39 mi from Cowan, Ruby Falls leads the list
Chickamauga and Chattanooga National Military Park draws about 972K visitors a year. Nothing on our list is inside Cowan; the 9 places to visit are within 40 miles. Among them are 3 museums, a waterfall and a park & preserve. For a longer trip, Lookout Mountain lies 41 mi away.
Lookout Mountain
Mountain in northwestern Georgia, United States.
The towns around it, and where to stay →
Where to find them
The farthest of them, North Alabama Railroad Museum, is 40 mi out.
Orange: Cowan. Numbers: the best-known places, matching the list below. © OpenStreetMap contributors
The full list
All 29 on the list lie within 60 miles.
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9Tennessee Valley Railroad Museum
Railroad museum in Chattanooga, Tennessee.
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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Little River Canyon National Preserve
14,000 acres in Alabama (US) managed by the National Park Service.
Stones River National Battlefield
National battlefield in Rutherford County, Tennessee; site of a Union victory in the Civil War (January 2, 1863).
North Alabama Railroad Museum
Tourist railroad and museum in Chase, Alabama.
Reflection Riding Arboretum and Botanical Garden
Botanical garden in Tennessee, US.
Fort Payne Opera House
Theater and movie theater in Fort Payne, Alabama, United States.
Ranked by how many people look them up, so the famous places lead and the local favorites follow.
Parks and trails in Cowan → · Cowan’s history →
Photo credits
Lookout Mountain: Teke, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Ruby Falls: Oydman (talk), CC BY-SA 3.0 · U.S. Space & Rocket Center: formulanone from Huntsville, United States, CC BY-SA 2.0 · 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 · 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 · Little River Canyon National Preserve: Richard A. Weaver, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Old Stone Fort: Mike Finn from Worcester, United Kingdom, CC BY 2.0 · Stones River National Battlefield: Kenneth Everett, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Burritt on the Mountain: Carol M. Highsmith, Public domain · Huntsville Museum of Art: Chris Pruitt, CC BY-SA 3.0 · North Alabama Railroad Museum: Jeff Hunter from Madison, AL, USA, CC BY 2.0 · Huntsville Botanical Garden: Scott, CC BY-SA 2.0 · 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 · Fort Payne Opera House: JERRYE & ROY KLOTZ MD, CC BY-SA 3.0
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