Location: Greensboro
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Greensboro, North Carolina loves nightlife, shopping, and horses (8,000 buyers per year go to the Sharpe Family Horse Farm.) Greensboro lives up to its name in the host of gardens, science centers, and arboretums. The Bog Garden features a living wetland ecosystem. History is also at home here with museums dedicated to the Revolutionary War, the Civil War, and the Civil Rights movement. After a day of sightseeing, visitors flock to the Four Seasons Town Center for dinner, shopping, and a movie.
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1. Carolina History & Haunts
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5.0 based on 193 reviews
Historical ghost walking tour guided by the eerie glow of candlelight. Expect to see historic landmarks, where a ghost or two may also linger. Find out how some of Greensboro's historic, and sometimes tragic, events have shaped the city you see today. Tours operate all year, but dates and times do change. Private tours and group rates are available for larger groups any day of the week. (Pending availability)
2. Carolina Theatre
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5.0 based on 47 reviews
Built in 1927, the historic Carolina Theatre proudly welcomes audiences to downtown Greensboro to experience the rich atmosphere and ambiance of another era, while enjoying classic movies, live performances and concerts, and so much more! (Admission fee for most events.)
Reviewed By karlk88
Greensboro, North Carolina’s historic Carolina Theater, located downtown, handles a wide range of events. It regularly hosts all sorts of concerts, plays, movies and stage presentations, like the Nutcracker ballet. The non-profit theater just underwent a multi-million-dollar renovation, somit has newly upholstered seating (about 1,000 total), a doubling of the size of the women’s rest rooms.and internal improvements that will keep it active for many years. A separate, upstairs “Crown” is a small venue performance area for comedy events and private parties.
3. Greensboro Children's Museum
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4.5 based on 255 reviews
Designed to inspire hands-on learning through play, GCM offers a fun, energetic and safe environment for all ages!
Reviewed By darrenwY1064TK - Greensboro, United States
My kids love it here! So many interactive activities! They especially love the water areas and the hospital section.
4. Guilford Courthouse National Military Park
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4.5 based on 487 reviews
Reviewed By Bluespicker - Kernersville, United States
Most do not know about the Revolutionary War Battles fought in the south and this park is a very enlightening and educational experience. They have a nice center with exhibits, a great walking tour and for those that prefer, a driving tour of the battlefield.
5. Greensboro History Museum
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4.5 based on 254 reviews
The Greensboro History Museum – an AAM-accredited Smithsonian Affiliate – is a division of the City of Greensboro Library Department and operates as a public-private partnership with the nonprofit GHM Inc. In partnership with the community, the Greensboro History Museum collects the city's diverse history and connects people to that history and one another through engaging exhibits, educational programs and community dialogue.
Reviewed By megankkey
This was one of the best free museums we've been to visit. The layout was nice and the staff were knowledgeable and helpful. We enjoyed the pieces of local history that made the displays so much more interesting and authentic. The temporary display was interactive and had kids engaged as we went through. The Vicks and O'Henry connections to this area was really neat to see and learn about. We really enjoyed this surprise visit to a great piece of history.
6. The Bog Garden at Benjamin Park
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4.5 based on 326 reviews
This garden features an elevated boardwalk which meanders through 7 acres of natural wetlands. Stone pathways traverse a forested hillside, and visitors can enjoy the sounds of water at Serenity Falls - a re-circulating waterfall - while viewing the many varieties of plants, birds, and other wildlife inhabiting the area. The garden is open year-round from sunrise to sunset. Admission is free.
Reviewed By onecent07 - Colorado Springs, United States
Wonderful little nature preserve in the middle of town, easily accessible with wide walkways. There is a beautiful little water fall, a fallen tree, owl nest and so much more! I would highly recommend this for all ages and abilities. A great adventure and opportunity to get out in nature even if just for a short jaunt.
7. The Greensboro Arboretum
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4.5 based on 139 reviews
This 17-acre botanical garden features 10 woody plant collections, special display gardens and distinct structural features. The extensive variety of plants offers rich educational opportunities for children and adults, landscape designers, and homeowners. The garden is open year-round from sunrise to sunset. Admission is free.
Reviewed By luigisantosc - Longwood, United States
If you love nature, you will love this place!! Awesome place to spend time and be in touch with this nature beauty.
8. International Civil Rights Center & Museum
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4.5 based on 1,505 reviews
The International Civil Rights Center & Museum (ICRCM), located in Greensboro, N.C., is an archival center, collecting museum and teaching facility devoted to the international struggle for civil and human rights. This national landmark and national site of conscience celebrates the nonviolent protests of the 1960 Greensboro sit-ins that served as a catalyst in the civil rights movement. Our vision is to memorialize the courageous stand of the Greensboro Four as they launched, for posterity, the sit-in movement Feb. 1, 1960. We hope that the ICRCM, with its focus on the sit-in activities at the F.W. Woolworth lunch counter in Greensboro in 1960, will inspire the vigilance and fortify the spirit of all oppressed people to step forward in the ongoing struggle for human freedom.
Reviewed By 629vickys - Chesterland, United States
What an amazing experience. I saw another review mentioning tour guide Gloria...she was our guide as well, and she did a fantastic job. She's engaging, patient and knowledgeable but what really impressed me was her passion for the subject, which really made her words come alive and got us passionate on the subject of civil rights as well. Gloria also was great at making personal connections with individual members of the tour; several had their own stories to tell about relatives who'd lived in the deep South during Jim Crow or tales about their own experiences with discrimination, and she listened with empathy to them all. I was there with a family member and a friend, both of whom have lived in Greensboro for a while but had never been to the Civil Rights museum...they were extremely glad I, an out of towner, wanted to go. We all learned quite a bit, even on subjects we thought we learned all there was to know. I cannot recommend this museum enough.
9. North Carolina Agricultural and Technical State University
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4.5 based on 58 reviews
Reviewed By SweetzOn2s
I was absolutely blown away by the amenities, programs, accessibility to resources for success, career preparation forum, the many groups to join, class to professor ratio, campus living, study halls, the many friendly students and the knowledgeable tour guides. I wish the tour included entering empty classes so the potential students could get a sense of actually being a actual student. My husband and I took our son in Feb 2019. And now my 2 nephews are interested, so we will meet them there this April 2019. Excited!!
10. Greensboro Science Center
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4.5 based on 1,278 reviews
Experience the wonders of an aquarium, science museum, zoological park, and immersive 3D theater all in one attraction! See sharks, penguins, otters, stingrays, a fishing cat and other amazing animals from around the world in the Wiseman Aquarium. Get eye-to-eye with tigers, meerkats, gibbons, lemurs and other unique animals in the Animal Discovery Zoo. Walk among dinosaurs in Prehistoric Passages, experience extreme weather, and have fun in SciPlay Bay in the Museum. Watch amazing 3-D shows that make science come alive in the OmniSphere Theater.
Reviewed By W5952PYchristinad
Love all the animals friendly and kind staff always make me feel very welcome good gift shop and cafe my happy place would recommend to everyone of all ages membership is very reasonable and u get money off in gift shop and cafe plus other exciting things the penguins stinrays meerkats lemurs the farm animals are very interactive and sweet with the visitors adore all the animals there if in Greensboro u should definitely go there and if u live here membership is a wonderful thing to have☺️
