ken Thomas, Public domain · 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 · Billy Graham Library: Billy Hathorn, CC BY 3.0 · Sugar Mountain Resort: Mark Clifton, CC BY-SA 2.0 · Linville Falls: Ken Thomas, Public domain · North Carolina Transportation Museum: Unknown, Public domain · Mint Museum: Bz3rk, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Kings Mountain National Military Park: Unknown authorUnknown author, Public domain · Cowpens National Battlefield: Ken Lund from Reno, Nevada, USA, CC BY-SA 2.0 · Bechtler Museum of Modern Art: Bechtler, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Moses H. Cone Memorial Park: Bill Russ photographer, Public domain · Discovery Place: Ken Thomas, Public domain · President James K. Polk Historic Site: JStephanMease, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Harvey B. Gantt Center: Mark Clifton, CC BY-SA 2.0 · Levine Museum of the New South: James Willamor, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Daniel Stowe Botanical Garden: Robert Nunnally, CC BY 2.0 · 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
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