Airborne & Special Operations Museum
FreeWalk through U.S. Army airborne and special operations history, from the paratroopers of 1940 to today, in downtown Fayetteville.

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Pinehurst Resort is a place to stay in Pinehurst, NC, part of the North Carolina Piedmont guide. Cost: $50 or more.
80 Carolina Vista · Pinehurst, NC
Pinehurst is a golf resort in the North Carolina Sandhills, begun in 1895 when Boston philanthropist James Walker Tufts bought land there. The course list runs from No. 1 to No. 11, led by Donald Ross's No. 2, whose U.S. Opens include 1999 and 2024, plus The Cradle, a nine-hole short course, and the Thistle Dhu putting course. You can stay at The Carolina Hotel, The Holly Inn, The Manor or The Magnolia Inn, with a spa, tennis and pickleball on site.
The closest stops to Pinehurst Resort, ordered by straight-line distance.
Walk through U.S. Army airborne and special operations history, from the paratroopers of 1940 to today, in downtown Fayetteville.
34 mi awaySwitch it up: Museums
Wander between large natural habitats for elephants, giraffes, gorillas, polar bears, bison and red wolves.
35 mi awaySwitch it up: Attractions
Pull off I-95 for a sombrero-shaped observation tower, a giant Pedro statue, shops and a reptile exhibit.
49 mi awaySwitch it up: Attractions