The nearest draw to Virgilina: Bennett Place State Historic Site, 37 mi away
Virgilina’s list takes in 3 museums, 2 landmarks and a zoo & aquarium. None of our places to visit is inside Virgilina; 8 are within 40 miles. A longer outing takes you to Lenovo Center, 51 mi off.
Appomattox Court House National Historical Park
1,700 acres in Virginia (US) managed by the National Park Service.
The towns around it, and where to stay →
The lie of the land
Most of the 8 out of town lie to the south.
Orange: Virgilina. Numbers: the best-known places, matching the list below. © OpenStreetMap contributors
Place by place
All of it lies within 60 miles: 30 places.
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2Appomattox Court House National Historical Park
1,700 acres in Virginia (US) managed by the National Park Service.
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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.
8Bennett Place State Historic Site
Historic site in Durham North Carolina, United States.
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10North Carolina Museum of Natural Sciences
North Carolina’s state museum for science and nature, located in Raleigh.
11Red Hill Patrick Henry National Memorial
1,000 acres in Virginia (USA), maintained by the Patrick Henry Memorial Foundation.
12Museum 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.
14North Carolina Museum of History
State museum focused on the history of North Carolina, located in Raleigh.
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.
North Carolina Botanical Garden
Botanical garden in Chapel Hill, North Carolina, USA.
Robert Russa Moton Museum
High school in Farmville, Virginia, 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.
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 Virgilina → · Virgilina’s history →
Photo credits
Lenovo Center: Edward T. Funkhouser, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Carter–Finley Stadium: SMaloney, CC BY 3.0 · Appomattox Court House National Historical Park: Doug Coldwell, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Smith Mountain Lake: Jay White, Public domain · 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 · 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 · Ackland Art Museum: iam1969, CC BY-SA 3.0 · North Carolina Botanical Garden: Daderot, Public domain · Robert Russa Moton Museum: William T. Ziglar, Jr., CC BY-SA 3.0 · 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 · Staunton River Battlefield State Park: Virginia State Parks, CC BY 2.0
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