Appalachian Trail
2,198.4-mile (3,538 km) trail going through fourteen US states managed by the National Park Service.
Attractions near Austinville
Worth the trip from Austinville: Blue Ridge Parkway, 17 mi off
A typical year brings about 16.5M visitors to Blue Ridge Parkway. The town has no place on our list of its own; 7 are within 40 miles. Among them are 2 museums, a parkway and a stadium & arena. Further afield lies Appalachian Trail, at 45 mi.
Attractions nearby
15
within 60 miles
The big one
45 mi
Appalachian Trail
National park units
2
parks & monuments
Big draws
1
100K+ Wikipedia readers a year
Park & preserve · 45 mi northeast
Appalachian Trail
2,198.4-mile (3,538 km) trail going through fourteen US states managed by the National Park Service.
The towns around it, and where to stay →
The map
The map view
The farthest of them, Lane Stadium, is 37 mi out.
Orange: Austinville. Numbers: the best-known places, matching the list below. © OpenStreetMap contributors
Everything nearby
Everything to see
All 15 on the list lie within 60 miles.
2Blue Ridge Parkway
Scenic parkway that runs between Shenandoah National Park in west central Virginia and Great Smoky National Park in western North Carolina.
3New River Gorge National Park and Preserve
Unit of the United States National Park System in West Virginia.
4Lane Stadium
American football stadium on the Virginia Tech campus in Blacksburg, VA, US.
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11Bluestone National Scenic River
4,310 acres in West Virginia (US) managed by the National Park Service.
12Virginia Museum of Natural History
Natural history museum in Martinsville, Virginia.
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Ranked by how many people look them up, so the famous places lead and the local favorites follow.
Parks and trails in Austinville →
Sources: National Park Service · ski areas © OpenSkiMap / OpenStreetMap contributors · Wikidata · Wikipedia readership · photos via Wikimedia Commons
Photo credits
Appalachian Trail: Paulba. Original uploader was Paulbalegend at en.wikipedia, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Blue Ridge Parkway: Ken Thomas, Public domain · New River Gorge National Park and Preserve: NKS22, Public domain · Lane Stadium: User:B, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Mountain Lake: Rolfmueller, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Mount Rogers: USDA-FS, Public domain · Pilot Mountain: Berean Hunter, CC BY-SA 2.5 · Grayson Highlands State Park: Ken Thomas, Public domain · Hanging Rock State Park: Jacalyn Engler from Greensboro, United States, CC BY-SA 2.0 · Barter Theatre: RebelAt (talk) (Uploads), Public domain · Bluestone National Scenic River: Dave Bieri, Public domain · Virginia Museum of Natural History: James St. John, CC BY 2.0 · Blue Ridge Music Center: RMLark, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Glencoe Museum: Skye Marthaler, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Hahn Horticulture Garden: Kim Peterson, CC BY-SA 3.0
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