Wake Forest University, Winston-Salem

Name: Wake Forest University
Address: 1834 Wake Forest Rd, Winston-Salem, United States

#66 among attractions in Winston-Salem

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Wake Forest University is a private research university in Winston-Salem, North Carolina. Founded in 1834, the university received its name from its original location in Wake Forest, north of Raleigh, North Carolina. The Reynolda Campus, the university's main campus, has been located north of downtown Winston-Salem since the university moved there in 1956. The Atrium Health Wake Forest Baptist medical campus has two locations, the older one located near the Ardmore neighborhood in central Winston-Salem, and the newer campus at Wake Forest Innovation Quarter downtown. The university also occupies lab space at Biotech Plaza at Innovation Quarter, and at the Center for Nanotechnology and Molecular Materials. The university's Graduate School of Management maintains a presence on the main campus in Winston-Salem and in Charlotte, North Carolina. ()

Alternative names: Established: 1834 (191 years ago)Coordinates: 36°8'3"N, 80°16'41"W

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Nearby attractions include: Lawrence Joel Veterans Memorial Coliseum, Reynolda House Museum of American Art, Southeastern Center for Contemporary Art, Wait Chapel.

1.2 miE
Sport venue, Sport, Arenas and stadiums
Lawrence Joel Veterans Memorial Coliseum, Winston-Salem
32 min walk • The Lawrence Joel Veterans Memorial Coliseum is a 14,407-seat multi-purpose arena, in Winston-Salem, North Carolina. Construction on the arena began on April 23, 1987 and it opened on August 28, 1989.
0.6 miSW
Museum, History museum, Art gallery
Reynolda House Museum of American Art, Winston-Salem
17 min walk • The Reynolda House Museum of American Art displays a premiere collection of American art ranging from the colonial period to the present. Built in 1917 by Katharine Smith Reynolds and her husband R. J. Reynolds, founder of the R. J. Reynolds Tobacco Company, the house originally occupied the center of a 1,067-acre estate.
1.2 miSW
Museum, Art gallery, Art museum
Southeastern Center for Contemporary Art, Winston-Salem
31 min walk • The Southeastern Center for Contemporary Art is a multimedia contemporary art gallery in Winston-Salem, North Carolina. SECCA has no permanent collection but offers exhibitions of works by artists with regional, national, and international recognition.
~420 ftNW
Church, Education, Academic building
Wait Chapel, Winston-Salem
3 min walk • Wait Chapel is a building on the campus of Wake Forest University. It houses the Janet Jeffrey Carlile Harris Carillon of 48 bells. The chapel seats 2,250 people. The steeple reaches to 213 feet. It also houses the Williams Organ, donated by Walter McAdoo Williams, namesake of Walter M. Williams High School.
0.8 miSW
Botanical garden, Scenic walking areas, Garden
Reynolda Gardens, Winston-Salem
20 min walk • Reynolda Gardens are located off Reynolda Road, adjacent to the Reynolda campus of Wake Forest University and the Reynolda House in Winston-Salem, North Carolina. The gardens are open daily with free admission.
1.2 miS
Romanesque architecture
Graylyn, Winston-Salem
31 min walk • Graylyn Estate, or Graylin, is a historic estate located in Winston-Salem, Forsyth County, North Carolina and was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1978. The construction of the Norman Revival style mansion began in 1928.
0.5 miS
Neighbourhood
Reynolda Historic District, Winston-Salem
14 min walk • Reynolda Historic District is a 178 acres national historic district located on Reynolda Rd. in Winston-Salem, North Carolina. It includes work by Charles Barton Keen and by landscape architect Thomas Warren Sears. The listing includes 22 contributing buildings and one other contributing structure.
~1090 ftE
Sport venue, Sport, Arenas and stadiums
Kentner Stadium, Winston-Salem
6 min walk • Kentner Stadium is a multi-use stadium located in Winston-Salem, North Carolina on the campus of Wake Forest University. Kentner Stadium serves as home to the Demon Deacons track and field and field hockey teams.
~1500 ftN
Sport venue, Sport, Arenas and stadiums
W. Dennie Spry Soccer Stadium, Winston-Salem
8 min walk • W. Dennie Spry Soccer Stadium is a soccer-specific stadium located on the campus of Wake Forest University in Winston-Salem, North Carolina where it is home to the Wake Forest Demon Deacons men's soccer and women's soccer teams. Opened in 1996, W.
~680 ftE
Sport venue, Sport
Reynolds Gymnasium, Winston-Salem
4 min walk • Reynolds Gymnasium is a multi-purpose arena located in Winston-Salem, North Carolina on the campus of Wake Forest University. The arena was completed in March 1956 after the university relocated to Winston-Salem from its namesake town in Wake County.

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Nearby attractions include Wait Chapel, Winston-Salem (3 min walk), Reynolda Historic District, Winston-Salem (14 min walk), Reynolda House Museum of American Art, Winston-Salem (17 min walk), Reynolda Gardens, Winston-Salem (20 min walk).