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Attractions near Northwest

Worth the trip from Northwest: Fort Fisher, 27 mi off

Among the places to visit in and near Northwest are 4 museums, 3 gardens and a landmark. None of our places to visit is inside Northwest; 11 are within 40 miles. A typical year brings about 56K visitors to Moores Creek National Battlefield.

Attractions nearby
11
within 60 miles
The big one
27 mi
Fort Fisher
National park units
1
parks & monuments
Landmark · 27 mi southeast

Fort Fisher

Confederate fort in Wilmington, North Carolina.

The towns around it, and where to stay →

The map

How they lie

To the southeast is where most of the 11 lie.

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

Everything nearby

Full list of places

The list runs to 11 places, all within 60 miles.

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

Northwest’s history →

Sources: National Park Service · ski areas © OpenSkiMap / OpenStreetMap contributors · Wikidata · Wikipedia readership · photos via Wikimedia Commons
Photo credits

Fort Fisher: Eric T. Gunther, CC BY 3.0 · Orton Plantation: AgnosticPreachersKid., CC BY-SA 3.0 · Brunswick Town: Brunswick1726, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Moores Creek National Battlefield: Unknown authorUnknown author, Public domain · Thalian Hall: Sanfranman59, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Cape Fear Museum: Billy Hathorn, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Cameron Art Museum: Starjelly3201, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Fort Fisher Visitor Center: TomasVial, CC BY-SA 4.0

Know a spot visitors miss?Locals know the overlook without the crowds and the diner the tour buses skip.
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