The Botanical Gardens at Asheville (BGA), also known as the Asheville Botanical Gardens, is an independent non-profit botanical garden located on 10 acres in Asheville, North Carolina. The BGA includes more than 650 species of plants nativ... Read more >

Coker Arboretum - North Carolina Botanical Garden is located in Chapel Hill, NC.

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Davidson College Arboretum is located in Davidson, NC.

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The Duke Lemur Center is an 85-acre (34 ha) sanctuary for rare and endangered strepsirrhine primates, located at Duke University in Durham, North Carolina. It is the largest sanctuary for strepsirrhine primates in the world. The center is ... Read more >

The Great Smoky Mountains, part of the Appalachian Mountains, span a wide range of elevations, making them home to over 400 vertebrate species, 100 tree species, and 5000 plant species. Hiking is the park's main attraction, with over 800 m... Read more >

The Greensboro Science Center (formerly known as the Natural Science Center of Greensboro, originally the Greensboro Junior Museum) is a science museum and zoological park established in 1957 and located in Greensboro, North Carolina. The ... Read more >

Mariana H. Qubein Arboretum & Botanical Gardens is located in High Point, NC.

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Mars Hill University Arboretum is located in Mars Hill, NC.

The Tree Trail is a walking tour of significant specimen trees on the main portion of the university campus.

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The Museum of Life and Science, previously known as the North Carolina Museum of Life and Science and the NC Children's Museum, is an 84-acre science museum located in Durham, North Carolina. The museum features both indoor and outdoor lea... Read more >

The focus of the North Carolina Aquarium at Fort Fisher, in Kure Beach, is to educate visitors about the waters of the Cape Fear region. The aquarium was recently named among the Best Aquariums in the United States by the Travel Channel an... Read more >

The North Carolina Aquarium at Pine Knoll Shores features aquatic animals of North Carolina. Wikipedia

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The North Carolina Aquarium on Roanoke Island is a facility located on the Outer Banks. It holds a replica of the USS Monitor, a Civil War ironclad which sank off the coast of Cape Hatteras in late December, 1862. The Sea Turtle Assistance... Read more >

The North Carolina Arboretum (434 acres) is an arboretum and botanical garden located within the Bent Creek Experimental Forest of the Pisgah National Forest southwest of Asheville, North Carolina. The arboretum includes many hiking and bi... Read more >

The North Carolina Zoo is a zoo in Asheboro, North Carolina, housing 1,700 animals of more than 250 species, primarily representing Africa and North America. It is one of two state-supported zoos in the United States, with the other being ... Read more >

The Schiele Museum of Natural History features a number of permanent exhibits, including the Hall of North Carolina Natural History and the Henry Hall of the American Indian. The museum is also home to the James H. Lynn Planetarium, the on... Read more >

The Burlington Arboretum At Willowbrook Park is located in Burlington, NC.

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