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Attractions near Durham

Bennett Place State Historic Site & 37 more attractions near Durham

38 notable places within 60 miles of Durham: 1 national park unit, and the sights travelers look up most. 5 of them are inside Durham.

Attractions nearby
38
within 60 miles
The big one
in town
Bennett Place State Historic Site
National park units
1
parks & monuments
Landmark · in town

Bennett Place State Historic Site

Historic site in Durham North Carolina, United States.

The towns around it, and where to stay →

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What’s around Durham

Orange: Durham. Numbers: the best-known places, matching the list below.

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© OpenStreetMap contributors

Everything nearby

In Durham first, then the best known

The places inside Durham lead. The rest are ranked by how many people look them up, so the famous places come first and the local favorites follow.

North Carolina Zoo

Zoo & aquarium · 54 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
Towns near it → · Wikipedia

Dean Smith Center

Stadium & arena · 10 mi southwest · 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.

Towns near it → · Wikipedia

Durham’s history →

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

Bennett Place State Historic Site: Ildar Sagdejev (Specious), CC BY-SA 4.0 · 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 · Carolina Theatre: (User:Wgreaves), CC BY-SA 3.0 · Nasher Museum of Art: self, Public domain · 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 · 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 · 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 · Guilford Courthouse National Military Park: National Park Service Digital Image Archives, Public domain · Greensboro Science Center: EmCnNC, CC BY-SA 3.0 · North Carolina Museum of History: Jmturner, Public domain · International Civil Rights Center and Museum: Mx._Granger, CC0 · 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 · 82nd Airborne Division War Memorial Museum: Dragases (talk), 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 · Weatherspoon Art Museum: Ptncsu12, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Coker Arboretum: Lee Coursey, CC BY 2.0 · Occoneechee State Park: Wikipelli, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Playmakers Theatre: (User:Wgreaves), CC BY-SA 3.0 · Harper House: Bentonvilleshs, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Greensboro Historical Museum: Rhpotter, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Imagination Station Science Museum: Unknown authorUnknown author, Public domain

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