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Attractions near Burlington

Nothing in Burlington itself: Kenan Memorial Stadium is 26 mi away

Yearly visitors to North Carolina Zoo number about 700K. All of it lies outside: 24 places within 40 miles, none inside Burlington. The mix takes in 7 museums, 5 zoos & aquariums and 3 gardens. For a full day, there is Lenovo Center, 46 mi away.

Attractions nearby
48
within 60 miles
The big one
35 mi
North Carolina Zoo
National park units
1
parks & monuments
Zoo & aquarium · 35 mi southwest

North Carolina Zoo

World’s largest natural habitat zoo located in Asheboro, North Carolina, United States.

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Where to go

North Carolina Aviation Museum, 38 mi away, is the farthest on the map.

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

Everything nearby

All of them, one by one

Its 48 places all lie within 60 miles.

North Carolina Zoo

Zoo & aquarium · 35 mi southwest · read 23K times a year on Wikipedia

World’s largest natural habitat zoo located in Asheboro, North Carolina, United States.

700K visitors a year

Dean Smith Center

Stadium & arena · 27 mi southeast · read 13K times a year on Wikipedia

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.

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

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

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Photo credits

Lenovo Center: Edward T. Funkhouser, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Carter–Finley Stadium: SMaloney, CC BY 3.0 · Kenan Memorial Stadium: Yeungb, CC BY 3.0 · Allegacy Federal Credit Union Stadium: BobHWS, CC BY-SA 3.0 · North Carolina Zoo: Diane Villa, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Pilot Mountain: Berean Hunter, CC BY-SA 2.5 · Old Salem: David Bjorgen, CC BY-SA 3.0 · 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 · Hanging Rock State Park: Jacalyn Engler from Greensboro, United States, CC BY-SA 2.0 · Uwharrie National Forest: U.S. Forest Service, Public domain · Reynolda House Museum of American Art: Zsrarticle, 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 · Morrow Mountain: Hathcock at English Wikipedia, CC BY 3.0 · Guilford Courthouse National Military Park: National Park Service Digital Image Archives, Public domain · Museum of Life and Science: photographer: Tony Rice, CC BY 2.5 · Greensboro Science Center: EmCnNC, CC BY-SA 3.0 · North Carolina Museum of History: Jmturner, Public domain · Sarah P. Duke Gardens: monsieuricon from Montréal, Canada, CC BY-SA 2.0 · International Civil Rights Center and Museum: Mx._Granger, CC0 · Carolina Theatre: (User:Wgreaves), CC BY-SA 3.0 · Nasher Museum of Art: self, Public domain · Ackland Art Museum: iam1969, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Carolina Theatre of Greensboro: No machine-readable author provided. Csbrummitt~commonswiki assumed (based on co, Public domain · North Carolina Botanical Garden: Daderot, Public domain · Morehead Planetarium and Science Center: Yeungb, CC BY 3.0 · Yates Mill: Mark Turner, Public domain · J. C. Raulston Arboretum: Daderot, Public domain · Single Brothers' House: P. Hughes, CC BY 4.0 · Weatherspoon Art Museum: Ptncsu12, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Coker Arboretum: Lee Coursey, CC BY 2.0 · Playmakers Theatre: (User:Wgreaves), CC BY-SA 3.0 · Reynolda Gardens: P. Hughes, CC BY 4.0 · Richard Childress Racing Museum: Michael Barera, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Virginia Museum of Natural History: James St. John, CC BY 2.0 · Jesse Helms Center: Billy Hathorn, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Greensboro Historical Museum: Rhpotter, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Old Davidson County Courthouse: Dennis Brown (Dennis Brown), CC BY-SA 3.0

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