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 Pilot Mountain
Blue Ridge Parkway, 18 mi from Pilot Mountain
Roughly 16.5M visitors a year make it to Blue Ridge Parkway. There is no place to visit inside Pilot Mountain; there are 15 within 40 miles. The mix takes in 8 museums, a parkway and a stadium & arena. Set 58 mi out, Lane Stadium makes a day trip.
Attractions nearby
27
within 60 miles
The big one
18 mi
Blue Ridge Parkway
National park units
1
parks & monuments
Parkway · 18 mi north
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
Mapped around Pilot Mountain
To the southeast is where most of the 15 lie.
Orange: Pilot Mountain. Numbers: the best-known places, matching the list below. © OpenStreetMap contributors
Everything nearby
Best known first
The list runs to 27 places, all within 60 miles.
2Lane Stadium
American football stadium on the Virginia Tech campus in Blacksburg, VA, US.
3Allegacy Federal Credit Union Stadium
Football stadium at Wake Forest University.
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5Old Salem
Historic district and open-air museum in Winston-Salem, North Carolina, U.S.A..
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9Guilford Courthouse National Military Park
Site maintained by the U.S. National Park Service commemorating the battle.
Palmer Memorial Institute
African-American preparatory school, now a museum.
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12International Civil Rights Center and Museum
Museum, former Woolworth's in Greensboro, North Carolina, U.S..
14Carolina Theatre of Greensboro
Performing arts center and former movie theater in Greensboro, North Carolina, United States.
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.
Virginia Museum of Natural History
Natural history museum in Martinsville, Virginia.
Col. Silas Alexander Sharpe House
Historic home located at Statesville, Iredell County, North Carolina.
Greensboro Historical Museum
Church building in North Carolina, United States of America.
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.
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Photo credits
Blue Ridge Parkway: Ken Thomas, Public domain · Lane Stadium: User:B, CC BY-SA 4.0 · 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 · 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 · North Carolina Transportation Museum: Unknown, Public domain · Guilford Courthouse National Military Park: National Park Service Digital Image Archives, Public domain · Greensboro Science Center: EmCnNC, CC BY-SA 3.0 · International Civil Rights Center and Museum: Mx._Granger, CC0 · Carolina Theatre of Greensboro: No machine-readable author provided. Csbrummitt~commonswiki assumed (based on co, Public domain · 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 · Virginia Museum of Natural History: James St. John, CC BY 2.0 · Blue Ridge Music Center: RMLark, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Glencoe Museum: Skye Marthaler, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Hahn Horticulture Garden: Kim Peterson, CC BY-SA 3.0 · 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 · Greensboro Historical Museum: Rhpotter, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Old Davidson County Courthouse: Dennis Brown (Dennis Brown), CC BY-SA 3.0
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