The nearest draw to Whitwell: Lookout Mountain, 24 mi away
Chickamauga and Chattanooga National Military Park sees about 972K visitors a year. There is no place to visit inside Whitwell; there are 18 within 40 miles. The commonest are 4 museums, 2 waterfalls and 2 zoos & aquariums. Further afield lies New Echota, at 57 mi.
Ruby Falls
Underground waterfall within Lookout Mountain, Tennessee.
The towns around it, and where to stay →
The lie of the land
Head to the southeast for most of the 18 on the list.
Orange: Whitwell. Numbers: the best-known places, matching the list below. © OpenStreetMap contributors
The list in full
Here are the 25 places within 60 miles.
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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 Whitwell → · Whitwell’s 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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