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 Mendota
Leave Mendota for United States Penitentiary, 39 mi away
Nothing on our list is inside Mendota; the 5 places to visit are within 40 miles. The mix takes in an ancient site, a mountain and a park & preserve. Travel 49 mi and you reach Blue Ridge Parkway.
Attractions nearby
20
within 60 miles
The big one
49 mi
Blue Ridge Parkway
National park units
1
parks & monuments
Ski areas
2
Sugar Mountain Resort
Parkway · 49 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
At the edge of the map sits United States Penitentiary, 39 mi out.
Orange: Mendota. Numbers: the best-known places, matching the list below. © OpenStreetMap contributors
Everything nearby
The list in full
20 places make the list, every one within 60 miles.
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10Linville Gorge Wilderness
Protected area in North Carolina, United States.
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Andrew 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 Mendota → · Mendota’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 · Linville Gorge Wilderness: No machine-readable author provided. Amcbride~commonswiki assumed (based on copy, Public domain · Breaks Interstate Park: SheepNotGoats (Talk), CC BY-SA 3.0 · Sugar Mountain Resort: Mark Clifton, CC BY-SA 2.0 · Linville Falls: Ken Thomas, Public domain · 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
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