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Attractions near Travelers Rest

The one place to visit in Travelers Rest is Furman University Japanese Garden

Blue Ridge Parkway sees about 16.5M visitors a year. The town itself has one place on our list; 27 others are within 40 miles. Among them are 10 museums, 4 gardens and 2 stadiums & arenas. Beyond the town, the best known is Mount Mitchell, 57 mi off.

Attractions nearby
43
within 60 miles
The big one
57 mi
Mount Mitchell
National park units
4
parks & monuments
Ski areas
1
Cataloochee Ski Area
Big draws
2
100K+ Wikipedia readers a year
Mountain · 57 mi north

Mount Mitchell

Highest mountain in the Eastern United States.

The towns around it, and where to stay →

The map

Finding your way

The farthest of them, North Carolina Arboretum, is 38 mi out.

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

Everything nearby

Place after place

One in town leads, with 42 more within 60 miles after it.

Blue Ridge Parkway

Parkway · 33 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

The places inside Travelers Rest lead. The rest are ranked by how many people look them up, so the famous places come first and the local favorites follow.

Parks and trails in Travelers Rest → · Travelers Rest’s history →

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

Furman University Japanese Garden: Daderot, Public domain · Mount Mitchell: Unknown, Public domain · Great Smoky Mountains National Park: Scott Basford, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Blue Ridge Parkway: Ken Thomas, Public domain · Memorial Stadium, Clemson: Caseyh at English Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Pisgah National Forest: Ken Thomas, Public domain · Lake Hartwell: blahedo, CC BY-SA 2.5 · Lake Keowee: Inundated_38Oc1.jpg: Matthew T. Bradley from Berkshire County, Mass., USA deriva, CC BY 2.0 · Lake Jocassee: Clemson3564, Public domain · Peachoid: Carol M. Highsmith, Public domain · Bon Secours Wellness Arena: Nicolas Henderson from Coppell, Texas, CC BY 2.0 · Judaculla Rock: Spjctim, Public domain · Chimney Rock State Park: Jmturner, Public domain · DuPont State Forest: Ccalvin, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Carl Sandburg Home National Historic Site: Victoria Stauffenberg, Public domain · Table Rock State Park: Clemson3564, CC BY 3.0 · Catawba Falls: Wncoutdoors, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Cowpens National Battlefield: Ken Lund from Reno, Nevada, USA, CC BY-SA 2.0 · Kings Mountain National Military Park: Unknown authorUnknown author, Public domain · North Carolina Arboretum: Ken Thomas, Public domain · Fort Hill: blahedo, CC BY-SA 2.5 · Shoeless Joe Jackson Museum: Thomson200, CC0 · Greenville County Museum of Art: Ser Amantio di Nicolao, 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 · Henderson County Courthouse: Todd McDougal, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Botanical Gardens at Asheville: Zen Sutherland aka Zen sutherland at en.wikipedia, Public domain · Folk Art Center: Doug Coldwell, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Woodburn Plantation: KudzuVine, Public domain · Abbeville Opera House: K. Armstrong, National Scenic Byways Online, 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

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