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Attractions near Cherokee Falls

A day out from Cherokee Falls: Carowinds, 34 mi away

Kings Mountain National Military Park draws about 176K visitors a year. There is no place to visit inside Cherokee Falls; there are 10 within 40 miles. On the list: 3 museums, 2 gardens and a theme park, among others. Go 41 mi out for Bank of America Stadium.

Attractions nearby
39
within 60 miles
The big one
34 mi
Carowinds
National park units
3
parks & monuments
Big draws
1
100K+ Wikipedia readers a year
Theme park · 34 mi east

Carowinds

Amusement park in North and South Carolina.

The towns around it, and where to stay →

The map

The lie of the land

Most of the 10 out of town lie to the east.

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

Everything nearby

Full list of places

Look within 60 miles for all 39.

Blue Ridge Parkway

Parkway · 59 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 Cherokee Falls → · Cherokee Falls’ history →

Sources: National Park Service · ski areas © OpenSkiMap / OpenStreetMap contributors · Wikidata · Wikipedia readership · photos via Wikimedia Commons
Photo credits

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 · 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 · Billy Graham Library: Billy Hathorn, CC BY 3.0 · DuPont State Forest: Ccalvin, CC BY-SA 3.0 · 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 · 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 · 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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