C. E. Gaines Center, Winston-Salem

#115 among attractions in Winston-Salem

Sport venue, Sport

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Facts and practical information

The C.E. Gaines Center is a basketball arena on the campus of Winston-Salem State University. It is named for former WSSU men's basketball coach Clarence "Bighouse" Gaines, who led the men's basketball team for 47 years. The facility has a capacity of 3,200 spectators and opened in 1978. ()

Coordinates: 36°5'20"N, 80°13'25"W

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Winston-Salem United States

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C. E. Gaines Center – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Bowman Gray Stadium, Single Brothers' House, Home Moravian Church, Salem Tavern.

0.5 miS
Sport venue, Sport, Football
Bowman Gray Stadium, Winston-Salem
12 min walk • Bowman Gray Stadium is a NASCAR sanctioned 1⁄4-mile asphalt flat oval short track and longstanding football stadium located in Winston-Salem, North Carolina.
1 miW
Museum, History museum, Historical place
Single Brothers' House, Winston-Salem
27 min walk • The Single Brothers' House was built to house the Single Brethren, the unmarried men, of the Moravian Congregation of Salem, now Winston-Salem, North Carolina. It is part of Old Salem Museums & Gardens and open as an Old Salem tour building to visitors.
1 miW
Church, Neoclassical architecture
Home Moravian Church, Winston-Salem
26 min walk • Home Moravian Church is a Moravian church located in Winston-Salem, North Carolina. The church was founded on November 13, 1771. Located in Old Salem, the church is visited by tourists and historians. It conducts weekly services.
1 miW
Museum
Salem Tavern, Winston-Salem
27 min walk • Salem Tavern is a historic museum property at 800 South Main Street in Winston-Salem, Forsyth County, North Carolina. It was a tavern in the 18th-century town of Salem, which is now part of Winston-Salem.
1 miW
Museum
Old Salem, Winston-Salem
27 min walk • Old Salem is a historic district of Winston-Salem, North Carolina that was originally settled by the Moravian community in 1766. This small city features a living history museum that interprets the restored Moravian community.
1.1 miW
Museum
Kaleideum, Winston-Salem
30 min walk • Kaleideum in Winston-Salem, North Carolina was created from the July 2016 merger of Children's Museum of Winston-Salem and SciWorks, the Science Center and Environmental Park of Forsyth County. Currently, the museum operates two locations — Kaleideum Downtown and Kaleideum North.
1.2 miW
City hall
Winston-Salem City Hall, Winston-Salem
30 min walk • Winston-Salem City Hall is a historic city hall located at Winston-Salem, Forsyth County, North Carolina. It was designed by the architectural firm Northup and O'Brien and built in 1926. It is a three-story, "U"-shaped Renaissance Revival building. It is a brick building with a first floor of rusticated stone.
1.1 miW
Museum, Children's museum
Children's Museum of Winston-Salem, Winston-Salem
30 min walk • Kaleideum in Winston-Salem, North Carolina was created from the July 2016 merger of Children's Museum of Winston-Salem and SciWorks, the Science Center and Environmental Park of Forsyth County. Currently, the museum operates two locations — Kaleideum Downtown and Kaleideum North.
1 miW
Church
St. Philips Moravian Church, Winston-Salem
26 min walk • St. Philips Moravian Church is the oldest surviving African American church building in North Carolina. The Moravian church was built in 1861 on the east side of South Church Street near Race Street in Winston-Salem, North Carolina. St Philips was enlarged in 1890 and remained in continuous use until 1952.
1.1 miW
36°5'10"N • 80°14'33"W
Old Salem Museums & Gardens, Winston-Salem
28 min walk • Museum, Historical place, History museum
0.9 miW
Cemetery
Salem Cemetery, Winston-Salem
23 min walk • The Salem Cemetery is located at 301 Cemetery St. in Winston-Salem, North Carolina.

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Nearby attractions include Winston-Salem State University, Winston-Salem (3 min walk), Bowman Gray Stadium, Winston-Salem (12 min walk), Goler Metropolitan AME Zion Church, Winston-Salem (20 min walk), Mars Hill Baptist Church, Winston-Salem (21 min walk).