23 mi from Powells Crossroads, Lookout Mountain leads the list
Each year, some 972K people go to Chickamauga and Chattanooga National Military Park. No place to visit is mapped inside Powells Crossroads; 17 are within 40 miles. There are 4 museums, 2 waterfalls and 2 zoos & aquariums to choose from. The big name further out is New Echota, 55 mi from the centre.
Ruby Falls
Underground waterfall within Lookout Mountain, Tennessee.
The towns around it, and where to stay →
Mapped
The 17 outside town cluster to the southeast.
Orange: Powells Crossroads. Numbers: the best-known places, matching the list below. © OpenStreetMap contributors
All of them, one by one
Everything here is within 60 miles, 25 places in all.
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9Tennessee Valley Railroad Museum
Railroad museum in Chattanooga, Tennessee.
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11Chattanooga National Cemetery
National cemetery in Chattanooga, Tennessee.
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13Russell Cave National Monument
310 acres in Alabama (US) managed by the National Park Service.
14Chickamauga 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.
Fort Payne Opera House
Theater and movie theater in Fort Payne, Alabama, United States.
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 Powells Crossroads → · Powells Crossroads’ history →
Photo credits
Lookout Mountain: Teke, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Ruby Falls: Oydman (talk), CC BY-SA 3.0 · 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 · 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 · 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 · Fort Payne Opera House: JERRYE & ROY KLOTZ MD, CC BY-SA 3.0
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