North Carolina Places to Visit North Carolina boasts nearly 100 state parks, museums, historic sites, aquariums and other attractions. Use the tool below to find places to visit by activity, theme, region or cost. As you check boxes on the right side of the screen, the places listed on the right will narrow to fit your criteria. Click on place's title to learn more. Visit our things to do page for more information on all the wonderful things to do you'll find in the Tar Heel state. 89 results found Search Theme Arts History Libraries Nature Region Mountains Piedmont Coast Activities Biking Boating/Canoeing Camping Fishing Guided Tours Hiking/Trails Historical Research Horseback Riding Museum Exhibits Picnicking Rental Option Rock Climbing Swimming Wildlife Viewing Cost Admission Fee Free Alamance Battleground The site of a revolution that helped to spark the Revolutionary War. Rental option (336) 227-4785 alamance@ncdcr.gov 5803 N.C. 62 S, Burlington, NC 27215 Plan Your Visit | Directions Battleship North Carolina One of the most decorated battleships of World War II that now serves as a memorial to all North Carolina veterans. (910) 251-5797 ncbb55@battleshipnc.com 1 Battleship Road, Wilmington, NC 28401 Plan Your Visit | Directions Bennett Place The place where the Civil War truly ended; the site of the largest surrender of the Civil War. Rental Option (919) 383-4345 bennett@ncdcr.gov 4409 Bennett Memorial Rd., Durham, NC 27705 Plan Your Visit | Directions Bentonville Battlefield The site of the largest Civil War conflict in North Carolina. Rental option (910) 594-0789 bentonville@ncdcr.gov 5466 Harper House Rd, Four Oaks, NC 27524 Plan Your Visit | Directions Brunswick Town/Fort Anderson A Civil War fort and the ruins of an early colonial settlement. Rental option (910) 371-6613 brunswick@ncdcr.gov 8884 St. Philip's Rd. SE, Winnabow, NC 28479 Plan Your Visit | Directions Carolina Beach State Park The home to one of the world's most unique carnivorous plants, featuring a marina secluded soundside camping area and miles of hiking trails through diverse habitats. Rental Option (910) 458-7770 carolina.beach@ncparks.gov 1010 State Park Road, Carolina Beach, NC 28428 Plan Your Visit | Directions Carvers Creek State Park Cypress streams, wetlands, longleaf pine forests and a lovely millpond dot Carvers Creek State Park, formerly Long Valley Farm, the historic retreat of a Rockefeller family member. (919) 436-4681 carvers.creek@ncparks.gov 2505 Long Valley Road, Spring Lake, NC 28390 Plan Your Visit | Directions Charlotte Hawkins Brown Museum A pioneering effort in African American education emphasizing the contributions African Americans made in North Carolina. Rental Option (336) 449-4846 chb@ncdcr.gov 6136 Burlington Road, Gibsonville, NC 27249 Plan Your Visit | Directions Chimney Rock State Park The place to find some of North Carolina’s most dramatic mountain views, Chimney Rock State Park also offers hiking trails and fishing on the Rocky Broad River. (828) 625-1823 chimney.rock@ncparks.gov 743 Chimney Rock Park Road, Chimney Rock, NC 28720 Plan Your Visit | Directions Cliffs of the Neuse State Park As its name suggests, impressive cliffs overlooking the Neuse River are the defining feature of Cliffs of the Neuse State Park, which also includes a swimming lake and other diverse habitats. (919) 778-6234 cliffs.neuse@ncparks.gov 240 Park Entrance Road, Seven Springs, NC 28578 Plan Your Visit | Directions Crowders Mountain State Park Just 45 minutes from uptown Charlotte, Crowders Mountain State Park offers challenging hikes, towering cliffs and 25-mile views of the surrounding piedmont. (704) 853-5375 crowders.mountain@ncparks.gov 522 Park Office Lane, Kings Mountain, NC 28086 Plan Your Visit | Directions CSS Neuse Civil War Interpretive Center An interactive museum exploring the Civil War surrounding one of the war's few remaining ironclad ships. Rental options (252) 526-9600 cssneuse@ncdcr.gov 100 N. Queen St., Kinston, NC 28501 Plan Your Visit | Directions Dismal Swamp State Park Dismal Swamp State Park allows a unique wilderness experience in a landscape that has been witness to everything from American Indian hunting parties to the Underground Railroad. (252) 771-6593 dismal.swamp@ncparks.gov 2294 U.S. 17 N., South Mills, NC 27976 Plan Your Visit | Directions Duke Homestead The birthplace of the world’s largest tobacco company that would eventually make North Carolina he heart of an international tobacco empire. Rental Option (919) 477-5498 duke@ncdcr.gov 2828 Duke Homestead Road, Durham, NC 27705 Plan Your Visit | Directions Elk Knob State Park Crowned by on the state's highest peaks, Elk Knob State Park also features one of the state system's finest trails. (828) 297-7261 elk.knob@ncparks.gov 5564 Meat Camp Road, Todd, NC 28684 Plan Your Visit | Directions Pagination Current page 1 Page 2 Page 3 Page 4 Page 5 Page 6 Next page ›› Last page Last » Share this page: Facebook Twitter How can we make this page better for you? Back to top https://www.ncdcr.gov/things-to-do/place-finder
Alamance Battleground The site of a revolution that helped to spark the Revolutionary War. Rental option (336) 227-4785 alamance@ncdcr.gov 5803 N.C. 62 S, Burlington, NC 27215 Plan Your Visit | Directions
Battleship North Carolina One of the most decorated battleships of World War II that now serves as a memorial to all North Carolina veterans. (910) 251-5797 ncbb55@battleshipnc.com 1 Battleship Road, Wilmington, NC 28401 Plan Your Visit | Directions
Bennett Place The place where the Civil War truly ended; the site of the largest surrender of the Civil War. Rental Option (919) 383-4345 bennett@ncdcr.gov 4409 Bennett Memorial Rd., Durham, NC 27705 Plan Your Visit | Directions
Bentonville Battlefield The site of the largest Civil War conflict in North Carolina. Rental option (910) 594-0789 bentonville@ncdcr.gov 5466 Harper House Rd, Four Oaks, NC 27524 Plan Your Visit | Directions
Brunswick Town/Fort Anderson A Civil War fort and the ruins of an early colonial settlement. Rental option (910) 371-6613 brunswick@ncdcr.gov 8884 St. Philip's Rd. SE, Winnabow, NC 28479 Plan Your Visit | Directions
Carolina Beach State Park The home to one of the world's most unique carnivorous plants, featuring a marina secluded soundside camping area and miles of hiking trails through diverse habitats. Rental Option (910) 458-7770 carolina.beach@ncparks.gov 1010 State Park Road, Carolina Beach, NC 28428 Plan Your Visit | Directions
Carvers Creek State Park Cypress streams, wetlands, longleaf pine forests and a lovely millpond dot Carvers Creek State Park, formerly Long Valley Farm, the historic retreat of a Rockefeller family member. (919) 436-4681 carvers.creek@ncparks.gov 2505 Long Valley Road, Spring Lake, NC 28390 Plan Your Visit | Directions
Charlotte Hawkins Brown Museum A pioneering effort in African American education emphasizing the contributions African Americans made in North Carolina. Rental Option (336) 449-4846 chb@ncdcr.gov 6136 Burlington Road, Gibsonville, NC 27249 Plan Your Visit | Directions
Chimney Rock State Park The place to find some of North Carolina’s most dramatic mountain views, Chimney Rock State Park also offers hiking trails and fishing on the Rocky Broad River. (828) 625-1823 chimney.rock@ncparks.gov 743 Chimney Rock Park Road, Chimney Rock, NC 28720 Plan Your Visit | Directions
Cliffs of the Neuse State Park As its name suggests, impressive cliffs overlooking the Neuse River are the defining feature of Cliffs of the Neuse State Park, which also includes a swimming lake and other diverse habitats. (919) 778-6234 cliffs.neuse@ncparks.gov 240 Park Entrance Road, Seven Springs, NC 28578 Plan Your Visit | Directions
Crowders Mountain State Park Just 45 minutes from uptown Charlotte, Crowders Mountain State Park offers challenging hikes, towering cliffs and 25-mile views of the surrounding piedmont. (704) 853-5375 crowders.mountain@ncparks.gov 522 Park Office Lane, Kings Mountain, NC 28086 Plan Your Visit | Directions
CSS Neuse Civil War Interpretive Center An interactive museum exploring the Civil War surrounding one of the war's few remaining ironclad ships. Rental options (252) 526-9600 cssneuse@ncdcr.gov 100 N. Queen St., Kinston, NC 28501 Plan Your Visit | Directions
Dismal Swamp State Park Dismal Swamp State Park allows a unique wilderness experience in a landscape that has been witness to everything from American Indian hunting parties to the Underground Railroad. (252) 771-6593 dismal.swamp@ncparks.gov 2294 U.S. 17 N., South Mills, NC 27976 Plan Your Visit | Directions
Duke Homestead The birthplace of the world’s largest tobacco company that would eventually make North Carolina he heart of an international tobacco empire. Rental Option (919) 477-5498 duke@ncdcr.gov 2828 Duke Homestead Road, Durham, NC 27705 Plan Your Visit | Directions
Elk Knob State Park Crowned by on the state's highest peaks, Elk Knob State Park also features one of the state system's finest trails. (828) 297-7261 elk.knob@ncparks.gov 5564 Meat Camp Road, Todd, NC 28684 Plan Your Visit | Directions
