The 469 mi landform lent its name to both the Blue Ridge Music Center, and American's longest linear park.
The Blue Ridge Music Center is a music venue, museum, and visitor center located at milepost 213 on the Blue Ridge Parkway near Galax, Virginia. 
 The parkway, which is America's longest linear park, runs for 469 mi through 29 Virginia and North Carolina counties, linking Shenandoah National Park to Great Smoky Mountains National Park. 
