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Attractions near Hillsborough

Lenovo Center, 28 mi from Hillsborough

Visits to North Carolina Museum of History run to about 289K a year. None of our places to visit is inside Hillsborough; 30 are within 40 miles. On the list: 12 museums, 5 stadiums & arenas and 4 gardens, among others. Make a day of it at North Carolina Zoo, 49 mi away.

Attractions nearby
38
within 60 miles
The big one
8 mi
Bennett Place State Historic Site
National park units
1
parks & monuments
Landmark · 8 mi southeast

Bennett Place State Historic Site

Historic site in Durham North Carolina, United States.

The towns around it, and where to stay →

The map

The lie of the land

At the edge of the map sits Weatherspoon Art Museum, 40 mi out.

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

Everything nearby

Every place to visit

These 38 are within 60 miles, none in town.

North Carolina Zoo

Zoo & aquarium · 49 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
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Dean Smith Center

Stadium & arena · 13 mi south · 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

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

Hillsborough’s history →

Sources: National Park Service · ski areas © OpenSkiMap / OpenStreetMap contributors · Wikidata · Wikipedia readership · photos via Wikimedia Commons
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 · 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 · 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 · Virginia Museum of Natural History: James St. John, CC BY 2.0 · Staunton River Battlefield State Park: Virginia State Parks, CC BY 2.0 · Greensboro Historical Museum: Rhpotter, CC BY-SA 3.0

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