Mount Mitchell, 32 mi from Ruth
Yearly visitors to Blue Ridge Parkway number about 16.5M. With nothing inside Ruth, the list has 20 places within 40 miles. They include 4 museums, 3 gardens and 2 parks & preserves. Further afield lies Carowinds, at 60 mi.
Mount Mitchell
Highest mountain in the Eastern United States.
The towns around it, and where to stay →
The map view
Hickory Aviation Museum, 40 mi away, is the farthest on the map.
Orange: Ruth. Numbers: the best-known places, matching the list below. © OpenStreetMap contributors
The places, one by one
Look within 60 miles for all 44.
2Blue 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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4Sullenberger Aviation Museum
Aviation museum in North Carolina, United States.
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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.
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 Ruth → · Ruth’s history →
Photo credits
Mount Mitchell: Unknown, Public domain · 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 · 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 · 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 · 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 · Daniel Stowe Botanical Garden: Robert Nunnally, CC BY 2.0 · 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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