36 mi from Altamont, Ruby Falls leads the list
Chickamauga and Chattanooga National Military Park draws about 972K visitors a year. Our list finds nothing inside Altamont, but 15 places within 40 miles. On the list: 5 museums, 2 waterfalls and 2 zoos & aquariums, among others. At 44 mi, Lookout Mountain is worth the journey.
Lookout Mountain
Mountain in northwestern Georgia, United States.
The towns around it, and where to stay →
The places, mapped
The 15 outside town cluster to the southeast.
Orange: Altamont. Numbers: the best-known places, matching the list below. © OpenStreetMap contributors
Each place in turn
Look within 60 miles for all 22.
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8Tennessee Valley Railroad Museum
Railroad museum in Chattanooga, Tennessee.
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10Chattanooga National Cemetery
National cemetery in Chattanooga, Tennessee.
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12Russell Cave National Monument
310 acres in Alabama (US) managed by the National Park Service.
13Chickamauga and Chattanooga National Military Park
Park preserving the battlefields of Chickamauga and Chattanooga in Fort Oglethrope, Georgia, USA.
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Stones River National Battlefield
National battlefield in Rutherford County, Tennessee; site of a Union victory in the Civil War (January 2, 1863).
Reflection Riding Arboretum and Botanical Garden
Botanical garden in Tennessee, US.
Hiwassee River Heritage Center
History museum in Tennessee, United States.
Ranked by how many people look them up, so the famous places lead and the local favorites follow.
Parks and trails in Altamont → · Altamont’s history →
Photo credits
Lookout Mountain: Teke, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Ruby Falls: Oydman (talk), CC BY-SA 3.0 · Nickajack Cave: Blueway, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Fall Creek Falls: Jsfouche, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Tennessee Aquarium: Ɱ, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Tennessee Valley Railroad Museum: TVSRR at English Wikipedia. Photo by Jason Trew /TVSRR, Public domain · Burgess Falls: Brian Stansberry, CC BY 3.0 · Chattanooga National Cemetery: Andrew Jameson, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Hunter Museum of American Art: Andrew Jameson, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Russell Cave National Monument: Fredlyfish4, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Chickamauga and Chattanooga National Military Park: Lhughesw5, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Cloudland Canyon State Park: Ronmacal at English Wikipedia, Public domain · Old Stone Fort: Mike Finn from Worcester, United Kingdom, CC BY 2.0 · Stones River National Battlefield: Kenneth Everett, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Songbirds Guitar Museum: Lightburst, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Reflection Riding Arboretum and Botanical Garden: Eric in SF, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Bridgeport Depot Museum: Brian Stansberry, CC BY 4.0
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