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Dare County Airport Museum

Fort Raleigh National Historic Site

Fort Raleigh National Historic Site

Dare County Airport Museum in Manteo on Roanoke Island in the Outer Banks

During the late 1930's and early 1940's, Dare County was served by a small privately-owned airport at Skyco on Roanoke Island. On March 1st, 1940, the Dare County Board of Commissioners appointed a committee to acquire property and begin planning for the construction of a publicly owned airport.


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Fort Raleigh National Historic Site

Fort Raleigh National Historic Site

Fort Raleigh National Historic Site

Fort Raleigh National Historic site in Manteo on Roanoke Island in the Outer Banks

Fort Raleigh National Historic Site protects and preserves known portions of England's first New World settlements from 1584 to 1590.  This site also preserves the cultural heritage of the Native Americans, European Americans, and African Americans who have lived on Roanoke Island. 



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Island Farm

Fort Raleigh National Historic Site

National Wildlife Refuges Visitor Center

Island Farm in Manteo on Roanoke Island in the Outer Banks

 A living look at coastal life in the mid-1800s. Here, an island family experienced the impacts of the Civil War, performed harrowing rescues as members of the US Life-Saving Service, and assisted the Wright Brothers in their dream of achieving powered flight, all while feeding chickens, fishing the sounds, and growing corn for grinding at the windmill. 

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National Wildlife Refuges Visitor Center

National Wildlife Refuges Visitor Center

National Wildlife Refuges Visitor Center

National Wildlife Refuges Visitor Center in Manteo on Roanoke Island in the Outer Banks

Through interactive exhibits, audio-visual programs, and even a virtual airplane ride, visitors may experience a field trip to each refuge with hopes to entice them to visit these special places.  See how the Outer Banks will change as the sea level rises. Sit for a spell in the old Dare Forest Supply Store and experience life through a short multi-sensory film, when Buffalo City was a bustling logging and moonshining town!  

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NC Aquarium on Roanoke Island

National Wildlife Refuges Visitor Center

NC Aquarium on Roanoke Island

NC Aquarium in Manteo on Roanoke Island in the Outer Banks

North Carolina Aquarium on Roanoke Island features a shark tank, sea turtles, events, and activities. Gently stroke a stingray or a hermit crab at the touch tanks.   Or you can visit the Graveyard of the Atlantic exhibit that houses the largest collection of sharks in the state at the aquarium.  




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Outer Banks History Center

National Wildlife Refuges Visitor Center

NC Aquarium on Roanoke Island

Outer banks history center in Manteo on Roanoke Island in the Outer Banks

The Outer Banks History Center is a regional archival research facility in Manteo, N.C. on historic Roanoke Island administered by the Special Collections Section of the State Archives of North Carolina. Its holdings document the history and culture of the North Carolina coast and adjacent areas. 



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Pea Island Cookhouse Museum

Roanoke Island Maritime Museum

Roanoke Island Festival Park

pea island cookhouse museum in Manteo on Roanoke Island in the Outer Banks

The Pea Island Lifesaving Station is historically significant and distinctive as it was the only lifesaving station in the US to be manned by an  all-black crew.


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Roanoke Island Festival Park

Roanoke Island Maritime Museum

Roanoke Island Festival Park

roanoke island festival park in Manteo on Roanoke Island in the Outer Banks

Experience a new adventure in an old world at Roanoke Island Festival Park. This 25-acre historic site allows guests of all ages to experience first-hand what life was like for the first English settlers in 1585. 

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Roanoke Island Maritime Museum

Roanoke Island Maritime Museum

Roanoke Island Maritime Museum

Roanoke island maritime museum in Manteo on Roanoke Island in the Outer Banks

In 1998 the Roanoke Island Maritime Museum was opened in downtown Manteo on the waterfront.  The Museum is located in the George Washington Creef Boathouse.  


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Roanoke Marshes Lighthouse

Roanoke Marshes Lighthouse

Roanoke Island Maritime Museum

Roanoke Marshes Lighthouse in Manteo on Roanoke Island in the Outer Banks

The lighthouse is on the Manteo waterfront, on the east side of Roanoke Island.  The Roanoke Marshes Lighthouse is an exterior reconstruction of the square cottage-style screw-pile lighthouse which stood at the southern entrance to Croatan Sound, near Wanchese.  

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The Elizabethan Gardens

Roanoke Marshes Lighthouse

The Elizabethan Gardens

The elizabethan gardens in Manteo on Roanoke Island in the Outer Banks

Fanciful and elaborate gardens were kept to entertain Queen Elizabeth I during her reign. Our garden was created for your enjoyment, and as a living memorial to the time when Sir Walter Raleigh’s lost colonists lived in this very place over 400 years ago.

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Historical Attractions and Museums

Grab your life jacket and check out this great video of the waterfront attractions in downtown Manteo!

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