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Attractions near Glendale

Worth the trip from Glendale: Peachoid, 13 mi off

About 176K people a year visit Kings Mountain National Military Park. With nothing inside Glendale, the list has 14 places within 40 miles. There are 5 museums, 2 zoos & aquariums and 2 gardens to choose from. Beyond the town, Bank of America Stadium sits 59 mi away.

Attractions nearby
43
within 60 miles
The big one
55 mi
Blue Ridge Parkway
National park units
4
parks & monuments
Big draws
1
100K+ Wikipedia readers a year
Parkway · 55 mi northwest

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

The places, mapped

The map puts most of the 14 to the west.

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

Everything nearby

Every place to visit

Each of the 43 is within 60 miles.

Blue Ridge Parkway

Parkway · 55 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 Glendale → · Glendale’s 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 · Memorial Stadium, Clemson: Caseyh at English Wikipedia, 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 · Ninety Six National Historic Site: Acroterion, CC BY-SA 4.0 · 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 · Table Rock State Park: Clemson3564, CC BY 3.0 · 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 · North Carolina Arboretum: Ken Thomas, Public domain · President James K. Polk Historic Site: JStephanMease, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Fort Hill: blahedo, CC BY-SA 2.5 · 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 · Woodburn Plantation: KudzuVine, Public domain · Hanover House: P. Hughes, CC BY-SA 4.0 · South Carolina Botanical Garden: Daderot, Public domain · 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 · Clemson Area African American Museum: FefePipepipe, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Furman University Japanese Garden: Daderot, Public domain

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