Worth the trip from Wendell: Lenovo Center, 21 mi off
North Carolina Museum of History draws about 289K visitors a year. There is no place to visit inside Wendell; there are 25 within 40 miles. Look for 10 museums, 5 stadiums & arenas and 4 gardens. A longer outing takes you to CSS Neuse, 57 mi off.
North Carolina Museum of Natural Sciences
North Carolina’s state museum for science and nature, located in Raleigh.
The towns around it, and where to stay →
Where things are
The 25 outside town cluster to the west.
Orange: Wendell. Numbers: the best-known places, matching the list below. © OpenStreetMap contributors
Every one of them
Each of the 33 is 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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8North Carolina Museum of Natural Sciences
North Carolina’s state museum for science and nature, located in Raleigh.
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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 · 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 · Neuseway Nature Center and Planetarium: RadioFan, CC BY-SA 3.0
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