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Attractions near Cosby

Nothing in Cosby itself: Dollywood is 16 mi away

Cosby has 50 notable places within 60 miles, among them 4 national park units and 2 ski areas. Some 16.5M visitors a year come to Blue Ridge Parkway. Further afield, Mount Mitchell is 55 mi from the centre.

Attractions nearby
50
within 60 miles
The big one
16 mi
Dollywood
National park units
4
parks & monuments
Ski areas
2
Hatley Pointe
Big draws
5
100K+ Wikipedia readers a year
Theme park · 16 mi west

Dollywood

Theme park in Pigeon Forge, Tennessee, USA.

The towns around it, and where to stay →

The map

Mapped

Out of town, most of the 29 are to the west.

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

Everything nearby

Best known first

All 50 on the list lie within 60 miles.

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

Parks and trails in Cosby → · Cosby’s history →

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

Dollywood: Brian Stansberry (photographer), CC BY 2.5 · Mount Mitchell: Unknown, Public domain · Great Smoky Mountains National Park: Scott Basford, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Neyland Stadium: Neomrbungle, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Kuwohi: C. Kenneth Dodd, Jr., Public domain · Blue Ridge Parkway: Ken Thomas, Public domain · Mount Le Conte: No machine-readable author provided. Blinutne assumed (based on copyright claims, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Pisgah National Forest: Ken Thomas, Public domain · Sunsphere: Ɱ, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Nantahala National Forest: Sdrtm at English Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Alcatraz East: EricaLewHouse, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Titanic Museum: Doug Coldwell, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Judaculla Rock: Spjctim, Public domain · Cumberland Gap National Historical Park: J654567, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Thompson-Boling Arena at Food City Center: TN 66, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Tanasi: Brian Stansberry (photographer), CC BY 3.0 · Fort Loudoun: The original uploader was LMUBill at English Wikipedia., CC BY-SA 3.0 · Chota: Brian Stansberry (photographer), CC BY 3.0 · DuPont State Forest: Ccalvin, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Carl Sandburg Home National Historic Site: Victoria Stauffenberg, Public domain · Kituwa: Brian Stansberry, CC BY 3.0 · Andrew Johnson National Historic Site: Brian Stansberry, CC BY 3.0 · 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 · North Carolina Arboretum: Ken Thomas, Public domain · Museum of Salt and Pepper Shakers: Aludden1, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Museum of the Cherokee People: Missvain, CC BY 4.0 · Oconaluftee Indian Village: Jan Kronsell, CC BY-SA 2.5 · Henderson County Courthouse: Todd McDougal, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Asheville Art Museum: Davidhuffcreative, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Botanical Gardens at Asheville: Zen Sutherland aka Zen sutherland at en.wikipedia, Public domain · Great Smoky Mountains Heritage Center: Brian Stansberry, CC BY 3.0 · Knoxville Museum of Art: Ɱ, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Folk Art Center: Doug Coldwell, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Green McAdoo School: Brian Stansberry; modified by Orlady, CC BY 3.0 us · Children's Museum of Oak Ridge: Brian Stansberry (photographer), CC BY 3.0 · Muse Knoxville: TomasVial, CC0 · Southern Gospel Museum and Hall of Fame: DollyFanJoie at English Wikipedia, Public domain

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