The nearest draw to Fuquay-Varina: Lenovo Center, 16 mi away
Around 289K people visit North Carolina Museum of History each year. Nothing on our list is inside Fuquay-Varina; the 29 places to visit are within 40 miles. The commonest are 12 museums, 5 stadiums & arenas and 5 gardens. For a full day, there is North Carolina Zoo, 54 mi away.
North Carolina Museum of Art
State art museum in Raleigh, North Carolina.
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Plotted on the map
At the edge of the map sits Airborne & Special Operations Museum, 37 mi out.
Orange: Fuquay-Varina. Numbers: the best-known places, matching the list below. © OpenStreetMap contributors
Everything to see
33 places make the list, every one within 60 miles.
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4North Carolina Zoo
World’s largest natural habitat zoo located in Asheboro, North Carolina, United States.
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6Dean 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.
7Bennett Place State Historic Site
Historic site in Durham North Carolina, United States.
9North Carolina Museum of Natural Sciences
North Carolina’s state museum for science and nature, located in Raleigh.
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11Museum of Life and Science
Science museum, children's museum, and zoo in Durham, North Carolina.
Palmer Memorial Institute
African-American preparatory school, now a museum.
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 · 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 · Imagination Station Science Museum: Unknown authorUnknown author, Public domain
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