Lake Townsend

A natural history museum geared towards children with many interactive exhibits and a small but excellent zoo. The museum features geology, paleontology, and astronomy exhibits among others and the zoo houses everything from reptiles and farm animals to tigers and monkeys.

Old Battleground Rd in North Greensboro. A beautiful park with jogging/bike trails, a small visitors center, and interesting information on the revolutionary war battle that occurred there. There is also a yearly reenactment of the battle on the weekend closest to March 14th.

A 100-year old neighborhood surrounding a central park, a nice place for a walk.

Also allows fishing.

A nice way to spend an afternoon, the Greensboro Historical Museum has surprisingly extensive collections on the city's varied history, from pre-Columbian times all the way to the present day. Lots of artifacts on display with detailed information. Includes a collection of Civil War weapons and artifacts, and a little area that reproduces shops and buildings from turn-of-the-20th-century Greensboro. It also has a large number of exhibits for children. Backpacks must be checked at the front desk.