1Appalachian Trail
2,198.4-mile (3,538 km) trail going through fourteen US states managed by the National Park Service.
Attractions near Blue Ridge
Leave Blue Ridge for Appalachian Trail, 31 mi away
A typical year brings about 16.5M visitors to Blue Ridge Parkway. The town has no place on our list of its own; 16 are within 40 miles. There are 6 museums, 2 landmarks and 2 lakes to choose from. For a longer trip, Appomattox Court House National Historical Park lies 55 mi away.
Attractions nearby
22
within 60 miles
The big one
in town
Blue Ridge Parkway
National park units
2
parks & monuments
Big draws
1
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Blue Ridge Parkway
Scenic parkway that runs between Shenandoah National Park in west central Virginia and Great Smoky National Park in western North Carolina.
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Mapped around Blue Ridge
The farthest of them, Mountain Lake, is 39 mi out.
Orange: Blue Ridge. Numbers: the best-known places, matching the list below. © OpenStreetMap contributors
Everything nearby
Everything on the list
Look within 60 miles for all 22 places listed.
Blue Ridge Parkway
Scenic parkway that runs between Shenandoah National Park in west central Virginia and Great Smoky National Park in western North Carolina.
3Project Greek Island
United States government continuity program in West Virginia (decommissioned).
4Lane Stadium
American football stadium on the Virginia Tech campus in Blacksburg, VA, US.
5Appomattox Court House National Historical Park
1,700 acres in Virginia (US) managed by the National Park Service.
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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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12Lost World Caverns
Caves and attraction near Lewisburg, West Virginia, USA.
13Booker T. Washington National Monument
224 acres managed by the U.S. National Park Service.
Virginia Museum of Natural History
Natural history museum in Martinsville, Virginia.
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 Blue Ridge → · Blue Ridge’s history →
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 · Project Greek Island: Z22, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Lane Stadium: User:B, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Appomattox Court House National Historical Park: Doug Coldwell, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Mountain Lake: Rolfmueller, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Smith Mountain Lake: Jay White, Public domain · National D-Day Memorial: RebelAt at English Wikipedia, Public domain · Red Hill Patrick Henry National Memorial: Jamestown Official Photo Corp., Public domain · Virginia Museum of Transportation: Warfieldian, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Taubman Museum of Art: O Palsson, CC BY 2.0 · Lost World Caverns: Lee Paxton, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Booker T. Washington National Monument: National Park Service Digital Image Archives, Public domain · O. Winston Link Museum: Brian M. Powell (user Bitmapped on en.wikipedia), CC BY-SA 3.0 · Virginia Museum of Natural History: James St. John, CC BY 2.0 · Anne Spencer House: Pubdog (talk), Public domain · Glencoe Museum: Skye Marthaler, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Hahn Horticulture Garden: Kim Peterson, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Lynchburg Courthouse: Pubdog (talk), Public domain · Sunshine Farm and Gardens: Unknown, CC BY-SA 3.0
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