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 Sherando
Places to visit near Sherando: Blue Ridge Parkway & more
A typical year brings about 16.5M visitors to Blue Ridge Parkway. None of our places to visit is inside Sherando; 14 are within 40 miles. The mix takes in 4 museums, 2 stadiums & arenas and 2 ski areas. Appomattox Court House National Historical Park is worth a day, 41 mi from the centre.
Attractions nearby
25
within 60 miles
The big one
2 mi
Blue Ridge Parkway
National park units
2
parks & monuments
Ski areas
2
Wintergreen Ski Resort
Parkway · 2 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.
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The map
Where they are
The outermost point is Maier Museum of Art at Randolph College, at 40 mi.
Orange: Sherando. Numbers: the best-known places, matching the list below. © OpenStreetMap contributors
Everything nearby
All 14 on the list
Look within 60 miles for all 25 places listed.
2Shenandoah 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.
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5Skyline Drive
National Scenic Byway in Shenandoah National Park, Virginia, USA.
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8Cass Scenic Railroad State Park
State park and heritage railroad in West Virginia, United States.
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11George Washington and Jefferson National Forests
Pair of National Forests in the United States.
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14Frontier Culture Museum of Virginia
Living history museum in Staunton, Virginia, United States.
Robert Russa Moton Museum
High school in Farmville, 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.
Lynchburg Courthouse
Is a historic courthouse building located at Lynchburg, Virginia..
Ranked by how many people look them up, so the famous places lead and the local favorites follow.
Parks and trails in Sherando → · Sherando’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 · 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 · National D-Day Memorial: RebelAt at English Wikipedia, Public domain · Market Street Park: Chad Fennell, CC BY 2.0 · Frontier Culture Museum of Virginia: Woody Hibbard from Texas, USA, CC BY 2.0 · Robert Russa Moton Museum: William T. Ziglar, Jr., CC BY-SA 3.0 · 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 · Anne Spencer House: Pubdog (talk), Public domain · Boxerwood Gardens: uploaded with permission by User:Leonard G.., CC BY-SA 3.0 · Lynchburg Courthouse: Pubdog (talk), Public domain
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