Lookout Mountain, 27 mi from Lakesite
Roughly 972K visitors a year make it to Chickamauga and Chattanooga National Military Park. None of our places to visit is inside Lakesite; 18 are within 40 miles. Look for 5 museums, 2 waterfalls and 2 zoos & aquariums. The best-known trip out is to Craighead Caverns, 46 mi away.
Ruby Falls
Underground waterfall within Lookout Mountain, Tennessee.
The towns around it, and where to stay →
The map view
The map puts most of the 18 to the southwest.
Orange: Lakesite. Numbers: the best-known places, matching the list below. © OpenStreetMap contributors
Everything to see
The list runs to 24 places, all within 60 miles.
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10Tennessee Valley Railroad Museum
Railroad museum in Chattanooga, Tennessee.
11Fort Loudoun
British colonial-era fort in Monroe County, Tennessee, United States.
12Chattanooga National Cemetery
National cemetery in Chattanooga, Tennessee.
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14Russell Cave National Monument
310 acres in Alabama (US) managed by the National Park Service.
Chickamauga and Chattanooga National Military Park
Park preserving the battlefields of Chickamauga and Chattanooga in Fort Oglethrope, Georgia, USA.
Little River Canyon National Preserve
14,000 acres in Alabama (US) managed by the National Park Service.
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 Lakesite → · Lakesite’s history →
Photo credits
Lookout Mountain: Teke, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Ruby Falls: Oydman (talk), CC BY-SA 3.0 · Craighead Caverns: Brenda, CC BY 2.0 · New Echota: Cculber007 at en.wikipedia, Public domain · 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 · 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 · Russell Cave National Monument: Fredlyfish4, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Chickamauga and Chattanooga National Military Park: Lhughesw5, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Fort Mountain State Park: Thomson200, CC0 · 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 · 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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