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A Short Drive Away:
- Reed Gold Mine (21.2 miles)
- Crowders Mountain State Park (27.3 miles)
- Lake Norman State Park (32.6 miles)
- North Carolina Transportation Museum (40.3 miles)
- Linville Gorge (76.8 miles)
- Chimney Rock State Park (81.5 miles)
- Hickory Nut Falls (82 miles)
- Grandfather Mountain State Park (83.1 miles)
- Grandfather Mountain (83.2 miles)
- Catawba Falls (83.7 miles)
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