Museums
History BuffInternational Civil Rights Center & Museum
Under $25Tour the former Woolworth store where four students began the 1960 Greensboro sit-ins at its whites-only lunch counter.
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AttractionsFamily FavoriteOutdoor Adventure
North Carolina Zoo
North Carolina Zoo is an attraction in Asheboro, NC, part of the North Carolina Piedmont guide. Cost: under $25.
4401 Zoo Pkwy · Asheboro, NC
Why you should go…
The North Carolina Zoo in Asheboro is laid out as large natural habitats rather than cages, with about 500 developed acres on a 2,600-acre site. The Africa region has giraffes, gorillas, chimpanzees and lions, and a herd of African elephants lives in the 47-acre Watani Grasslands. North America has polar bears, bison, red wolves and alligators, and a glass-domed Desert habitat holds reptiles and desert species. It is one of only two state-supported zoos in the country.
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What's around here?
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Duke University Chapel
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