Things to Do in North Carolina
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North Carolina Aquarium at Roanoke Island
Outer Banks, North Carolina
When the weather's hot you can cool down at North Carolina's largest aquarium. Shark-loving kids will not want to miss the close-up views of sharks and other animals...
Aquarium
Wright Brothers National Memorial
Outer Banks, North Carolina
What kid doesn't want to fly? The story of the Wright Brothers is one history lesson that kids don't have to be forced to learn -- they'll immerse themselves in the...
History Museum
The Lost Colony Show
Outer Banks, North Carolina
Hundreds of years before "Cold Case Files" and "Unsolved Mysteries" there was the mystery of the Lost Colony. Roanoke Island, the first English settlement in the New World, vanished without...
Theater
ImaginOn
Charlotte , North Carolina
This is the place to go to see a production by the excellent Children's Theater of Charlotte or to browse in the children's library....
Live Music Venue
Theater
Western North Carolina Nature Center
North Carolina Mountains, North Carolina
Get to know the plants and animals that live in the Appalachians at the WNC Nature Center. Interactive education programs that bring kids up close...
Nature Center
Wildlife Sanctuary
The Health Adventure
North Carolina Mountains, North Carolina
This modest-sized, hands-on, health-and-science museum is scaled just right for young kids. They're drawn to PlaySpace, an enclosed area for kids under 6, where they'll stage...
Science & Nature Museum
Coquina Beach
Outer Banks, North Carolina
Public access to a beach is usually par for the course in the Outer Banks. But if you're making a day trip to Cape Hatteras or Nags Head, spend some...
Beach
Frisco Native American Museum
Outer Banks, North Carolina
The Frisco Native American Museum is a treasure located halfway between the Cape Hatteras Lighthouse and the ferry to Ocracoke. The unassuming building holds an astonishing amount of artifacts, including...
History Museum
Roanoke Island Festival Park
Outer Banks, North Carolina
If you lament that today's pace of life is too hectic, visit Roanoke Island Festival Park, where your kids will get a taste of the simpler times before iPods and...
History Museum
La Zoom Tours
North Carolina Mountains, North Carolina
There's no more enjoyable way to get to know Asheville than aboard the big, purple, art-deco, bio-diesel-fueled bus. The tour guides tell the story of Asheville's past...
Sightseeing Tour
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