Historic Bethabara Park, Winston-Salem

Name: Historic Bethabara Park
Address: 2147 Bethabara Rd, Winston-Salem, 27106-2701, United States
Telephone: +1 336-924-8191

#11 among attractions in Winston-Salem

Museum, Historical place, Park, History museum

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Bethabara Historic District encompasses the surviving buildings and archaeological remains of a small Moravian community, that was first settled in 1753. Located in present-day Forsyth County, North Carolina, it is now a public park of the city of Winston-Salem. It was designated National Historic Landmark in 1999. ()

Built: 1753 (271 years ago)Elevation: 801 ft a.s.l.Coordinates: 36°9'21"N, 80°17'50"W

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2147 Bethabara RdBethabaraWinston-Salem 27106-2701 United States

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+1 336-924-8191

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Historic Bethabara Park – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Winston-Salem Fairgrounds, Lawrence Joel Veterans Memorial Coliseum, Truist Field at Wake Forest, Reynolda House Museum of American Art.

3.2 miSE
Sport venue, Sport, Concerts and shows
Winston-Salem Fairgrounds, Winston-Salem
83 min walk • The Winston-Salem Fairgrounds was a dirt oval track spanning 0.500 miles in addition to its primary purpose as a fairground.
2.9 miSE
Sport venue, Sport, Arenas and stadiums
Lawrence Joel Veterans Memorial Coliseum, Winston-Salem
75 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.
2.9 miSE
Sport venue, Sport, Arenas and stadiums
Truist Field at Wake Forest, Winston-Salem
76 min walk • Truist Field at Wake Forest is a football stadium in Winston-Salem, North Carolina. The stadium is just west of Gene Hooks Field at Wake Forest Baseball Park, home of the Wake Forest baseball team. It is primarily used for American football, and is the home field of the Wake Forest University Demon Deacons.
2.2 miS
Museum, History museum, Art gallery
Reynolda House Museum of American Art, Winston-Salem
57 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.
2.5 miS
Museum, Art gallery, Art museum
Southeastern Center for Contemporary Art, Winston-Salem
65 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.
1.8 miSE
Church, Education, Academic building
Wait Chapel, Winston-Salem
45 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.
2.2 miS
Botanical garden, Scenic walking areas, Garden
Reynolda Gardens, Winston-Salem
57 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.
~1270 ftSW
Church
Bethabara Moravian Church, Winston-Salem
7 min walk • Founded as the first Moravian settlement in Wachovia on November 17, 1753, Bethabara served until 1766 as the center of Moravian work in the South. The old historic church was built in 1788.
4.1 miSE
Theater, Concerts and shows, Concert hall
RJ Reynolds Auditorium, Winston-Salem
106 min walk • The R. J. Reynolds Memorial Auditorium, located in Winston-Salem, NC, was built 1919–1924 under the direction of architect Charles Barton Keen. Keen also designed the adjacent Richard J. Reynolds High School. Both buildings are listed on the National Register of Historic Places.
4.7 miSE
Nightlife, Music venue, Rock club
The Garage, Winston-Salem
119 min walk • The Garage was a live music venue and bar in Winston-Salem, North Carolina, United States. It closed December 31, 2017. It was considered to be Winston's hallmark venue for local and touring acts.
2.8 miS
Romanesque architecture
Graylyn, Winston-Salem
71 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.