Trips from Hot Springs, starting with Dollywood
Each year, some 16.5M people go to Blue Ridge Parkway. Nothing on our list is inside Hot Springs; the 23 places to visit are within 40 miles. Look for 7 museums, 2 theme parks and 2 mountains. Further afield, Kuwohi is 44 mi from the centre.
Dollywood
Theme park in Pigeon Forge, Tennessee, USA.
The towns around it, and where to stay →
Where they are
Furthest out is Dollywood, at 40 mi.
Orange: Hot Springs. Numbers: the best-known places, matching the list below. © OpenStreetMap contributors
The full list
Look within 60 miles for all 45 places listed.
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3Great 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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12Titanic Museum
Museum in Pigeon Forge, Tennessee, relating to the RMS Titanic.
13Judaculla Rock
Archaeological site in Jackson County, United States of America.
Ober Mountain Adventure Park & Ski Area
Amusement park and ski area in Gatlinburg, Tennessee.
Linville Gorge Wilderness
Protected area in North Carolina, United States.
Carl Sandburg Home National Historic Site
National Historic Site of the United States.
Catawba Falls
Series of waterfalls on the Catawba River in North Carolina, 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.
President Andrew Johnson Museum and Library
Presidential library and museum for U.S. President Andrew Johnson, located in Tusculum, Tennessee.
Museum of the Cherokee People
Museum, archive organization in Cherokee, North Carolina, United States.
Botanical Gardens at Asheville
Botanical garden in Asheville, North Carolina.
Ranked by how many people look them up, so the famous places lead and the local favorites follow.
Parks and trails in Hot Springs → · Hot Springs’ history →
Photo credits
Dollywood: Brian Stansberry (photographer), CC BY 2.5 · Mount Mitchell: Unknown, Public domain · Great Smoky Mountains National Park: Scott Basford, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Kuwohi: C. Kenneth Dodd, Jr., Public domain · Blue Ridge Parkway: Ken Thomas, Public domain · Grandfather Mountain: Original uploader was KyleAndMelissa22 at en.wikipedia, Public domain · Pisgah National Forest: Ken Thomas, Public domain · Mount Le Conte: No machine-readable author provided. Blinutne assumed (based on copyright claims, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Alcatraz East: EricaLewHouse, CC BY-SA 4.0 · United States Penitentiary: Nyttend, Public domain · Titanic Museum: Doug Coldwell, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Judaculla Rock: Spjctim, 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 · 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 · Table Rock State Park: Clemson3564, CC BY 3.0 · Catawba Falls: Wncoutdoors, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Kituwa: Brian Stansberry, CC BY 3.0 · Andrew Johnson National Historic Site: Brian Stansberry, CC BY 3.0 · North Carolina Arboretum: Ken Thomas, Public domain · Museum of Salt and Pepper Shakers: Aludden1, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Museum of the Cherokee People: Missvain, CC BY 4.0 · Oconaluftee Indian Village: Jan Kronsell, CC BY-SA 2.5 · Asheville Art Museum: Davidhuffcreative, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Great Smoky Mountains Heritage Center: Brian Stansberry, CC BY 3.0 · Henderson County Courthouse: Todd McDougal, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Botanical Gardens at Asheville: Zen Sutherland aka Zen sutherland at en.wikipedia, Public domain · Folk Art Center: Doug Coldwell, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Muse Knoxville: TomasVial, CC0 · Southern Gospel Museum and Hall of Fame: DollyFanJoie at English Wikipedia, Public domain
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