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 Historic Bath North Carolina’s first town. Rental options (252) 923-3971 bath@ncdcr.gov 207 Carteret Street, Bath, NC 27808 Plan Your Visit | Directions Historic Edenton Featuring 18th and 19th century history, North Carolina's second oldest town Edenton was one of the fledgling nation's chief political, cultural, and commercial centers. Rental Options (252) 482-2637 edenton@ncdcr.gov 108 N. Broad St., Edenton, NC 27932 Plan Your Visit | Directions Historic Halifax The place where the "Halifax Resolves“ was adopted, the first cry from an entire colony recommending independence from England. Rental options (252) 583-7191 halifax@ncdcr.gov 25 St. David St., Halifax, NC 27839 Plan Your Visit | Directions Historic Stagville The center of North Carolina's largest pre-Civil War plantation and one of the largest such operations in the South. Rental Options (919) 620-0120 stagville@ncdcr.gov 5828 Old Oxford Highway, Durham, NC 27712 Plan Your Visit | Directions Horne Creek Living Historical Farm A historic site showcasing middle class farm life in the northwestern Piedmont at the turn of the 20th century. Rental Options (336) 325-2298 hornecreek@ncdcr.gov 308 Horne Creek Farm Road, Pinnacle, NC 27043 Plan Your Visit | Directions House in the Horseshoe The site of a significant Revolutionary War skirmish and home to one of North Carolina's early governors. Rental Options (910) 947-2051 horseshoe@ncdcr.gov 288 Alston House Rd., Sanford, NC 27330 Plan Your Visit | Directions Jennette's Pier A world-class fishing pier off the Outer Banks that also includes interactive science exhibits, aquarium displays and a beach access. Rental Options (252) 255-1501 Oceanfront, Milepost 16.5, Beach Road, Nags Head, NC 27959 Plan Your Visit | Directions Jockey's Ridge State Park The tallest living sand dune on the Atlantic coast and a premier location for kites, sightseeing and sunsets with a view arcing from the ocean to Roanoke Sound. (252) 441-7132 jockeys.ridge@ncparks.gov 300 W. Carolista Drive, Nags Head, NC 27959 Plan Your Visit | Directions Jones Lake State Park A community destination for lazy picnics under the shade of tall pines and swimming in the lake’s shallow, warm waters. (910) 588-4550 jones.lake@ncparks.gov 4117 N.C. 242 N., Elizabethtown, NC 28337 Plan Your Visit | Directions Jordan Lake State Recreation Area A collective of nine access areas scattered around the shoreline of this undeveloped, 14,000-acre reservoir, all within an easy drive of Chapel Hill, Raleigh, Sanford and Pittsboro. (919) 362-0586 jordan.lake@ncparks.gov 280 State Park Road, Apex, NC 27523 Plan Your Visit | Directions Kerr Lake State Recreation Area A collective of eight access areas scattered around the shoreline of a 50,000-acre reservoir that stretches from Henderson into the southern part of Virginia. (252) 438-7791 kerr.lake@ncparks.gov 6254 Satterwhite Point Road, Henderson, NC 27537 Plan Your Visit | Directions Lake James State Park Though its namesake may be its defining feature, Lake James State Park also offers 15 miles of mountain biking trails and the opportunity to explore a segment of the historic Overmountain Victory Trail. (828) 584-7728 lake.james@ncparks.gov 7321 N.C. 126, Nebo, NC 28761 Plan Your Visit | Directions Lake Norman State Park Situated on the banks of North Carolina's largest manmade lake, this park boasts one of the region’s more popular mountain biking networks among many other amenities. (704) 528-6350 lake.norman@ncparks.gov 759 State Park Road, Troutman, NC 28166 Plan Your Visit | Directions Lake Waccamaw State Park A visit to this park unveils one of the most unique bodies of water in the world and one of the greatest geological mysteries—the phenomenon of Carolina Bays with species of aquatic life found nowhere else. (910) 646-4748 lake.waccamaw@ncparks.gov 1866 State Park Drive, Lake Waccamaw, NC 28450 Plan Your Visit | Directions Lumber River State Park A park all about eastern North Carolina paddling, fishing and exquisite scenery with nine access points spanning miles of the Lumber River. (910) 628-4564 lumber.river@ncparks.gov 2819 Princess Ann Road, Orrum, NC 28369 Plan Your Visit | Directions Pagination First page « First Previous page ‹‹ Page 1 Page 2 Current page 3 Page 4 Page 5 Page 6 Next page ›› Last page Last » Share this page: Facebook Twitter Email How can we make this page better for you? Back to top https://www.ncdcr.gov/things-to-do/place-finder
Historic Bath North Carolina’s first town. Rental options (252) 923-3971 bath@ncdcr.gov 207 Carteret Street, Bath, NC 27808 Plan Your Visit | Directions
Historic Edenton Featuring 18th and 19th century history, North Carolina's second oldest town Edenton was one of the fledgling nation's chief political, cultural, and commercial centers. Rental Options (252) 482-2637 edenton@ncdcr.gov 108 N. Broad St., Edenton, NC 27932 Plan Your Visit | Directions
Historic Halifax The place where the "Halifax Resolves“ was adopted, the first cry from an entire colony recommending independence from England. Rental options (252) 583-7191 halifax@ncdcr.gov 25 St. David St., Halifax, NC 27839 Plan Your Visit | Directions
Historic Stagville The center of North Carolina's largest pre-Civil War plantation and one of the largest such operations in the South. Rental Options (919) 620-0120 stagville@ncdcr.gov 5828 Old Oxford Highway, Durham, NC 27712 Plan Your Visit | Directions
Horne Creek Living Historical Farm A historic site showcasing middle class farm life in the northwestern Piedmont at the turn of the 20th century. Rental Options (336) 325-2298 hornecreek@ncdcr.gov 308 Horne Creek Farm Road, Pinnacle, NC 27043 Plan Your Visit | Directions
House in the Horseshoe The site of a significant Revolutionary War skirmish and home to one of North Carolina's early governors. Rental Options (910) 947-2051 horseshoe@ncdcr.gov 288 Alston House Rd., Sanford, NC 27330 Plan Your Visit | Directions
Jennette's Pier A world-class fishing pier off the Outer Banks that also includes interactive science exhibits, aquarium displays and a beach access. Rental Options (252) 255-1501 Oceanfront, Milepost 16.5, Beach Road, Nags Head, NC 27959 Plan Your Visit | Directions
Jockey's Ridge State Park The tallest living sand dune on the Atlantic coast and a premier location for kites, sightseeing and sunsets with a view arcing from the ocean to Roanoke Sound. (252) 441-7132 jockeys.ridge@ncparks.gov 300 W. Carolista Drive, Nags Head, NC 27959 Plan Your Visit | Directions
Jones Lake State Park A community destination for lazy picnics under the shade of tall pines and swimming in the lake’s shallow, warm waters. (910) 588-4550 jones.lake@ncparks.gov 4117 N.C. 242 N., Elizabethtown, NC 28337 Plan Your Visit | Directions
Jordan Lake State Recreation Area A collective of nine access areas scattered around the shoreline of this undeveloped, 14,000-acre reservoir, all within an easy drive of Chapel Hill, Raleigh, Sanford and Pittsboro. (919) 362-0586 jordan.lake@ncparks.gov 280 State Park Road, Apex, NC 27523 Plan Your Visit | Directions
Kerr Lake State Recreation Area A collective of eight access areas scattered around the shoreline of a 50,000-acre reservoir that stretches from Henderson into the southern part of Virginia. (252) 438-7791 kerr.lake@ncparks.gov 6254 Satterwhite Point Road, Henderson, NC 27537 Plan Your Visit | Directions
Lake James State Park Though its namesake may be its defining feature, Lake James State Park also offers 15 miles of mountain biking trails and the opportunity to explore a segment of the historic Overmountain Victory Trail. (828) 584-7728 lake.james@ncparks.gov 7321 N.C. 126, Nebo, NC 28761 Plan Your Visit | Directions
Lake Norman State Park Situated on the banks of North Carolina's largest manmade lake, this park boasts one of the region’s more popular mountain biking networks among many other amenities. (704) 528-6350 lake.norman@ncparks.gov 759 State Park Road, Troutman, NC 28166 Plan Your Visit | Directions
Lake Waccamaw State Park A visit to this park unveils one of the most unique bodies of water in the world and one of the greatest geological mysteries—the phenomenon of Carolina Bays with species of aquatic life found nowhere else. (910) 646-4748 lake.waccamaw@ncparks.gov 1866 State Park Drive, Lake Waccamaw, NC 28450 Plan Your Visit | Directions
Lumber River State Park A park all about eastern North Carolina paddling, fishing and exquisite scenery with nine access points spanning miles of the Lumber River. (910) 628-4564 lumber.river@ncparks.gov 2819 Princess Ann Road, Orrum, NC 28369 Plan Your Visit | Directions
