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The Best Attractions In Austinville

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Shot Tower Historical State Park

The Andy Griffith Museum

Virginia Creeper Trail

Grayson Highlands State Park

Pilot Mountain State Park

Hanging Rock State Park

Grandfather Mountain

Austinville is an unincorporated community on the New River in southern Wythe County, Virginia, United States. New River Trail State Park runs through Austinville, and Shot Tower Historical State Park is located nearby. The town is the birthplace of Stephen F. Austin, for whose family it is named. The ZIP code for Austinville extends south into neighboring Carroll County. Austinville is built on the location of Lead Mines, Virginia, the seat of the former Fincastle County.
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The Best Attractions In Austinville

1. Shot Tower Historical State Park Austinville
The Jackson Ferry Shot Tower is 75-foot tall tower used for manufacturing lead shot located in Wythe County, Virginia and now adjacent to the New River Trail State Park, a lineal rail trail park connecting the historic towns of Pulaski and Galax, Virginia. As one of the few remaining shot towers in the United States, the Jackson Ferry tower was constructed by Thomas Jackson and is the centerpiece of the Shot Tower Historical State Park. Construction began on the tower shortly after the American Revolutionary War and was completed in 1807. The tower was listed on the National Register of Historic Places on October 1, 1969.
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2. Grandfather Mountain Linville
Grandfather Mountain is a mountain, a non-profit attraction, and a North Carolina state park near Linville, North Carolina. At 5,946 feet , it is the highest peak on the eastern escarpment of the Blue Ridge Mountains, one of the major chains of the Appalachian Mountains. The Blue Ridge Parkway passes by the south side of the mountain and also passes over the nearby Grandmother Gap. It is located at the meeting point of Avery, Caldwell , and Watauga counties.
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3. Virginia Creeper Trail Damascus
The Virginia Creeper Trail is a 35-mile multi-purpose rail trail, located in the Mount Rogers National Recreation Area of southwestern Virginia. The trail runs from Abingdon to Whitetop, Virginia, near the North Carolina state line – through National Forest and crossing numerous restored trestles and crossing the Appalachian Trail. The trail descends from Abingdon to Damascus, traversing rolling farm countryside and numerous parcels of private property – requiring opening and closing private gates along the route. From Damascus, hikers, cyclists and equestrians ascend to Whitetop, following Laurel Creek. Cyclists can use a shuttle service to Whitetop for the 17-mile return descent.
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4. The Andy Griffith Museum Mount Airy
5. Pilot Mountain State Park Pinnacle
Pilot Mountain, a metamorphic quartzite monadnock rising to a peak 2,421 feet above sea level, is one of the most distinctive natural features in the U.S. state of North Carolina. It is a remnant of the ancient chain of Sauratown Mountains. The Saura Indians, the region's earliest known inhabitants, called the mountain Jomeokee, meaning great guide.U.S. Route 52 passes through the town of Pilot Mountain near the mountain, and the city of Mount Airy is some miles farther north. Pilot Mountain is part of the A.V.A Yadkin Valley, an American Viticultural Area comprising over 50 wineries, including a few wineries in the town of Pilot Mountain. Pilot Mountain has two distinctive features, named Big and Little Pinnacle. Big Pinnacle has high and colorful bare rock walls, with a rounded top cover...
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6. Grayson Highlands State Park Mouth Of Wilson
7. Hanging Rock State Park Danbury North Carolina
Hanging Rock State Park is a 7,869-acre North Carolina state park in Stokes County, North Carolina in the United States. The park is 30 miles north of Winston-Salem and is located approximately 2 miles from Danbury in Stokes County.
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