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Attractions near Powell

A day out from Powell: Dollywood, 33 mi away

Powell has 42 notable places within 60 miles, among them 5 national park units. Yearly visitors to Great Smoky Mountains National Park number about 11.5M. Day-trippers head 44 mi out to Kuwohi.

Attractions nearby
42
within 60 miles
The big one
33 mi
Dollywood
National park units
5
parks & monuments
Big draws
4
100K+ Wikipedia readers a year
Theme park · 33 mi southeast

Dollywood

Theme park in Pigeon Forge, Tennessee, USA.

The towns around it, and where to stay →

The map

The places, mapped

Out at 38 mi is Big South Fork National River and Recreation Area, the farthest.

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

Everything nearby

Place by place

The list runs to 42 places, all within 60 miles.

Blue Ridge Parkway

Parkway · 55 mi southeast · read 93K times a year on Wikipedia

Scenic parkway that runs between Shenandoah National Park in west central Virginia and Great Smoky National Park in western North Carolina.

16.5M visitors a year

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

Parks and trails in Powell → · Powell’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 · 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 · Sunsphere: Ɱ, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Alcatraz East: EricaLewHouse, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Craighead Caverns: Brenda, CC BY 2.0 · Cumberland Falls: ChrisKuehl, Public domain · Frozen Head State Park: Brian Stansberry (photographer), CC BY 3.0 · Titanic Museum: Doug Coldwell, CC BY-SA 3.0 · 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 · Manhattan Project National Historical Park: Unknown, Public domain · Kituwa: Brian Stansberry, CC BY 3.0 · Big South Fork National River and Recreation Area: 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 · Museum of Salt and Pepper Shakers: Aludden1, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Blue Heron: Brian Stansberry, CC BY 3.0 · Hensley Settlement: National Park Service, Public domain · Museum of the Cherokee People: Missvain, CC BY 4.0 · Oconaluftee Indian Village: Jan Kronsell, CC BY-SA 2.5 · Southern Appalachia Railway Museum: Unknown, Attribution · Great Smoky Mountains Heritage Center: Brian Stansberry, CC BY 3.0 · Knoxville Museum of Art: Ɱ, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Obed Wild and Scenic River: ChristopherM at English Wikipedia, CC BY 2.5 · 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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