- TripBuzz found 82 things to do with kids in or near Manteo, North Carolina, including 59 fun activities for kids in nearby cities within 25 miles like Nags Head, Kill Devil Hills, Kitty Hawk and Duck.
- From Pirate Adventures of the Outer Banks to Outer Banks Cruises, the Manteo area offers 54 different types of family activities, including: Historic Sites, Visitor Centers, Dolphin Tours and Fishing.
- Located in Dare County, North Carolina lies the city of Manteo with a small population of just over 1,000 residents. Located on the eastern coast of North Carolina, the city itself is settled on the northern area of Roanoke Island. Waterfront landscape takes over the area and makes for a scenic experience of an island historically dubbed 'The Lost Colony.'
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307 Queen Elizabeth Ave., Manteo, NC 27954
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Downeast Rover Sailing Cruises gives rides on a 55-foot topsail schooner along the Outer Banks. The boat can be rented as a charter boat and sleeps up to six people.
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380 Queen Elizabeth Ave, Manteo, NC 27954
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Sail the Outer Banks-Private Sails aboard a 41-foot Gulfstar sailboat. The boat leaves the Manteo Waterfront for three-hour rides throughout the day, including during sunset, and those on the boat can even learn to sail.
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1 Visitors Center Circle, Manteo, NC 27954
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The Outer Banks Visitor Center offers visitors an opportunity to learn more about the Outer Banks communities of Avon, Buxton, Duck, Frisco, Hatteras, Kill Devil Hills, Kitty Hawk, Manteo, Nags Head, Wanchese, Waves, Salvo, and Southern Shores. Visitors can also learn more about things to do in the area.
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100 Conservation Way, Manteo, NC 27954
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Free of charge and open daily, National Wildlife Refuges Visitor Center features interactive exhibits, audio-visual programs and a virtual airplane ride so visitors can experience every national refuge. They also utilize a 130 seat auditorium as a classroom.
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The mystique of Roanoke Island's Lost Colony comes to life in a special live performance examining what could have happened to Sir Walter Raleigh's first American colony. Disappearing without a trace, the mystery of the Lost Colony is fascinating, which is the reason behind the Hsitorical Association's engaging…
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Named for Queen Elizabeth I, the queen in power when England began its first colonization in America, the gardens are not to be missed when visiting the Outer Banks. Serving as a living memorial to the lost colony, the gardens were planted in the 1950s. What began as a modest two-acre garden grew into multiple …
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Discover the history of the Outer Banks on Roanoke Island, a 25-acre living history site. Find costimed actors portraying life in America's first English settlement, located on the island in 1585. The site features a recreated 16th century ship that would have brought the colony to America; Indian Town's Coasta…
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Waterfront of Roanoke Island, Manteo, NC
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For an interactive and informative look at history, guests check out the Elizabeth II State Historic Site. Visitors can help 16th century sailors swab the decks, chart a course, and even set the sails of the ship.
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Part of the National Park system, Fort Raleigh was the first settlement in the New World. Colonists from England descended upon the shores of the Outer Banks, finding Roanoke Island secure from the coastal elements. Although the colony was lost, the fort remained and is an historic site protecting the area that…
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Route 64/264, Manteo, NC 27954
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Explore this 152,000-acre refuge and learn more about the Outer Banks' wildlife along the coast with marshes, beaches and maritime forests. Follow the Aligator River to see the swamps and marshes that are home to many endangered species of North Carolina, including black bears and red wolves. You can enjoy the …