Guest, Sign inJoin

Post to Shelby

We’ll email a one-tap link to publish your post. No password, and nothing is public until you click it.
Already a member? Sign in
Attractions near Shelby

Bank of America Stadium, 39 mi from Shelby

Roughly 520K visitors a year make it to Discovery Place. Nothing is mapped inside Shelby, but 19 places to visit are within 40 miles. The mix takes in 9 museums, 2 gardens and a stadium & arena. Make a day of it at Mount Mitchell, 52 mi away.

Attractions nearby
47
within 60 miles
The big one
52 mi
Mount Mitchell
National park units
3
parks & monuments
Big draws
2
100K+ Wikipedia readers a year
Mountain · 52 mi northwest

Mount Mitchell

Highest mountain in the Eastern United States.

The towns around it, and where to stay →

The map

Plotted on the map

The 19 outside town cluster to the east.

1234567891011121314

Orange: Shelby. Numbers: the best-known places, matching the list below. © OpenStreetMap contributors

Everything nearby

The full list

These 47 are within 60 miles, none in town.

Blue Ridge Parkway

Parkway · 47 mi northwest · read 93K times a year on Wikipedia

Scenic parkway that runs between Shenandoah National Park in west central Virginia and Great Smoky National Park in western North Carolina.

16.5M visitors a year
Towns near it → · Official site · Wikipedia

Ranked by how many people look them up, so the famous places lead and the local favorites follow.

Parks and trails in Shelby → · Shelby’s history →

Sources: National Park Service · ski areas © OpenSkiMap / OpenStreetMap contributors · Wikidata · Wikipedia readership · photos via Wikimedia Commons
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 · Bojangles Coliseum: James Willamor, CC BY-SA 3.0 · 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 · Linville Falls: Ken Thomas, Public domain · Carl Sandburg Home National Historic Site: Victoria Stauffenberg, 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 · Greenville County Museum of Art: Ser Amantio di Nicolao, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Shoeless Joe Jackson Museum: Thomson200, CC0 · Andrew Jackson State Park: Chili555, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Henderson County Courthouse: Todd McDougal, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Bob Jones University Museum and Gallery: Asheville Post Card Co., Asheville (publisher), 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 · Col. Silas Alexander Sharpe House: JERRYE & ROY KLOTZ, M.D., CC BY-SA 4.0 · 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

Know a spot visitors miss?Locals know the overlook without the crowds and the diner the tour buses skip.
Share a tip in Shelby’s Town Square