- Our list of the best things to do in Elizabeth City, North Carolina, features the top 40 nearby activities — including 21 great attractions with user approval ratings of 90% or more!
- Elizabeth City, NC has a variety of great sights and experiences nearby. Top categories include: Outdoor Places, Sights & Landmarks, Amusement, and Water Activities.
- The results below include the top 15 things to do within the city of Elizabeth City, NC , followed by 25 popular activities in nearby cities, including Corolla and Chesapeake
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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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The National Park Service operates the Ocracoke Island Visitor Center. Guests to the center find knick-knacks for sale, and lots of information, including a list of restaurants, needed to explore the island.
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Pirate's Cove Marina, Manteo, NC 27954
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Guests can enjoy guided fishing trips and cruises aboard the 65 foot Crystal Dawn and the 57 foot Country Girl with Crystal Dawn & Country Girl Fishing & Cruises. Their fishing trips target flounder, trout, blue fish, and croaker.
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2420 South Croatan Hwy, Milepost 10.5, Nags Head, NC 27959
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Suitable for groups and private parties, Gearworks Laser Tag & Family Amusement Center features laser tag along with arcade games and air hockey tables. The center provides inflatable structures for younger children, scoreboards for observers and a snack bar.
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Specializing in the repurposing of household items, Seagreen Gallery features many interesting art pieces. Housed in an old department store, the artists have taken soda tabs to create jewelry, and beach glass to craft stained glass mirrors and the like.
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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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4510 Twin Pines Road, Portsmouth, VA 23703
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The Hoffler Creek Wildlife Foundation is an organization dedicated to preserving the local wilderness and wildlife. The foundation operates a preserve open for peaceful and tranquil viewing of the native wildlife.
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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 …
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6701 Respass Beach Road, Suffolk, VA 23435
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The community based Northern Shores Recreation Center has an extensive children's outdoor playground with sand-covered ground and an indoor sports center with a gym. Multiple festivals and local events are hosted at the site during the year.