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Places near Blowing Rock by type
All 256 places by distance →One day from Blowing Rock
5 stops, one loop, back by 5:15 pm
50 km on the road, in driving order so you don’t double back. Times assume an 8 am start and typical visit lengths.
- Leave Blowing Rock
- Tweetsie Railroadpark · 45 min
- Hickory Ridge Living History Museummuseum · 1.5 hrs
- Rich Mountainviewpoint · 1 hrs
- Julian Price Memorial Parkmonument · 2 hrs
- Tanawha Trailtrek · 3 hrs
- Back in Blowing Rock
Questions people ask
What are the best places to visit near Blowing Rock?
Bass Lake (lake, about 1 km), Moses H Cone Memorial Park (monument, about 3 km), Tweetsie Railroad (park, about 6 km), Julian Price Memorial Park (monument, about 8 km), Hickory Ridge Living History Museum (museum, about 10 km), Daniel Boone Native Gardens (garden, about 10 km).
How many tourist places are there within 50 km of Blowing Rock?
201 places on Spotwander: 107 hill stations & viewpoints, 38 waterfalls, 20 lakes, dams & reservoirs, 10 wildlife, forests & gardens, 6 churches.
Which is the nearest viewpoint to Blowing Rock?
Round Mountain, about 3 km by road; Blowing Rock (3 km) is next.
Which is the nearest waterfall to Blowing Rock?
Linville Falls, about 1 km by road; Silvervale Falls (1 km) is next.
What is a good one-day trip from Blowing Rock?
Start in Blowing Rock, visit Tweetsie Railroad, then Hickory Ridge Living History Museum, then Rich Mountain, then Julian Price Memorial Park, then Tanawha Trail, and drive back — about 50 km by road in all.