36 mi from Southern Pines, North Carolina Zoo leads the list
A typical year brings about 700K visitors to North Carolina Zoo. Nothing is mapped inside Southern Pines, but 7 places to visit are within 40 miles. On the list: 3 museums, 2 zoos & aquariums and a national forest, among others. Make a day of it at Lenovo Center, 57 mi away.
South of the Border
Amusement park in South Carolina, USA.
The towns around it, and where to stay →
On the map
Furthest out is Carolina Tiger Rescue, at 39 mi.
Orange: Southern Pines. Numbers: the best-known places, matching the list below. © OpenStreetMap contributors
All the places to visit
28 places make the list, every one within 60 miles.
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5North Carolina Zoo
World’s largest natural habitat zoo located in Asheboro, North Carolina, United States.
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7Dean 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.
8Uwharrie National Forest
National forest located primarily in Montgomery County, North Carolina..
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10North Carolina Museum of Natural Sciences
North Carolina’s state museum for science and nature, located in Raleigh.
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12North Carolina Museum of History
State museum focused on the history of North Carolina, located in Raleigh.
13Airborne & 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.
Weymouth Woods-Sandhills Nature Preserve
State park in North Carolina, United States.
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.
Parks and trails in Southern Pines →
Photo credits
Lenovo Center: Edward T. Funkhouser, CC BY-SA 3.0 · South of the Border: Leonard J. DeFrancisci, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Carter–Finley Stadium: SMaloney, CC BY 3.0 · Kenan Memorial Stadium: Yeungb, CC BY 3.0 · North Carolina Zoo: Diane Villa, CC BY-SA 4.0 · 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 · Uwharrie National Forest: U.S. Forest Service, Public domain · North Carolina Museum of Art: Justin Doub, CC BY 2.0 · North Carolina Museum of Natural Sciences: Jmturner, Public domain · Morrow Mountain: Hathcock at English Wikipedia, CC BY 3.0 · North Carolina Museum of History: Jmturner, 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 · Weymouth Woods-Sandhills Nature Preserve: Wyatt Greene, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Cape Fear Botanical Garden: KENPEI, CC BY-SA 3.0
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