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North Carolina Zoo
Zoo
500-acre zoo with 1,700+ animals from Africa & North America in replicas of their natural habitats.
4.60 (21.9K reviews)
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Monongahela National Forest
National forest
More than 900,000 acres encompassing mountains & valleys, offering options from camping to skiing.
4.80 (3.2K reviews)
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Richard Petty Museum
Museum
Museum dedicated to the Petty Family's history racing stock cars & features an on-site gift shop.
4.90 (741 reviews)
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Pisgah Covered Bridge
Historical place
👍 Beautiful spot for photos. The covered bridge is in good shape. Nice short loop trail beside the water. Very clean and well kept. Beautiful area. We were there on a Saturday in January. Nice time of year to visit, only a few people were there.
4.60 (719 reviews)
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Fort de Chartres State Historic Site
Fortress
👍 Great low-speed sight seeing spot. Self guided tours. Easy walking on level ground. Modern restrooms. There is also a playground for children. Pet friendly Nice museum inside the fort. Cost is donation.
We really enjoyed this well preserved early 18th century fort along the Mississippi River.
4.70 (606 reviews)
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Davidsonville Historic State Park
Park
👍👍 Very nice campsites! Very clean. Good drainage (in case of heavy rains). Nice hookups. The dump station is not level, so we dumped at campsite. Rangers are all very nice and helpful. Check out visitors center and museum. All well-curated, for understanding the importance of the settlement for the a...
4.70 (380 reviews)
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Bickle Knob Observation Tower
Scenic spot
👍👍 Not a long ride from the road. It is bumpy though. Small path to walk before getting to the tower. The tower is in great shape and has been maintained for safety. I have been there during the day and at night. We enjoyed both visits the same. The best part about this tower is the view. It’s endless....
4.80 (295 reviews)
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Richland Creek Zipline Canopy Tour LLC
High ropes course
👍👍 If I could give this place 10 stars, I would! We visited this establishment to celebrate our daughter’s 15th birthday, and I cannot wait until we visit again! First off, we were late, but they were so patient with us, and so very understanding. We are a large family so waivers had to be signed for a...
4.90 (284 reviews)
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Official Randolph County Asylum/Infirmary
Historical landmark
👍👍 Absolutely an amazing building. I had a wonderful experience here with Get Spooky Society and Kate my tour guide!! It was a surprise ghost hunt for my birthday!! Couldn't have asked for a better birthday gift from my husband!!
4.70 (254 reviews)
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Fort Kaskaskia State Historic Site
Historical landmark
👍 Not terribly much to see here except for the elevated view of the river. The suspected location of a fort is clear to imagine. An old cemetery was also on the grounds and that was actually interesting to view. Free.
4.60 (239 reviews)
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American Classic Motorcycle Museum
Museum
👍👍 Road there with a life long middle school friend. Diner food, cool old bikes. Owner let us back in the shop ( since I am a mechanic) and I saw all kinds of vintage tooling, motors and parts.
4.70 (233 reviews)
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Randolph County State Recreation Area
Park
👍👍 Very beautiful place with a lake, camping areas, and lots of horseback riding and hiking trails! Kind of in a dicey (very conservative) area though - not sure how friendly people are to some people.
4.70 (231 reviews)
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Mary's River Covered Bridge
Historical landmark
👍👍 Beautiful covered bridge just outside Chester, Illinois is well worth a pull off the road! There are very informative signs giving local historical references at the beginning of the bridge. The best views are the front and after going through you will get better view on the other side of the stream...
4.70 (204 reviews)
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Stuart Recreation Area
Park
👍 Nice size camping site with electric water fill for tanks near sites. The hiking was nice with a beautiful overlook. The day use area was well kept up with nice open areas for picnics walking and availability to the beautiful rock stream.
We only encountered a time where there was not water availa...
4.50 (170 reviews)
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Birkhead Mountains Wilderness
National forest
👍👍 We enjoyed a fabulous day of exploring and hiking here. The lot for the Thornburg trailhead is small (accommodates 6-8 cars). We arrived early and had no issues with parking, but the lot was full when we left. Immediately upon leaving the parking area you start down a trail and arrive at the Lewis-T...
4.50 (134 reviews)
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Rocky Coast
Zoo
👍👍 For me the best zoo. Whit exotic animal also well cared animals. It’s a good place for go whit the family.
4.70 (133 reviews)
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Tot Hill Farm Trailhead
National forest
👍👍 Very nice trail, offers a variety of choices. We did a seven mile loop (main trail to Camp 3 trail fork, then went Camp 3 trail until it merged back to the main white trail, and then back) under a mild rain and it took us (casual hikers) some 3.5 hours. Because the weather was rainy there were almos...
4.60 (115 reviews)
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Piney Creek Ravine Nature Preserve
Nature preserve
👍👍 Tucked away amidst rolling farmland hills you will find this little Southern Illinois hike. It is short. Perhaps a total of 2 miles long. The parking lot is on the corner of a dirt road and the first 1/3 of the mile parallels an easement between two farm fields. After the second smaller sign take a...
4.60 (102 reviews)
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Kumbrabow State Forest
State park
Hiking, hunting & fishing are popular activities at this 9,474-acre forest with camping facilities.
4.80 (94 reviews)