Rendezvous Mountain
The forest around Rendezvous Mountain is diverse with animal life that prowls the woods both day and night.
Roanoke Island Festival Park
Step into history at Roanoke Island Festival Park, a 27-acre site where you can explore life as it was for the first English settlers in 1585. Costumed interpreters bring the Settlement Site and the Elizabeth II ship to life, while interactive exhibits at the American Indian Town and Adventure Museum offer a hands-on experience for all ages.
Salmon Creek State Natural Area
Located in Bertie County just south of Edenton and about 60 miles northeast of Greenville, Salmon Creek State Natural Area encompasses approximately 1,300 acres of upland forest and cypress-gum swamps near the confluence of the Chowan River and Albemarle Sound.
Singletary Lake State Park
Singletary Lake State Park is a Bay Lake and was originally developed for group camping. Now visitors can hike, fish, and paddle.
Somerset Place
Somerset Place offers a comprehensive and realistic view of 19th-century life by interpreting the lives of enslaved and free persons on an antebellum North Carolina plantation. Originally, this unusual plantation included more than 100,000 densely wooded, mainly swampy acres bordering the five-by-eight-mile Lake Phelps, in present-day Washington County.
Stone Mountain State Park
Located in Alleghany and Wilkes counties 60 miles northwest of Winston-Salem, Stone Mountain State Park is home to the 600-fo
The Southern Heritage Apple Orchard at Horne Creek Farm
The 850-tree Southern Heritage Apple Orchard features more than 425 varieties of old southern apples, many of which are on the brink of extinction. These old varieties have been sought and collected throughout the south by dedicated "apple hunters" to stem the loss of this unique part of our agricultural heritage.
Thomas Day State Historic Site
Thomas Day, a free Black man and Cabinetmaker, came to Milton in the 1820s to produce furniture and other wood pieces for esteemed clientele. With help from the enslaved people on his property and free artisans living with him, his influence on other craftsmen is seen around the state.
Thomas Wolfe Memorial
Thomas Wolfe left an indelible mark on American letters and his mother's boardinghouse in Asheville, North Carolina. Now the Thomas Wolfe Memorial, has become one of literature's most famous landmarks.
Town Creek Indian Mound
For more than a thousand years, Indians lived an agricultural life on the lands that became known as North Carolina. About the 11th century A.D., a new cultural tradition emerged in the Pee Dee River Valley.
Tryon Palace
Explore North Carolina’s colonial history through an immersive field trip to Tryon Palace! Students will tour the historic site and experience historical demonstrations that bring the past to life while enriching classroom learning.
Vance Birthplace
Explore daily life on an early 1800s plantation in the Blue Ridge Mountains. Step inside a 1790s slave dwelling and hear the stories of the women and men who were enslaved by the Vances. Take a tour through the reconstructed birthplace of Zebulon B. Vance to discover how the environment and society of Western North Carolina shaped his political career.
Weymouth Woods Sandhills Nature Preserve
