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Attractions near Raleigh

Nothing in Raleigh itself: Shawnee National Forest is 24 mi away

Look within 40 miles for the 3 places to visit; none is inside Raleigh. The commonest are a national forest, a park & preserve and a cave. At 53 mi, USS LST-325 is worth the journey.

Attractions nearby
10
within 60 miles
The big one
53 mi
USS LST-325
Museum · 53 mi east

USS LST-325

1942 LST-1-class tank landing ship, later converted to a museum ship.

The towns around it, and where to stay →

The map

Plotted on the map

On the map, most of the 3 sit to the southeast.

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Orange: Raleigh. Numbers: the best-known places, matching the list below. © OpenStreetMap contributors

Everything nearby

All 3 on the list

Here are the 10 places within 60 miles.

Ranked by how many people look them up, so the famous places lead and the local favorites follow.

Parks and trails in Raleigh → · Raleigh’s history →

Sources: National Park Service · ski areas © OpenSkiMap / OpenStreetMap contributors · Wikidata · Wikipedia readership · photos via Wikimedia Commons
Photo credits

USS LST-325: Wikideas1, CC0 · Shawnee National Forest: Daniel Schwen, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Angel Mounds: Heironymous Rowe (talk), CC BY-SA 3.0 · Ford Center: Nyttend, Public domain · Garden of the Gods Wilderness: Daniel Schwen, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Kincaid Mounds State Historic Site: Herb Roe, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Cave-in-Rock State Park: Daniel Schwen, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Mesker Park Zoo and Botanic Garden: Randella (talk), CC BY 3.0 · Reitz Home Museum: Nyttend, Public domain · Evansville Museum of Arts, History and Science: Nyttend, Public domain

Know a spot visitors miss?Locals know the overlook without the crowds and the diner the tour buses skip.
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