39 mi from Anderson Creek, Lenovo Center leads the list
Each year, some 289K people go to North Carolina Museum of History. Nothing on our list is inside Anderson Creek; the 16 places to visit are within 40 miles. The mix takes in 10 museums, 3 stadiums & arenas and 2 gardens. Day-trippers head 57 mi out to South of the Border.
South of the Border
Amusement park in South Carolina, USA.
The towns around it, and where to stay →
The layout
At the edge of the map sits North Carolina Museum of Natural Sciences, 40 mi out.
Orange: Anderson Creek. Numbers: the best-known places, matching the list below. © OpenStreetMap contributors
Each place in turn
Everything here is within 60 miles, 33 places in all.
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5North Carolina Zoo
World’s largest natural habitat zoo located in Asheboro, North Carolina, United States.
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7Dean Smith Center
Multi-purpose arena in Chapel Hill, North Carolina, used primarily as the home for the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill Tar Heels men's basketball team.
8Bennett Place State Historic Site
Historic site in Durham North Carolina, United States.
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10North Carolina Museum of Natural Sciences
North Carolina’s state museum for science and nature, located in Raleigh.
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12Museum of Life and Science
Science museum, children's museum, and zoo in Durham, North Carolina.
13Sarah P. Duke Gardens
Green space at Duke University in Durham, North Carolina.
14North Carolina Museum of History
State museum focused on the history of North Carolina, located in Raleigh.
Airborne & Special Operations Museum
Museum in Fayetteville, North Carolina.
Carolina Theatre
Theater and former movie theater in Durham, North Carolina, United States.
North Carolina Botanical Garden
Botanical garden in Chapel Hill, North Carolina, USA.
82nd Airborne Division War Memorial Museum
Military museum, aviation museum in North Carolina, United States.
J. C. Raulston Arboretum
Arboretum in Raleigh, North Carolina, United Stated.
Playmakers Theatre
Theatre building on the campus of the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, originally a social venue.
Weymouth Woods-Sandhills Nature Preserve
State park in North Carolina, United States.
North Carolina State University Insect Museum
Natural history museum in Raleigh, North Carolina.
Ranked by how many people look them up, so the famous places lead and the local favorites follow.
Photo credits
Lenovo Center: Edward T. Funkhouser, CC BY-SA 3.0 · South of the Border: Leonard J. DeFrancisci, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Carter–Finley Stadium: SMaloney, CC BY 3.0 · Kenan Memorial Stadium: Yeungb, CC BY 3.0 · North Carolina Zoo: Diane Villa, CC BY-SA 4.0 · WakeMed Soccer Park: Hameltion, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Dean Smith Center: No machine-readable author provided. Snargle~commonswiki assumed (based on copyr, Public domain · Bennett Place State Historic Site: Ildar Sagdejev (Specious), CC BY-SA 4.0 · North Carolina Museum of Art: Justin Doub, CC BY 2.0 · North Carolina Museum of Natural Sciences: Jmturner, Public domain · Ava Gardner Museum: LikeGrantTookRichmond, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Museum of Life and Science: photographer: Tony Rice, CC BY 2.5 · Sarah P. Duke Gardens: monsieuricon from Montréal, Canada, CC BY-SA 2.0 · North Carolina Museum of History: Jmturner, Public domain · Nasher Museum of Art: self, Public domain · Airborne & Special Operations Museum: US Army, Public domain · Carolina Theatre: (User:Wgreaves), CC BY-SA 3.0 · North Carolina Botanical Garden: Daderot, Public domain · 82nd Airborne Division War Memorial Museum: Dragases (talk), Public domain · Ackland Art Museum: iam1969, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Morehead Planetarium and Science Center: Yeungb, CC BY 3.0 · Yates Mill: Mark Turner, Public domain · Coker Arboretum: Lee Coursey, CC BY 2.0 · J. C. Raulston Arboretum: Daderot, Public domain · Playmakers Theatre: (User:Wgreaves), CC BY-SA 3.0 · Weymouth Woods-Sandhills Nature Preserve: Wyatt Greene, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Cape Fear Botanical Garden: KENPEI, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Harper House: Bentonvilleshs, CC BY-SA 4.0
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