Greensboro

Worth seeing in and around Greensboro

10 places within 25 km that the world writes about, in the order of how widely: the ones a visitor has heard of first, then the ones only a local would name.

1. 01
   North Carolina Agricultural and Technical State University

   North Carolina Agricultural and Technical State University is a public, historically black, land-grant research university in Greensboro, North Carolina, United States. It is a constituent institution of the University of North Carolina System.

   1.5 km · university · Wikipedia
2. 02
   University of North Carolina at Greensboro

   The University of North Carolina at Greensboro is a public research university in Greensboro, North Carolina. It is part of the University of North Carolina system.

   1.9 km · university · Wikipedia
3. 03
   Greensboro Coliseum Complex

   The Greensboro Complex, formerly known as the Greensboro Coliseum Complex, is an entertainment and sports complex located in Greensboro, North Carolina, United States. Opened in 1959, the complex holds eight venues that includes an amphitheater, arena, aquatic center, banquet hall, convention center, museum, theatre and an indoor pavilion.

   3.5 km · arena in North Carolina, United States · Wikipedia
4. 04
   Greensboro College

   Greensboro College is a private college in Greensboro, North Carolina, United States. It is affiliated with the United Methodist Church and was founded in 1838 by Rev.

   900 m · college in Greensboro, North Carolina, USA · Wikipedia
5. 05
   Guilford College

   Guilford College is a private liberal arts college in Greensboro, North Carolina, United States. It was founded in 1837 by members of the Religious Society of Friends.

   8.7 km · small college in North Carolina · Wikipedia
6. 06
   Bennett College

   Bennett College is a private historically black liberal arts college for women in Greensboro, North Carolina. It was founded in 1873 as a normal school to educate freedmen and train both men and women as teachers.

   1.2 km · historically black liberal arts college for women in North Carolina, USA · Wikipedia
7. 07
   Greensboro Science Center

   The Greensboro Science Center is a science museum and zoological park established in 1957 and located in Greensboro, North Carolina, United States. It has been accredited by the Association of Zoos and Aquariums since 2008, and is a member of the American Alliance of Museums.

   7.5 km · science museum and zoological park · Wikipedia
8. 08
   Greensboro Historical Museum

   The Greensboro History Museum, consisting of the former First Presbyterian Church of Greensboro and Smith Memorial Building, is a historic museum building located at 130 Summit Ave. in Greensboro, Guilford County, North Carolina.

   400 m · church building in North Carolina, United States of America · Wikipedia
9. 09
   Blandwood Mansion and Gardens

   Blandwood Mansion is a historic house museum at 447 West Washington Street in Greensboro, North Carolina. Originally built as a four-room Federal style farmhouse in 1795, it was home to two-term North Carolina governor John Motley Morehead under whose ownership it was transformed into its present appearance.

   600 m · historic house in North Carolina, United States · Wikipedia
10. 10
    Green Hill Cemetery

    Green Hill Cemetery is located in Greensboro, North Carolina and it on 51 acres of rolling land. Opened in 1877, it is Greensboro's oldest publicly operated cemetery.

    1.3 km · cemetery in Greensboro, North Carolina · Wikipedia

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Getting to Greensboro

Airports

Piedmont Triad (GSO), 14 km · Raleigh-Durham (RDU), 93 km · Charlotte Douglas (CLT), 141 km

Stations

J. Douglas Galyon Depot, 400 m

• Raleigh/Durham → Greensboro

  93 km · quickest by road, 1h 35m · $9–12
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• Charlotte → Greensboro

  134 km · quickest by road, 1h 58m · $12–16
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• Richmond → Greensboro

  265 km · quickest by road, 4h 8m · $26–36
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