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 Gate City
The nearest draw to Gate City: United States Penitentiary, 24 mi away
Gate City’s list takes in 2 museums, an ancient site and a mountain. Look within 40 miles for the 8 places to visit; none is inside Gate City. Andrew Johnson National Historic Site welcomes about 43K visitors a year. The big name further out is Blue Ridge Parkway, 57 mi from the centre.
Attractions nearby
20
within 60 miles
The big one
57 mi
Blue Ridge Parkway
National park units
2
parks & monuments
Ski areas
2
Sugar Mountain Resort
Parkway · 57 mi southeast
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
The lie of the land
The outermost point is Andrew Johnson National Historic Site, at 37 mi.
Orange: Gate City. Numbers: the best-known places, matching the list below. © OpenStreetMap contributors
Everything nearby
All 8 on the list
Look within 60 miles for all 20 places listed.
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8Cumberland Gap National Historical Park
20,000 acres (Kentucky, Tennessee, and Virginia) operated by the U.S. National Park Service.
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14Andrew Johnson National Historic Site
National Historic Site in the United States.
President Andrew Johnson Museum and Library
Presidential library and museum for U.S. President Andrew Johnson, located in Tusculum, Tennessee.
Daniel Boone Native Gardens
Gardens located in Boone, North Carolina, United States.
Ranked by how many people look them up, so the famous places lead and the local favorites follow.
Parks and trails in Gate City → · Gate City’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 · Grandfather Mountain: Original uploader was KyleAndMelissa22 at en.wikipedia, Public domain · Mount Rogers: USDA-FS, Public domain · United States Penitentiary: Nyttend, Public domain · Black Mountain: iLoveMountains.org, CC BY 2.0 · Grayson Highlands State Park: Ken Thomas, Public domain · Cumberland Gap National Historical Park: J654567, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Cherokee National Forest: Ryan Rice at en.wikipedia, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Breaks Interstate Park: SheepNotGoats (Talk), CC BY-SA 3.0 · Sugar Mountain Resort: Mark Clifton, CC BY-SA 2.0 · Barter Theatre: RebelAt (talk) (Uploads), Public domain · Andrew Johnson National Historic Site: Brian Stansberry, CC BY 3.0 · Moses H. Cone Memorial Park: Bill Russ photographer, Public domain · Hensley Settlement: National Park Service, Public domain
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