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Attractions near Athens

Leave Athens for Great Smoky Mountains National Park, 34 mi away

Roughly 11.5M visitors a year make it to Great Smoky Mountains National Park. Look within 40 miles for the 8 places to visit; none is inside Athens. On the list: 2 ancient sites, 2 museums and a national park, among others. Day-trippers head 51 mi out to Neyland Stadium.

Attractions nearby
38
within 60 miles
The big one
34 mi
Great Smoky Mountains National Park
National park units
4
parks & monuments
Big draws
2
100K+ Wikipedia readers a year
National Park · 34 mi east

Great Smoky Mountains National Park

U.S. national park in Tennessee and North Carolina.

The towns around it, and where to stay →

The map

Where to go

Furthest from the centre is Manhattan Project National Historical Park, 35 mi away.

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

Everything nearby

The whole list for Athens

Look within 60 miles for all 38.

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

Parks and trails in Athens → · Athens’ history →

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

Great Smoky Mountains National Park: Scott Basford, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Neyland Stadium: Neomrbungle, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Ruby Falls: Oydman (talk), CC BY-SA 3.0 · Sunsphere: Ɱ, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Chattahoochee–Oconee National Forest: Thomson200, CC0 · Craighead Caverns: Brenda, CC BY 2.0 · Frozen Head State Park: Brian Stansberry (photographer), CC BY 3.0 · Fall Creek Falls: Jsfouche, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Tennessee Aquarium: Ɱ, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Thompson-Boling Arena at Food City Center: TN 66, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Tennessee Valley Railroad Museum: TVSRR at English Wikipedia. Photo by Jason Trew /TVSRR, Public domain · Tanasi: Brian Stansberry (photographer), CC BY 3.0 · Fort Loudoun: The original uploader was LMUBill at English Wikipedia., CC BY-SA 3.0 · Chattanooga National Cemetery: Andrew Jameson, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Hunter Museum of American Art: Andrew Jameson, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Chota: Brian Stansberry (photographer), CC BY 3.0 · Manhattan Project National Historical Park: Unknown, Public domain · Chickamauga and Chattanooga National Military Park: Lhughesw5, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Fort Mountain State Park: Thomson200, CC0 · Museum of Appalachia: Brian Stansberry, CC BY 3.0 · World's Fair Park: AppalachianCentrist, CC BY-SA 4.0 · American Museum of Science and Energy: Brian Stansberry (photographer), CC BY 3.0 · Southern Appalachia Railway Museum: Unknown, Attribution · Great Smoky Mountains Heritage Center: Brian Stansberry, CC BY 3.0 · Knoxville Museum of Art: Ɱ, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Obed Wild and Scenic River: ChristopherM at English Wikipedia, CC BY 2.5 · Songbirds Guitar Museum: Lightburst, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Fred Hamilton Rhododendron Garden: Unknown, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Green McAdoo School: Brian Stansberry; modified by Orlady, CC BY 3.0 us · Reflection Riding Arboretum and Botanical Garden: Eric in SF, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Children's Museum of Oak Ridge: Brian Stansberry (photographer), CC BY 3.0 · Muse Knoxville: TomasVial, CC0

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