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Attractions near McConnells

The nearest draw to McConnells: Bank of America Stadium, 32 mi away

Around 520K people visit Discovery Place each year. Nothing on our list is inside McConnells; the 17 places to visit are within 40 miles. They include 9 museums, 2 stadiums & arenas and a theme park. For a full day, there is Lake Norman, 45 mi away.

Attractions nearby
25
within 60 miles
The big one
23 mi
Carowinds
National park units
2
parks & monuments
Big draws
1
100K+ Wikipedia readers a year
Theme park · 23 mi northeast

Carowinds

Amusement park in North and South Carolina.

The towns around it, and where to stay →

The map

Where to go

The map puts most of the 17 to the northeast.

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Orange: McConnells. Numbers: the best-known places, matching the list below. © OpenStreetMap contributors

Everything nearby

The complete list

Its 25 places all lie within 60 miles.

Ranked by how many people look them up, so the famous places lead and the local favorites follow.

Parks and trails in McConnells → · McConnells’ history →

Sources: National Park Service · ski areas © OpenSkiMap / OpenStreetMap contributors · Wikidata · Wikipedia readership · photos via Wikimedia Commons
Photo credits

Bank of America Stadium: HangingCurve, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Carowinds: Pi.1415926535, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Lake Norman: Prince Grobhelm, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Lake Murray: Greygh0st at English Wikipedia, Public domain · Bojangles Coliseum: James Willamor, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Peachoid: Carol M. Highsmith, Public domain · Billy Graham Library: Billy Hathorn, CC BY 3.0 · Mint Museum: Bz3rk, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Kings Mountain National Military Park: Unknown authorUnknown author, Public domain · Cowpens National Battlefield: Ken Lund from Reno, Nevada, USA, CC BY-SA 2.0 · Bechtler Museum of Modern Art: Bechtler, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Discovery Place: Ken Thomas, Public domain · President James K. Polk Historic Site: JStephanMease, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Harvey B. Gantt Center: Mark Clifton, CC BY-SA 2.0 · Levine Museum of the New South: James Willamor, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Andrew Jackson State Park: Chili555, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Daniel Stowe Botanical Garden: Robert Nunnally, CC BY 2.0 · Hatcher Garden and Woodland Preserve: Photo by and (c)2006 Derek Ramsey (Ram-Man), CC BY-SA 2.5

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