The nearest draw to South Henderson: Lenovo Center, 39 mi away
North Carolina Museum of History welcomes about 289K visitors a year. The town has no place on our list of its own; 14 are within 40 miles. They include 7 museums, 2 stadiums & arenas and 2 gardens. Out of town, Kenan Memorial Stadium is 45 mi away.
Bennett Place State Historic Site
Historic site in Durham North Carolina, United States.
The towns around it, and where to stay →
Finding your way
Out of town, most of the 14 are to the southwest.
Orange: South Henderson. Numbers: the best-known places, matching the list below. © OpenStreetMap contributors
Every entry
29 places, all within 60 miles, make the list.
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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.
Bennett Place State Historic Site
Historic site in Durham North Carolina, United States.
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8North Carolina Museum of Natural Sciences
North Carolina’s state museum for science and nature, located in Raleigh.
9Red Hill Patrick Henry National Memorial
1,000 acres in Virginia (USA), maintained by the Patrick Henry Memorial Foundation.
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11Museum of Life and Science
Science museum, children's museum, and zoo in Durham, North Carolina.
12Sarah P. Duke Gardens
Green space at Duke University in Durham, North Carolina.
13North Carolina Museum of History
State museum focused on the history of North Carolina, located in Raleigh.
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Carolina Theatre
Theater and former movie theater in Durham, North Carolina, United States.
North Carolina Botanical Garden
Botanical garden in Chapel Hill, North Carolina, USA.
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.
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 · North Carolina Museum of Art: Justin Doub, CC BY 2.0 · North Carolina Museum of Natural Sciences: Jmturner, Public domain · Red Hill Patrick Henry National Memorial: Jamestown Official Photo Corp., Public domain · 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 · North Carolina Museum of History: Jmturner, Public domain · Nasher Museum of Art: self, Public domain · Carolina Theatre: (User:Wgreaves), CC BY-SA 3.0 · North Carolina Botanical Garden: Daderot, Public domain · Ackland Art Museum: iam1969, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Morehead Planetarium and Science Center: Yeungb, CC BY 3.0 · Yates Mill: Mark Turner, Public domain · Coker Arboretum: Lee Coursey, CC BY 2.0 · J. C. Raulston Arboretum: Daderot, Public domain · Occoneechee State Park: Wikipelli, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Playmakers Theatre: (User:Wgreaves), CC BY-SA 3.0 · Staunton River Battlefield State Park: Virginia State Parks, CC BY 2.0 · Imagination Station Science Museum: Unknown authorUnknown author, Public domain
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