Day Trips in Surrounding Areas
Among the finest examples of coastal forts constructed along the eastern seaboard after the War of 1812.
P.O. Box 127, Atlantic Beach, NC
(252) 726-3775
Travel Time: 1 hour
Features four rooms of interesting marine fossils and a gift shop specializing in fossilized shark teeth.
400 Main Street Aurora, NC
(252) 322-4238
Travel Time: 45 minutes
A visit will enhance your appreciation of the natural beauty, precious resources, and rich cultural heritage of coastal North Carolina.
315 Front Street, Beaufort, NC
(252) 728-7317
Travel Time: 1 hour
Choose among 17 reguarly scheduled scenic tours, party cruises, lunch or dinner cruises - or arrange to charter one of three vessels (up to 246 passengers).
Mystery Tours, Beaufort and Morehead City waterfronts
(252) 728-7827
Travel Time: 1 hour
Examine fire-fighting equipment from the 1800's to modern times. A 1922 American LaFrance Pumper is the museum's centerpiece.
118 South Queen Street, Kinston, NC
(252) 527-1566
Travel Time: 45 minutes
The civil war ironclad ramming vessel and the memorial are alongside the Neuse River, and exhibits tell stories that span two American Wars.
Hwy 70 Business, Kinston, NC
(252) 522-2091
Travel Time: 45 minutes
Depicts life in Pitt County and Eastern North Carolina from 1840 to 1940, with a country store, a traditional school house, and more.
Pitt County Fairgrounds / Highway 264 Extension, Greenville, NC
(252) 329-4200
Travel time: 1hour, 10 minutes
Promotes appreciation of North Carolina's aquatic resources. Daily programs may include marine life, videos, audience, participation games, and feeding programs.
1 Roosevelt Drive, Pine Knoll Shores, NC
(252) 247-4003.
Travel time: 1 hour
Features unique environmental artworks, living aquariums, audio-visual, historic artifacts and boats. Celebrates special ecosystems and what they mean to life in the "soundlands."
223 East Water Street, Washington, NC
(252) 948-0000
Travel time: 45 minutes