From Lenovo Center on: Raleigh’s list
Around 289K people visit North Carolina Museum of History each year. 7 places to visit are mapped inside Raleigh, with 18 more within 40 miles. The commonest are 9 museums, 5 stadiums & arenas and 4 gardens. Further out, Palmer Memorial Institute is 57 mi away.
North Carolina Museum of Art
State art museum in Raleigh, North Carolina.
The towns around it, and where to stay →
The places, mapped
The 18 outside town cluster to the west.
Orange: Raleigh. Numbers: the best-known places, matching the list below. © OpenStreetMap contributors
The full list
The 7 inside Raleigh come first, then 25 more within 60 miles.
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3North Carolina Museum of Natural Sciences
North Carolina’s state museum for science and nature, located in Raleigh.
4North Carolina Museum of History
State museum focused on the history of North Carolina, located in Raleigh.
5J. C. Raulston Arboretum
Arboretum in Raleigh, North Carolina, United Stated.
North Carolina State University Insect Museum
Natural history museum in Raleigh, North Carolina.
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11Dean 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.
12Bennett Place State Historic Site
Historic site in Durham North Carolina, United States.
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14Museum of Life and Science
Science museum, children's museum, and zoo in Durham, North Carolina.
Palmer Memorial Institute
African-American preparatory school, now a museum.
Sarah P. Duke Gardens
Green space at Duke University in Durham, North Carolina.
Carolina 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.
Playmakers Theatre
Theatre building on the campus of the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, originally a social venue.
The places inside Raleigh lead. The rest are ranked by how many people look them up, so the famous places come first and the local favorites follow.
Photo credits
Lenovo Center: Edward T. Funkhouser, CC BY-SA 3.0 · North Carolina Museum of Art: Justin Doub, CC BY 2.0 · North Carolina Museum of Natural Sciences: Jmturner, Public domain · North Carolina Museum of History: Jmturner, Public domain · J. C. Raulston Arboretum: Daderot, Public domain · 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 · Ava Gardner Museum: LikeGrantTookRichmond, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Museum of Life and Science: photographer: Tony Rice, CC BY 2.5 · 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 · 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 · 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
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