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 Grottoes
The nearest draw to Grottoes: Blue Ridge Parkway, 16 mi away
A typical year brings about 16.5M visitors to Blue Ridge Parkway. None of our places to visit is inside Grottoes; 16 are within 40 miles. Among them are 4 museums, 2 stadiums & arenas and 2 ski areas. Dolly Sods Wilderness lies 58 mi out, the pick for a day trip.
Attractions nearby
24
within 60 miles
The big one
in town
Shenandoah National Park
National park units
4
parks & monuments
Ski areas
2
Massanutten Resort
National Park · in town
Shenandoah National Park
195,000 acres in Virginia (US) maintained by the National Park Service.
The towns around it, and where to stay →
The map
The map view
The map ends at Exchange Hotel, 36 mi out.
Orange: Grottoes. Numbers: the best-known places, matching the list below. © OpenStreetMap contributors
Everything nearby
Best known first
Each of the 24 is within 60 miles.
Shenandoah National Park
195,000 acres in Virginia (US) maintained by the National Park Service.
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4Appomattox Court House National Historical Park
1,700 acres in Virginia (US) managed by the National Park Service.
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6Skyline Drive
National Scenic Byway in Shenandoah National Park, Virginia, USA.
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9Cass Scenic Railroad State Park
State park and heritage railroad in West Virginia, United States.
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12George Washington and Jefferson National Forests
Pair of National Forests in the United States.
13Fredericksburg and Spotsylvania County Battlefields Memorial National Military Park
8,000-acre park operated by the U.S. National Park Service.
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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.
Ranked by how many people look them up, so the famous places lead and the local favorites follow.
Parks and trails in Grottoes → · Grottoes’ 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 · Dolly Sods Wilderness: Valerius Tygart, 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 · Scott Stadium: Mak7912, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Skyline Drive: Image copyright 2005 by user G. Edward Johnson (user Lorax) and released under t, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Spruce Mountain: Valerius Tygart, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Cass Scenic Railroad State Park: Shayfan at English Wikipedia, Public domain · John Paul Jones Arena: Bob Mical, CC BY 2.0 · George Washington and Jefferson National Forests: Aneta Kaluzna, CC BY-SA 2.5 · 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 · 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
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