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Attractions near Lake Monticello

29 mi from Lake Monticello, Blue Ridge Parkway leads the list

Around 16.5M people visit Blue Ridge Parkway each year. Look within 40 miles for the 10 places to visit; none is inside Lake Monticello. The mix takes in 3 museums, 2 stadiums & arenas and a parkway. For a longer trip, George Washington Birthplace National Monument lies 54 mi away.

Attractions nearby
52
within 60 miles
The big one
27 mi
Shenandoah National Park
National park units
6
parks & monuments
Ski areas
2
Massanutten Resort
National Park · 27 mi northwest

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 puts most of the 10 to the northwest.

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Orange: Lake Monticello. Numbers: the best-known places, matching the list below. © OpenStreetMap contributors

Everything nearby

All of them, one by one

52 places make the list, every one within 60 miles.

Ranked by how many people look them up, so the famous places lead and the local favorites follow.

Parks and trails in Lake Monticello → · Lake Monticello’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 · George Washington Birthplace National Monument: National Park Service Digital Image Archives, Public domain · Kings Dominion: Erechtheus, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Hollywood Cemetery: Andrew Bain, Public domain · 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 · Robert E. Lee Monument: Martin Falbisoner, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Scott Stadium: Mak7912, CC BY-SA 3.0 · White House of the Confederacy: AlbertHerring, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Richmond Coliseum: Mentes at en.wikipedia, CC BY-SA 3.0 · John Paul Jones Arena: Bob Mical, CC BY 2.0 · Virginia Museum of Fine Arts: Virginia Museum of Fine Arts, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Maymont Park: Packer1028, CC0 · Massanutten Resort: Arbogastlw at English Wikipedia, Public domain · Jefferson Davis Monument: Martin Falbisoner, CC BY-SA 3.0 · George Washington and Jefferson National Forests: Aneta Kaluzna, CC BY-SA 2.5 · The Diamond: Baseball Panoramic, CC BY 3.0 · American Civil War Museum: Rifleman 82, CC BY-SA 4.0 · City Stadium: Quintin Soloviev, CC BY 4.0 · Altria Theater: VCU Libraries, Public domain · Edgar Allan Poe Museum: Albrecht Conz (talk), CC BY-SA 3.0 · General J E B Stuart Statue: Quidster4040 at English Wikipedia, CC BY 4.0 · 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 · Science Museum of Virginia: David Bjorgen, CC BY-SA 2.5 · Lewis Ginter Botanical Garden: Mark Gormus, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Richmond National Battlefield Park: Sarah Stierch, CC BY-SA 2.0 · Metro Richmond Zoo: Packer1028, CC0 · The Valentine: VCU Libraries Commons, No restrictions · National Theater: C.K. Howell, Inc. (architects), Public domain · Black History Museum and Cultural Center of Virginia: Morgan Riley, CC BY 3.0 · Frontier Culture Museum of Virginia: Woody Hibbard from Texas, USA, CC BY 2.0 · Maggie L. Walker National Historic Site: National Park Service, Public domain · Robert Russa Moton Museum: William T. Ziglar, Jr., CC BY-SA 3.0 · Virginia Holocaust Museum: Jörg Reitmaier, Public domain · WaterWorks: BeaverWithChainsaw at English Wikipedia, Public domain · Bryan Park: Crazyale, CC0 · 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 · Anne Spencer House: Pubdog (talk), Public domain · Gari Melchers Home: Morgan Riley, CC BY 3.0 · Boxerwood Gardens: uploaded with permission by User:Leonard G.., CC BY-SA 3.0 · Lynchburg Courthouse: Pubdog (talk), Public domain · Virginia Randolph Cottage: Walter Smelling, Jr., Photographer, Public domain

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