1Bank of America Stadium
Football stadium in uptown Charlotte, North Carolina.
Attractions near JAARS
26 mi from JAARS, Bank of America Stadium leads the list
Visits to Discovery Place run to about 520K a year. Nothing is mapped inside JAARS, but 17 places to visit are within 40 miles. There are 9 museums, 2 stadiums & arenas and 2 theatres to choose from. Set 44 mi out, Lake Norman makes a day trip.
Attractions nearby
24
within 60 miles
The big one
20 mi
Carowinds
National park units
1
parks & monuments
Big draws
1
100K+ Wikipedia readers a year
Theme park · 20 mi northwest
Carowinds
Amusement park in North and South Carolina.
The towns around it, and where to stay →
The map
Map of the places
Most of the 17 out of town lie to the north.
Orange: JAARS. Numbers: the best-known places, matching the list below. © OpenStreetMap contributors
Everything nearby
Every place to visit
All of it lies within 60 miles: 24 places.
3Sullenberger Aviation Museum
Aviation museum in North Carolina, United States.
Alcohol and Drug Abuse Lake
Reservoir in Richland County, South Carolina, in the United States.
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8Uwharrie National Forest
National forest located primarily in Montgomery County, North Carolina..
Truliant Amphitheater
Open-air concert venue in Charlotte, North Carolina, United States.
Ovens Auditorium
Multi-purpose concert hall and theatre in Charlotte, North Carolina, United States.
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President James K. Polk Historic Site
Historic site in Pineville, North Carolina.
University of North Carolina at Charlotte Botanical Gardens
Botanical gardens at the University of North Carolina at Charlotte.
Ranked by how many people look them up, so the famous places lead and the local favorites follow.
Parks and trails in JAARS → · JAARS’s history →
Sources: National Park Service · ski areas © OpenSkiMap / OpenStreetMap contributors · Wikidata · Wikipedia readership · photos via Wikimedia Commons
Photo credits
Bank of America Stadium: HangingCurve, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Carowinds: Pi.1415926535, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Lake Norman: Prince Grobhelm, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Bojangles Coliseum: James Willamor, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Peachoid: Carol M. Highsmith, Public domain · Uwharrie National Forest: U.S. Forest Service, Public domain · Morrow Mountain: Hathcock at English Wikipedia, CC BY 3.0 · Billy Graham Library: Billy Hathorn, CC BY 3.0 · North Carolina Transportation Museum: Unknown, Public domain · Mint Museum: Bz3rk, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Kings Mountain National Military Park: Unknown authorUnknown author, Public domain · Bechtler Museum of Modern Art: Bechtler, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Discovery Place: Ken Thomas, Public domain · President James K. Polk Historic Site: JStephanMease, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Harvey B. Gantt Center: Mark Clifton, CC BY-SA 2.0 · Levine Museum of the New South: James Willamor, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Andrew Jackson State Park: Chili555, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Daniel Stowe Botanical Garden: Robert Nunnally, CC BY 2.0
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