Blue Ridge Parkway
Scenic parkway that runs between Shenandoah National Park in west central Virginia and Great Smoky National Park in western North Carolina.
Attractions near Arrington
Blue Ridge Parkway, 15 mi from Arrington
Blue Ridge Parkway draws about 16.5M visitors a year. Nothing on our list is inside Arrington; the 15 places to visit are within 40 miles. The mix takes in 7 museums, 2 stadiums & arenas and a parkway. Beyond the town, the best known is Smith Mountain Lake, 56 mi off.
Attractions nearby
24
within 60 miles
The big one
15 mi
Blue Ridge Parkway
National park units
3
parks & monuments
Ski areas
2
Wintergreen Ski Resort
Parkway · 15 mi northwest
Blue Ridge Parkway
Scenic parkway that runs between Shenandoah National Park in west central Virginia and Great Smoky National Park in western North Carolina.
The towns around it, and where to stay →
The map
Map of the places
The outermost point is Robert Russa Moton Museum, at 38 mi.
Orange: Arrington. Numbers: the best-known places, matching the list below. © OpenStreetMap contributors
Everything nearby
The places, one by one
24 places make the list, every one within 60 miles.
2Shenandoah National Park
195,000 acres in Virginia (US) maintained by the National Park Service.
3Appomattox Court House National Historical Park
1,700 acres in Virginia (US) managed by the National Park Service.
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7George Washington and Jefferson National Forests
Pair of National Forests in the United States.
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9Red Hill Patrick Henry National Memorial
1,000 acres in Virginia (USA), maintained by the Patrick Henry Memorial Foundation.
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11Booker T. Washington National Monument
224 acres managed by the U.S. National Park Service.
12Frontier Culture Museum of Virginia
Living history museum in Staunton, Virginia, United States.
13Robert Russa Moton Museum
High school in Farmville, Virginia, United States.
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Kluge-Ruhe Aboriginal Art Collection
Art Museum in Charlottesville, Virginia.
Paramount Theater
Theater and movie theater in Charlottesville, Virginia, United States.
Maier Museum of Art at Randolph College
Art museum at Randolph College in Lynchburg, Virginia.
Lynchburg Courthouse
Is a historic courthouse building located at Lynchburg, Virginia..
Ranked by how many people look them up, so the famous places lead and the local favorites follow.
Parks and trails in Arrington → · Arrington’s history →
Sources: National Park Service · ski areas © OpenSkiMap / OpenStreetMap contributors · Wikidata · Wikipedia readership · photos via Wikimedia Commons
Photo credits
Blue Ridge Parkway: Ken Thomas, Public domain · Shenandoah National Park: Image copyright 2005 by user G. Edward Johnson (user Lorax) and released under t, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Appomattox Court House National Historical Park: Doug Coldwell, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Smith Mountain Lake: Jay White, Public domain · Scott Stadium: Mak7912, CC BY-SA 3.0 · John Paul Jones Arena: Bob Mical, CC BY 2.0 · George Washington and Jefferson National Forests: Aneta Kaluzna, CC BY-SA 2.5 · National D-Day Memorial: RebelAt at English Wikipedia, Public domain · Red Hill Patrick Henry National Memorial: Jamestown Official Photo Corp., Public domain · Market Street Park: Chad Fennell, CC BY 2.0 · Booker T. Washington National Monument: National Park Service Digital Image Archives, Public domain · Frontier Culture Museum of Virginia: Woody Hibbard from Texas, USA, CC BY 2.0 · Robert Russa Moton Museum: William T. Ziglar, Jr., CC BY-SA 3.0 · Fralin Museum of Art: SharpCrumbs, CC0 · Kluge-Ruhe Aboriginal Art Collection: Kluge-Ruhe Aboriginal Art Collection, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Paramount Theater: AgnosticPreachersKid, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Exchange Hotel: Rutke421 (talk) 23:13, 9 August 2008 (UTC), Public domain · Anne Spencer House: Pubdog (talk), Public domain · Staunton River Battlefield State Park: Virginia State Parks, CC BY 2.0 · Boxerwood Gardens: uploaded with permission by User:Leonard G.., CC BY-SA 3.0 · Lynchburg Courthouse: Pubdog (talk), Public domain
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