Discover 7 hidden attractions, cool sights, and unusual things to do in Asheboro (United States). Don't miss out on these must-see attractions: Randolph County Courthouse, Sunset Theater, and American Classic Motorcycle Museum | Asheboro. Also, be sure to include thepreppypossum in your itinerary.
Below, you can find the list of the most amazing places you should visit in Asheboro (North Carolina).
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Randolph County Courthouse
Courthouse. The Randolph County Courthouse is a historic courthouse located at Asheboro, Randolph County, North Carolina. It was designed by Wheeler, Runge & Dickey and built in 1908–1909. It is a three-story, Classical Revival style yellow brick building with a hipped roof. It features a powerful Second Empire dome clad in ribbed tile and front portico. The listing included three contributing buildings on 3.1 acres. The two other contributing buildings are an early-20th century jail and late Victorian brick building containing law offices.
It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1979.[1]
Address: 201 Worth St, 27203-5557 Asheboro
Sunset Theater
Theater in Asheboro, North Carolina. Sunset Theater is a historic movie theater located at Asheboro, Randolph County, North Carolina. It was designed by the architectural firm of Benton & Benton and built in 1929. It is a two-story, parapet roof load-bearing stuccoed brick building in the Spanish Colonial Revival style. It measures approximately 50 feet by 100 feet and has a large open auditorium seating 412. The theater was purchased by the City of Asheboro in 2005.
It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 2011.[2]
Address: 234 Sunset Ave, 27203 Asheboro
American Classic Motorcycle Museum | Asheboro
Specialty museum, Museum
Address: 1170 US-64, 27205-2250 Asheboro
Thepreppypossum
Classes and workshops, Museum
Address: 830 S Cox St, 27203-6470 Asheboro
Acme-McCrary Hosiery Mills
Acme-McCrary Hosiery Mills, also known as Acme Hosiery Mills, McCrary Hosiery Mills, and Asheboro Grocery Company, is a historic textile mill complex located at Asheboro, Randolph County, North Carolina. The complex includes six buildings and a smokestack, erected between 1909 and 1962. The mill buildings were designed by architect Richard C. Biberstein and the oldest section is a two-story, heavy-timber-frame mill with load bearing brick walls. The Acme-McCrary-Sapona Recreation Center was built in 1948–1949, and is a two-story, Art Moderne style brick recreation center. The buildings were added to the National Register of Historic Places in 2014.
The buildings were owned by Acme Hosiery Mills, which was purchased by brothers-in-law D.B. McCrary and T.H. Redding in 1909. Acme-McCrary went on to become the third-largest producer of private label hosiery in the world, with factories in three locations. Its production assets were purchased by Sri Lanka-based MAS Capital in 2017, but Acme-McCrary retained the historic buildings in Asheboro, which by that point only housed its corporate offices. Acme-McCrary planned to vacate the buildings following the acquisition, opening up almost 200,000 square feet of downtown real estate for commercial or residential use.[3]
Address: 159 North St, 27203-5411 Asheboro
North Carolina Zoo
Zoo in Randolph County, North Carolina. The North Carolina Zoo is a zoo in Asheboro, North Carolina, housing 1,800 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 the Minnesota Zoo. With 500 acres developed, it is the world's largest natural habitat zoo. The North Carolina Zoo is a part of the North Carolina Department of Natural and Cultural Resources.
The Zoo is 75 miles (121 km) west of Raleigh, 25 miles (40 km) south of Greensboro and 75 miles (121 km) northeast of Charlotte. The zoo is open 363 days a year (closed on Thanksgiving and Christmas) and receives more than 900,000 visitors annually. The North Carolina Zoo is accredited by the Association of Zoos and Aquariums.[4]
Asheboro Hosiery Mills and Cranford Furniture Company Complex
Asheboro Hosiery Mills and Cranford Furniture Company Complex, also known as Cranford Industries and National Chair Company, is a historic textile mill and furniture factory complex located at Asheboro, Randolph County, North Carolina. The complex includes three brick industrial buildings erected from 1917 through the 1940s and the Cranford Industries Office, constructed in 1925. Also on the property are the contributing Cranford Industries Smokestack built in the 1950s and a lumber shed erected in the late-1950s.
It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 2011.[5]