Worth the trip from Princeton: Lenovo Center, 39 mi off
Yearly visitors to North Carolina Museum of History number about 289K. All of it lies outside: 15 places within 40 miles, none inside Princeton. They include 10 museums, 3 stadiums & arenas and a garden. Beyond the town, Kenan Memorial Stadium sits 58 mi away.
Ava Gardner Museum
Biographical museum in Smithfield, North Carolina.
The towns around it, and where to stay →
Mapped
The 15 outside town cluster to the northwest.
Orange: Princeton. Numbers: the best-known places, matching the list below. © OpenStreetMap contributors
Every entry
Here are the 32 places within 60 miles.
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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.
6Bennett Place State Historic Site
Historic site in Durham North Carolina, United States.
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9North Carolina Museum of Natural Sciences
North Carolina’s state museum for science and nature, located in Raleigh.
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.
Airborne & Special Operations Museum
Museum in Fayetteville, North Carolina.
North Carolina Botanical Garden
Botanical garden in Chapel Hill, North Carolina, USA.
82nd Airborne Division War Memorial Museum
Military museum, aviation museum in North Carolina, United States.
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.
Neuseway Nature Center and Planetarium
Museum in Kingston, North Carolina.
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 · CSS Neuse: Katyrw, 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 · 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 · Airborne & Special Operations Museum: US Army, Public domain · Ackland Art Museum: iam1969, CC BY-SA 3.0 · North Carolina Botanical Garden: Daderot, Public domain · 82nd Airborne Division War Memorial Museum: Dragases (talk), 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 · Playmakers Theatre: (User:Wgreaves), CC BY-SA 3.0 · Cape Fear Botanical Garden: KENPEI, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Harper House: Bentonvilleshs, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Imagination Station Science Museum: Unknown authorUnknown author, Public domain · Neuseway Nature Center and Planetarium: RadioFan, CC BY-SA 3.0
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