Nothing in Pelham itself: Ruby Falls is 37 mi away
Each year, some 972K people go to Chickamauga and Chattanooga National Military Park. Our list finds nothing inside Pelham, but 14 places within 40 miles. There are 4 museums, 2 waterfalls and 2 zoos & aquariums to choose from. Day-trippers head 42 mi out to Lookout Mountain.
Lookout Mountain
Mountain in northwestern Georgia, United States.
The towns around it, and where to stay →
What’s around Pelham
The 14 outside town cluster to the southeast.
Orange: Pelham. Numbers: the best-known places, matching the list below. © OpenStreetMap contributors
Each place in turn
25 places make the list, every one within 60 miles.
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8Tennessee Valley Railroad Museum
Railroad museum in Chattanooga, Tennessee.
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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.
Ranked by how many people look them up, so the famous places lead and the local favorites follow.
Parks and trails in Pelham → · Pelham’s history →
Photo credits
Lookout Mountain: Teke, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Ruby Falls: Oydman (talk), CC BY-SA 3.0 · 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 · Burgess Falls: Brian Stansberry, CC BY 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 · 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 · 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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