Charlotte

Attractions

Hiking

Clarks Creek Greenway

Museums

Parks & Forests

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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The Statue of Liberty on Ellis Island in New York, New York.

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Rocks off the coast of Indian Beach at Ecola State Park in Clatsop County, Oregon on October 4, 2020. Photo by Peter Stringer

Wandering the Pacific Northwest for a Weekend Roadtrip
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An Epic Denver to Sequoia Road Trip
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