Things to Do in Manteo, NC: History Centers

History lives and breathes on the Outer Banks. See it preserved in Roanoke Island’s historic sites, and then head to the Manteo history centers to better appreciate what you learned. There, visitors will find things to do in Manteo, NC, that include displays of artifacts, information and interpreters available to delve deeper into the significance of natural areas, parks and museums inside old boathouses.

Fort Raleigh National Historic Site

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This national historic site commemorates and preserves the first English attempts at colonization in the New World (1585 to 1587) and helps visitors gain a better understanding of other Roanoke Island histories including the Carolina Algonquian, the Civil War Battle of Roanoke Island, the Freedmen's Colony of Roanoke Island and Reginald Fessenden's Roanoke Island experiments with wireless voice radio.

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Outer Banks History Center

History Centers in Manteo, NC

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Outer Banks History Center (OBHC) is a regional archival facility administered by the State Archives of North Carolina. The mission of OBHC is to collect, preserve and provide public access to historical and documentary materials relating to coastal North Carolina and to serve as an accessible, service-oriented center for historical research and inquiry. They have thousands of historical photographs, family and personal papers, rare books,...read more

Pea Island Cookhouse Museum

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In the roundabout at the intersection of Sir Walter Raleigh and Bideford streets, a part of the community's African-American heritage is being preserved and interpreted with a statue and a museum. A life-sized bronze statue of Richard Etheridge, the first African-American United States Life-Saving Service Keeper at Pea Island Station on the Outer Banks, is in the roundabout's median. Adjacent, the Pea Island Cookhouse Museum...read more

Roanoke Island Festival Park

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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. Historic costumed interpreters are featured through Indian Town, the Settlement Site and the Elizabeth II ship to show and tell how the first settlers lived...read more