Mount Mitchell & 26 more attractions near Central
27 notable places within 60 miles of Central: 2 national park units, 2 ski areas, and the sights travelers look up most.
Mount Mitchell
Highest mountain in the Eastern United States.
The towns around it, and where to stay →
What’s around Central
Orange: Central. Numbers: the best-known places, matching the list below.
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Best known first
Ranked by how many people look them up, so the famous places lead and the local favorites follow.
2Great Smoky Mountains National Park
U.S. national park in Tennessee and North Carolina.
3Blue Ridge Parkway
Scenic parkway that runs between Shenandoah National Park in west central Virginia and Great Smoky National Park in western North Carolina.
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13Linville Gorge Wilderness
Protected area in North Carolina, United States.
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Andrew Johnson National Historic Site
National Historic Site in the United States.
President Andrew Johnson Museum and Library
Presidential library and museum for U.S. President Andrew Johnson, located in Tusculum, Tennessee.
Botanical Gardens at Asheville
Botanical garden in Asheville, North Carolina.
Daniel Boone Native Gardens
Gardens located in Boone, North Carolina, United States.
Parks and trails in Central → · Central’s history →
Photo credits
Mount Mitchell: Unknown, Public domain · Great Smoky Mountains National Park: Scott Basford, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Blue Ridge Parkway: Ken Thomas, Public domain · Grandfather Mountain: Original uploader was KyleAndMelissa22 at en.wikipedia, Public domain · Mount Rogers: USDA-FS, Public domain · United States Penitentiary: Nyttend, Public domain · Black Mountain: iLoveMountains.org, CC BY 2.0 · Grayson Highlands State Park: Ken Thomas, Public domain · Cherokee National Forest: Ryan Rice at en.wikipedia, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Linville Gorge Wilderness: No machine-readable author provided. Amcbride~commonswiki assumed (based on copy, Public domain · Sugar Mountain Resort: Mark Clifton, CC BY-SA 2.0 · Linville Falls: Ken Thomas, Public domain · Barter Theatre: RebelAt (talk) (Uploads), Public domain · Andrew Johnson National Historic Site: Brian Stansberry, CC BY 3.0 · Moses H. Cone Memorial Park: Bill Russ photographer, Public domain · Asheville Art Museum: Davidhuffcreative, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Botanical Gardens at Asheville: Zen Sutherland aka Zen sutherland at en.wikipedia, Public domain · Folk Art Center: Doug Coldwell, CC BY-SA 4.0
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