Tri-Cities Airport 20 min
Steele Creek Park (15 min) 2,200-acre lakefront park with paddleboating plus regular & disc golf, a mini train & nature trails. Sycamore Shoals State Historic Park (24 min) Interpretive exhibits on 18th-century history plus a trail with signs detailing events of the area. Bristol Caverns (16 min) Attraction featuring ancient caverns with unique mineral formations & an underground river. Boone Lake (16 min) Public dam & reservoir featuring a recreational lake for boating, fishing & swimming. Warriors' Path State Park (24 min) Lakeside recreation area with disc golf, mountain biking & attractions designed for accessibility. Birthplace of Country Music Museum (17 min) Spacious museum dedicated to historic recordings of some of the earliest country music in America. Friends of Steele Creek (15 min) Appalachian Caverns (9 min) Well-known caverns with guided tours, campsites & a gem mine with an easygoing atmosphere. Backyard Terrors and Dinosaur Park (14 min) Backyard attraction featuring 40 life-size sculptures of dinosaurs created by the property's owner. Paramount Center for the Arts (17 min) Opulent performing arts venue in Art Deco style also features a vintage Mighty Wurlitzer organ. Old Deery Inn (9 min) Rocky Mount State Historic Site (13 min) Living history museum featuring a 1971 log house & outbuildings, with costumed actors & exhibits. South Holston Lake (21 min) This 7,580-acre reservoir operated by the Tennessee Valley Authority offers fishing & boating. Rooster Front Park (9 min) Bristol Motor Speedway (7 min) High-banked, quarter-mile race track hosts major auto races, amateur driving schools & daily tours. |