Museums
History BuffAirborne & Special Operations Museum
FreeWalk through U.S. Army airborne and special operations history, from the paratroopers of 1940 to today, in downtown Fayetteville.
Fayetteville, NC
Area guide · North Carolina, USA
Things to do in North Carolina Piedmont
The middle of North Carolina, from the Triangle and Greensboro to the Sandhills
- Museums
- Sightseeing
- Attractions
- Stay
- Nearest airport: RDU, about 39 miles
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Three to see first in North Carolina Piedmont
Sightseeing
History BuffDuke University Chapel
FreeStep inside a Collegiate Gothic chapel with a 210-foot tower, 77 stained glass windows and three pipe organs.
Durham, NC
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.
Greensboro, NC
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Museums
History BuffAirborne & Special Operations Museum
FreeWalk through U.S. Army airborne and special operations history, from the paratroopers of 1940 to today, in downtown Fayetteville.
Sightseeing
History BuffDuke University Chapel
FreeStep inside a Collegiate Gothic chapel with a 210-foot tower, 77 stained glass windows and three pipe organs.
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.
Museums
Rainy-Day PickNorth Carolina Museum of Art
FreeSee 5,000 years of art in two gallery buildings, then walk trails past outdoor sculpture in the 164-acre Museum Park.
Attractions
Family FavoriteNorth Carolina Zoo
Under $25Wander between large natural habitats for elephants, giraffes, gorillas, polar bears, bison and red wolves.
Stay
IconicPinehurst Resort
$50+Stay at a historic golf resort in the North Carolina Sandhills and play courses that have hosted the U.S. Open.
Attractions
Quirky FunSouth of the Border
FreePull off I-95 for a sombrero-shaped observation tower, a giant Pedro statue, shops and a reptile exhibit.
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Outer Banks
Barrier island beaches, lighthouses and the site of the Wright brothers' first flight
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Western North Carolina
Blue Ridge Mountain drives, a mile-high bridge and a steam train ride
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More of North Carolina
A World War II battleship in Wilmington and the wild islands of Cape Lookout
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About North Carolina Piedmont
The Piedmont is the middle of North Carolina, home to Greensboro, Raleigh, Durham and the Triangle, with Pinehurst and the Sandhills on its southern side. In Asheboro, the North Carolina Zoo spreads across 2,600 wooded acres with more than 1,700 animals. Raleigh has the North Carolina Museum of Art and its 164-acre Museum Park, Durham has Duke University Chapel, and Greensboro has the International Civil Rights Center & Museum. Pinehurst Resort and Fayetteville's Airborne & Special Operations Museum sit farther south.