1Bank of America Stadium
Football stadium in uptown Charlotte, North Carolina.
Attractions near Kings Mountain
28 mi from Kings Mountain, Bank of America Stadium leads the list
A typical year brings about 520K visitors to Discovery Place. Look within 40 miles for the 21 places to visit; none is inside Kings Mountain. The mix takes in 10 museums, 2 stadiums & arenas and 2 theatres. Allow a day for Blue Ridge Parkway, 57 mi off.
Attractions nearby
30
within 60 miles
The big one
25 mi
Carowinds
National park units
2
parks & monuments
Big draws
1
100K+ Wikipedia readers a year
Theme park · 25 mi east
Carowinds
Amusement park in North and South Carolina.
The towns around it, and where to stay →
The map
Around Kings Mountain, mapped
Most of the 21 out of town lie to the east.
Orange: Kings Mountain. Numbers: the best-known places, matching the list below. © OpenStreetMap contributors
Everything nearby
Place after place
Its 30 places all lie within 60 miles.
2Blue Ridge Parkway
Scenic parkway that runs between Shenandoah National Park in west central Virginia and Great Smoky National Park in western North Carolina.
4Sullenberger Aviation Museum
Aviation museum in North Carolina, United States.
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8Truliant Amphitheater
Open-air concert venue in Charlotte, North Carolina, United States.
10Linville Gorge Wilderness
Protected area in North Carolina, United States.
Ovens Auditorium
Multi-purpose concert hall and theatre in Charlotte, North Carolina, United States.
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Cowpens National Battlefield
Unit of the National Park Service in South Carolina, United States.
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.
Col. Silas Alexander Sharpe House
Historic home located at Statesville, Iredell County, North Carolina.
Ranked by how many people look them up, so the famous places lead and the local favorites follow.
Parks and trails in Kings Mountain → · Kings Mountain’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 · Blue Ridge Parkway: Ken Thomas, Public domain · 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 · Chimney Rock State Park: Jmturner, Public domain · Linville Gorge Wilderness: No machine-readable author provided. Amcbride~commonswiki assumed (based on copy, Public domain · Billy Graham Library: Billy Hathorn, CC BY 3.0 · Linville Falls: Ken Thomas, Public domain · Mint Museum: Bz3rk, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Kings Mountain National Military Park: Unknown authorUnknown author, Public domain · Cowpens National Battlefield: Ken Lund from Reno, Nevada, USA, CC BY-SA 2.0 · 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 · Col. Silas Alexander Sharpe House: JERRYE & ROY KLOTZ, M.D., CC BY-SA 4.0 · Hatcher Garden and Woodland Preserve: Photo by and (c)2006 Derek Ramsey (Ram-Man), CC BY-SA 2.5
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