Attractions in Greensboro, North Carolina

Amusements

Celebration Station 336-316-0606
4315 Big Tree Way, Greensboro, NC 27409
The whole family will be entertained at this amusement center that includes a miniature golf course, go-carts, water bumper boats, arcade games, batting cages, and two... more info map
Glow Golf 336-854-0804
410 Four Seasons Town Centre, Greensboro, NC 27407
Glow in the dark miniature golf inside Four Seasons Town Centre. Located on the 2nd floor by the Ruby Tuesday entrance, this is a family friendly environment. They have... more info map
Greensboro Children's Museum 336-574-2898
220 North Church Street, Greensboro, NC 27401
An exciting and colorful children's museum that is filled with many different hands-on exhibits and activities that educate children by utilizing fun activities. more info map
Greensboro Cultural Center at Festival Park 336-373-2712
200 North Davie Street, Greensboro, NC 27405
An architectural showplace that is home to 15 visual and performing arts organizations plus features five art galleries, a sculpture garden, an outdoor amphitheater,... more info map
Greensboro Millennium Gate
220 South Greene Street, Greensboro, NCLocated in Phill G. McDonald Plaza
Scuplture Jim Gallucci and several artisans have created 106 icons that represent great ideas, inventions, people, and events that have made a great difference in the... more info map
O Henry Statues 336-373-2043
Downtown Greensboro
This outdoor, three piece sculpture group honors Greensboro's best known writer, William Sydney Porter, known as O. Henry, and features a statue of the author, a large... more info map
Wet 'N Wild Emerald Pointe Water Park 336-852-9721
3910 South Holden Road, Greensboro, NC 27405
"America's most exhilarating water park," this is the largest waterpark in the Carolinas with over 35 rides and attractions on site including drop slides, enclosed... more info map

Historic Homes & Buildings

Blandwood Mansion 336-272-5003
447 West Washington Street, Greensboro, NC 27401
The former home of Governor John Motley Morehead, this beautiful mansion is surrounded by four acres of beautiful gardens. The main structure, an Italianate mansion, was... more info map
Castle McCulloch 336-887-5413
3925 Kivett Drive, Greensboro, NC 27282
Jamestown
This restored gold refinery is constructed like an authentic medieval castle, complete with three foot thick walls, a 70-foot tower, a drawbridge, and a moat. The castle... more info map
Chinqua-Penn Plantation 336.349.4576
295 Wentworth Street, Greensboro, NC 27375
Reidsville
Magnificent 22 acre plantation estate that was built by tobacco and utility magnates Jeff and Betsy Penn and reflects a lifestyle of world travel and art collecting. The... more info map

Historic Sites & Monuments

A & T Four Statue 336-334-7583
North Carolina A & T University Campus, Greensboro, NC 27411
Located in front of the Dudley Building
On February 1, 1960 four African American men carried out a lunch counter sit-in at the F.W. Woolworth Co.'s segregated lunch counter. This statue was designed to... more info map
Guilford County Veterans Memorial
Located in Country Park
The Guilford County Veterans Memorial honors the men and women, both on the homefront and battlefield, who sacrificed so much for the United States during the conflicts... more info
Mendenhall Plantation 336-454-3819
603 West Main Street, Greensboro, NC 27282
Jamestown
A beautiful early 19th century Quaker plantation that includes many unique, historic out buildings, as well as a museum and one of two existing false-bottom wagons used... more info map
Old Mill of Guilford 336-643-4783
1340 NC Highway 68 North, Greensboro, NC 27310
Oak Ridge
Listed on the National Register of Historic Places, this 18th century gristmill still produces stone-ground cornmeal, grits, and other interesting mixes. Visitors can... more info map
Tannenbaum Historic Park 336-545-5315
2200 New Garden Road, Greensboro, NC 27410
This park utilizes hands-on exhibits and living history presentations to depict a vivid picture of everyday life in North Carolina's backcountry during the late 18th... more info map
Walkway of History 336-274-2282
South Elm Street at February One Place
These sidewalk markers chronicle six chapters in local African-American history ranging from the first fugitive slave on the Underground Railroad through the first... more info map

Libraries & Research Centers

Thomas F. Holgate Library 336-517-2139
900 East Washington Street, Greensboro, NC 27401
Bennett College for Women
Erected in 1939, this 16,000 square foot library is features the works of painter Varnette Honeywood and is also a fine research facility that houses a reference room,... more info map

Museums & Galleries

African American Atelier 336-333-6885
200 North Davie Street, Greensboro, NC 27405
Greensboro Cultural Center
Dedicated to promoting awareness of the African-American culture and history of North Carolina, this gallery showcases original artwork by local, regional, and national... more info map
Charlotte Hawkins Brown Museum 336-449-4846
6136 Burlington Road, Highway 70, Greensboro, NC 27342
Historic Palmer Memorial Institute
The museum is a historic site at the former Palmer Memorial Institute, a preparatory school established in 1902 by Charlotte Hawkins Brown, a noted African American... more info map
Green Hill Center for North Carolina Art 336-333-7460
200 North Davie Street, Greensboro, NC 27401
This upscale visual arts center and gallery features changing exhibitions by North Carolina artists and offers a variety of educational programs for children and adults. more info map
Greensboro Artists' League Gallery & Gift Shop 336-333-7585
200 North Davie Street, Greensboro, NC 27405
This art league promotes visual arts and artists in the Piedmont Triad by offering changing exhibitions of local and regional art, as well as workshops for artists and... more info map
Greensboro Historical Museum 336-373-2043
130 Summit Avenue, Greensboro, NC 27401
Discover the history of the area and the Piedmont people at this historical museum that features 12 unique galleries and two American History restored homes. A world... more info map
Guilford College Art Gallery 336-316-2438
5800 West Friendly Avenue, Greensboro, NC 27410
Hege Library, Guilford College
View rotating selections from the college's wide ranging permanent collection of original fine art and crafts while visiting this gallery that also features occasional... more info map
Guilford Native American Art Gallery 336-273-6605
200 North Davie Street, Greensboro, NC 27401
Greensboro Cultural Center at Festival Park
This gallery promotes, exhibits, and sells traditional and contemporary art by Native Americans. Exhibits include art works in a wide variety of media that provide a... more info map
H. Clinton Taylor Art Gallery 336-334-3209
1601 East Market Street, Greensboro, NC 27405
Dudley Memorial Building
Established in 1956, this gallery showcases world art with a special emphasis on the cultures and peoples within the community, with its primary focus being the art work... more info map
International Civil Rights Center & Museum 336-274-9199
134 South Elm Street, Greensboro, NC 27401
Located in Downtown Greensboro
"An archival center, collecting museum and teaching facility devoted to the international struggle for civil and human rights." Housed in the renovated 1929 Woolworth... more info map
Irene Cullis Gallery 336-272-7102
815 West Market Street, Greensboro, NC 27401
Cowan Building, Greensboro College Campus
This college art gallery features six exhibits annually that include the works of students, professors, and regional contemporary artists. more info map
Mattye Reed African Heritage Center 336-334-3209
1601 East Market Street, Greensboro, NC 27411
Dudley Building, North Carolina A&T University
Housing the nation's largest collection of African art and artifacts, this museum offers tours and lectures that are meant to educate people in the accomplishments,... more info map
North Carolina Pottery Center 336-873-8430
250 East Avenue, Greensboro, NC 27341
Seagrove
See exhibits of North Carolina pottery and related activities from prehistoric Native American times to the present at this pottery center that promotes awareness of the... more info map
Richard Petty Museum 336-495-1143
142 West Academy Street, Randleman, NC 27317
Honoring the seven time Winston Cup Series champion, this unique museum highlights Petty's 35 year career and includes race cards, awards, and photographs. A gift shop... more info map
University Galleries 336-334-3209
1601 East Market Street, Greensboro, NC 27411
Located in the Dudley Building in A & T
Stories of the African Diaspora are featured on different types of media, including canvas, textiles, sculpture, music, and personal possessions, at the University... more info map
Weatherspoon Art Museum 336-334-5770
500 Tate Street, Greensboro, NC 27412
University of North Carolina at Greensboro
An ever-growing permanent collection that focuses on American art from the turn-of-the-century to the present is exhibited at this museum that also features changing and... more info map

National Parks & Natural Wonders

Guilford Courthouse National Military Park 336-288-1776
2332 New Gardens Road, Greensboro, NC 27405
Featuring over 200 acres of historic ground and 28 monuments, this national park honors the site of one of the most pivotal battles of the American Revolutionary War. A... more info map

Parks, Gardens & Zoos

Barber Park 336-373-5892
1500 Dans Road, Greensboro, NC 27401
This 109-acre park features a one-mile, multiple-use trail, picnic shelters, a baseball stadium, an outdoor amphitheater, indoor tennis and basketball complex, and an... more info map
Bicentennial Garden 336-297-2824
Hobbs Road, Greensboro, NC 27405
Between Market Street & Friendly Avenue
A Greensboro favorite, this beautiful garden features paved walkways that allows you to view the variety of seasonal and annual flowers, plants, and shrubs that fill the... more info map
Bog Garden 336-297-2824
Hobbs Road, Greensboro, NC 27405
Between Market Street & Friendly Avenue
The natural beauty of this swampy area has been developed into a striking exhibit that features a half-mile elevated wooden walkway providing easy access through the... more info map
Bryan Park Complex 336-375-2222
6275 Bryan Park Road, Greensboro, NC 27214
Located by scenic Lake Townsend, this wonderful park offers 36 holes of championship golf, as well as golf instruction, golf training and practice areas, a pro shop, a... more info map
Bur-Mil Park 336-373-3800
5834 Bur-Mil Club Road, Greensboro, NC 27410
Adjacent to scenic Lake Brandt, this beautiful 250 acre park includes a club house, a driving range, ponds for fishing, a golf course, tennis and volleyball courts,... more info map
Country Park 336-373-3648
3902 Nathanael Greene Drive, Greensboro, NC 27408
This park offers two stocked fishing lakes, pedal boats, two playgrounds, picnic shelters and trails for jogging, hiking and bicycling. A variety of events are hosted... more info map
Greensboro Arboretum 336-297-4162
Near Wendover Avenue at West Market Street, Greensboro, NC 27405
Lindley Park
This arboretum is nestled on a 17 acre portion of the scenic Lindley Park and includes nine labeled plant collections and special garden displays consisting of species... more info map
Greensboro Jaycee Park 336-545-5310
Off Pisgah Church Road on Forest Lawn Drive
A variety of sports facilities are available within this park including the Stoner-White Stadium, the Spec Evatt Field for baseball, two volleyball and badminton courts,... more info map
Hagan-Stone Park 336-674-0472
5920 Hagan-Stone Park Road, Greensboro, NC 27313
Pleasant Garden
This 409 acre park is a beautiful wildlife refuge, outdoor recreational facility, and campground that features eight miles of trails for walking, biking, hiking, and the... more info map
Oka T. Hester Park 336-218-8317
3615 Deutzia Street, Greensboro, NC 27407
A lake that is well stocked for fishing is located at this park that also features lighted soccer and football fields, lighted tennis courts, a fitness trail and picnic... more info map

Science & Technology

Natural Science Center 336-288-3769
4301 Lawndale Drive, Greensboro, NC 27455
This hands-on museum features a zoo, an aquarium, a planetarium, educational programs, and an educational gift shop. Visitors can roam through a Dinosaur Gallery, see... more info map

Tours & Cruises

Benbow Reproductions Manufacturers Tour 336-370-4184
4321 South Elm-Eugene Street, Greensboro, NC 27405
On this tour, visitors can follow the production of handmade, solid wood reproduction Colonial furniture through the stages from raw lumber to perfect showroom displays. more info map

Vineyards, Wineries & Breweries

Grove Winery 336-584-4060
7360 Brooks Bridge Road, Gibsonville, NC 27249
Guilford County winery open daily for tours and tastings. more info

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