1Blue 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 Free Union
Leave Free Union for Blue Ridge Parkway, 18 mi away
Each year, some 16.5M people go to Blue Ridge Parkway. All of it lies outside: 16 places within 40 miles, none inside Free Union. There are 4 museums, 2 stadiums & arenas and 2 ski areas to choose from. At 52 mi, Appomattox Court House National Historical Park is worth the journey.
Attractions nearby
24
within 60 miles
The big one
8 mi
Shenandoah National Park
National park units
5
parks & monuments
Ski areas
2
Massanutten Resort
National Park · 8 mi northwest
Shenandoah National Park
195,000 acres in Virginia (US) maintained by the National Park Service.
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The map
Where to go
Out at 36 mi is Luray Caverns, the farthest.
Orange: Free Union. Numbers: the best-known places, matching the list below. © OpenStreetMap contributors
Everything nearby
The complete list
All 24 on the list lie within 60 miles.
Shenandoah 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.
4Skyline Drive
National Scenic Byway in Shenandoah National Park, Virginia, USA.
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9George Washington and Jefferson National Forests
Pair of National Forests in the United States.
10Germanna
Place in Virginia listed on National Register of Historic Places.
11Fredericksburg and Spotsylvania County Battlefields Memorial National Military Park
8,000-acre park operated by the U.S. National Park Service.
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14Richmond National Battlefield Park
769 acres in Virginia (USA) maintained by the National Park Service.
Cedar Creek and Belle Grove National Historical Park
Historic site in Frederick, Shenandoah, and Warren counties, Virginia.
Frontier Culture Museum of Virginia
Living history museum in Staunton, Virginia, United States.
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.
Ranked by how many people look them up, so the famous places lead and the local favorites follow.
Parks and trails in Free Union → · Free Union’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 · Luray Caverns: Paulo Ordoveza from Washington, DC, CC BY 2.0 · Skyline Drive: Image copyright 2005 by user G. Edward Johnson (user Lorax) and released under t, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Scott Stadium: Mak7912, CC BY-SA 3.0 · John Paul Jones Arena: Bob Mical, CC BY 2.0 · Massanutten Resort: Arbogastlw at English Wikipedia, Public domain · George Washington and Jefferson National Forests: Aneta Kaluzna, CC BY-SA 2.5 · Germanna: Unknown author, Public domain · Fredericksburg and Spotsylvania County Battlefields Memorial National Military Park: RebelAt at en.wikipedia, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Market Street Park: Chad Fennell, CC BY 2.0 · Richmond National Battlefield Park: Sarah Stierch, CC BY-SA 2.0 · Cedar Creek and Belle Grove National Historical Park: APK, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Frontier Culture Museum of Virginia: Woody Hibbard from Texas, USA, CC BY 2.0 · 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 · Boxerwood Gardens: uploaded with permission by User:Leonard G.., CC BY-SA 3.0 · Weston: Doctree, CC0
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