What to see from Henderson: Lenovo Center first
Around 289K people visit North Carolina Museum of History each year. None of our places to visit is inside Henderson; 13 are within 40 miles. Among them are 7 museums, 2 gardens and a stadium & arena. Drive 40 mi to reach Carter–Finley Stadium.
Bennett Place State Historic Site
Historic site in Durham North Carolina, United States.
The towns around it, and where to stay →
Where things are
Most of the 13 out of town lie to the southwest.
Orange: Henderson. Numbers: the best-known places, matching the list below. © OpenStreetMap contributors
The complete list
All of it lies within 60 miles: 29 places.
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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.
9Red Hill Patrick Henry National Memorial
1,000 acres in Virginia (USA), maintained by the Patrick Henry Memorial Foundation.
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11Museum of Life and Science
Science museum, children's museum, and zoo in Durham, North Carolina.
12North Carolina Museum of History
State museum focused on the history of North Carolina, located in Raleigh.
13Sarah P. Duke Gardens
Green space at Duke University in Durham, North Carolina.
14Carolina Theatre
Theater and former movie theater in Durham, North Carolina, United States.
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 · Red Hill Patrick Henry National Memorial: Jamestown Official Photo Corp., 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 · 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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