Lenovo Center, 26 mi from Franklinton
North Carolina Museum of History welcomes about 289K visitors a year. Look within 40 miles for the 25 places to visit; none is inside Franklinton. The mix takes in 10 museums, 5 stadiums & arenas and 4 gardens. If you have a day, head to Ava Gardner Museum, 41 mi away.
Bennett Place State Historic Site
Historic site in Durham North Carolina, United States.
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Where they are
On the map, most of the 25 sit to the southwest.
Orange: Franklinton. Numbers: the best-known places, matching the list below. © OpenStreetMap contributors
Every place to visit
These 29 are within 60 miles, none in town.
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5Dean 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.
Bennett Place State Historic Site
Historic site in Durham North Carolina, United States.
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8North Carolina Museum of Natural Sciences
North Carolina’s state museum for science and nature, located in Raleigh.
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10Museum of Life and Science
Science museum, children's museum, and zoo in Durham, North Carolina.
11North Carolina Museum of History
State museum focused on the history of North Carolina, located in Raleigh.
12Sarah P. Duke Gardens
Green space at Duke University in Durham, North Carolina.
13Carolina Theatre
Theater and former movie theater in Durham, North Carolina, United States.
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North Carolina Botanical Garden
Botanical garden in Chapel Hill, North Carolina, USA.
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.
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 · Carter–Finley Stadium: SMaloney, CC BY 3.0 · Kenan Memorial Stadium: Yeungb, CC BY 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 · 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 · North Carolina Museum of History: Jmturner, Public domain · 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 · Ackland Art Museum: iam1969, CC BY-SA 3.0 · 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 · 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 · Staunton River Battlefield State Park: Virginia State Parks, CC BY 2.0 · Imagination Station Science Museum: Unknown authorUnknown author, Public domain
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