Highest-rated free things to do in North Carolina by visitors

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- Rating: 4.4/5 (237 reviews)
- City: Charlotte North
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#30. SouthPark
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- Rating: 4.6/5 (939 reviews)
- City: Raleigh North
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#29. North Carolina Museum of History
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- Rating: 4.5/5 (477 reviews)
- City: Murphy North
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#28. Fields of the Wood
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- Rating: 4.6/5 (599 reviews)
- City: Asheville North
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#27. Grovewood Village
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- Rating: 4.6/5 (318 reviews)
- City: Raleigh North
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#26. State Farmers Market
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- Rating: 4.8/5 (1,098 reviews)
- City: Fayetteville North
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#25. Airborne and Special Operations Museum
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- Rating: 4.7/5 (779 reviews)
- City: Pinnacle North
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#24. Pilot Mountain State Park
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- Rating: 4.7/5 (1,635 reviews)
- City: Atlantic Beach North
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#23. Fort Macon State Park
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- Rating: 4.7/5 (926 reviews)
- City: Pisgah Forest North
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#22. Looking Glass Falls
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- Rating: 4.8/5 (666 reviews)
- City: Durham North
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#21. Duke University
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- Rating: 4.8/5 (595 reviews)
- City: Rose Hill North
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#20. Duplin Winery
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- Rating: 4.6/5 (646 reviews)
- City: Oak Island North
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#19. Oak Island Beach
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- Rating: 4.7/5 (599 reviews)
- City: Hatteras Island Outer Banks North
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#18. Cape Hatteras National Seashore
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- Rating: 4.4/5 (1,119 reviews)
- City: Wrightsville Beach North
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#17. Wrightsville Beach
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- Rating: 4.6/5 (457 reviews)
- City: Charlotte North
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#16. Hendrick Motorsports Complex
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- Rating: 4.6/5 (805 reviews)
- City: Charlotte North
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#15. Freedom Park
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- Rating: 4.7/5 (1,247 reviews)
- City: Cherokee North
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#14. Mingo Falls
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- Rating: 4.6/5 (1,438 reviews)
- City: Asheville North
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#13. The Folk Art Center (Southern Highland Craft Guild)
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- Rating: 4.4/5 (1,466 reviews)
- City: Wilmington North
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#12. Riverwalk
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- Rating: 3.8/5 (4,096 reviews)
- City: Cherokee North
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#11. Casino at Harrah's Cherokee
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- Rating: 4.8/5 (1,097 reviews)
- City: Pilot Mountain North
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#10. JOLO Winery & Vineyards
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- Rating: 4.7/5 (1,310 reviews)
- City: Raleigh North
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#9. Pullen Park
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- Rating: 4.7/5 (1,856 reviews)
- City: Raleigh North
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#8. North Carolina Museum Of Art
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- Rating: 4.7/5 (2,342 reviews)
- City: Nags Head Outer Banks North
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#7. Jockey's Ridge State Park
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- Rating: 4.5/5 (1,117 reviews)
- City: Surf City Topsail Island North
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#6. Topsail Island
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- Rating: 4.8/5 (2,223 reviews)
- City: Durham North
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#5. Sarah P. Duke Gardens
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- Rating: 4.8/5 (1,655 reviews)
- City: Highlands North
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#4. Dry Falls
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- Rating: 4.8/5 (6,994 reviews)
- City: North
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#3. Blue Ridge Parkway
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- Rating: 4.7/5 (2,351 reviews)
- City: Raleigh North
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#2. North Carolina Museum of Natural Sciences
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- Rating: 4.8/5 (2,528 reviews)
- City: Charlotte North
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This story features data reporting by Wade Zhou, writing by Jill Jaracz, and is part of a series utilizing data automation across 51 states.

#1. Billy Graham Library
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