Sylvan Heights Waterfowl Park
(252) 826-3186
4961 Highway 258, Scotland Neck, NC 27874

Travel around the world in 80 minutes! Discover the world’s largest collection of rare and endangered waterfowl at Sylvan Heights Waterfowl Park in Scotland Neck. Once a private waterfowl breeding facility, Sylvan Heights is now affiliated with the North Carolina Zoo and gives visitors the opportunity to see over 1500 birds, especially ducks, geese & swans, from more than 170 different species, some of the rarest and most endangered in the world like the White-Winged Wood Duck from Sumatra.

Visitors of all ages and interests can walk-through six continentally-theme aviaries, including a multi-national aviary, experiencing the diverse beauty, color and sound of these creatures. Sylvan Heights also features other exotic birds such as crane, parrot, macaw, brush turkey, cockatoo, kookaburra, pheasant & currasow. A brand-new flamingo exhibit has just opened with a feeding station. There is a beautiful boardwalk across a natural wetland, and future plans include the construction of a handicapped accessible tree house.

Sylvan Heights offers regularly scheduled educational programming and special events. A gift shop, gallery of wildlife art, playground, camping area and picnic tables are also at your disposal.

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Carolina Crossroads
252-537-6252
500 Carolina Crossroads Parkway, Roanoke Rapids, NC 27870

Music comes alive on I-95! Don't miss Roanoke Rapids' newest entertainment experience. Carolina Crossroads, with an anchor 1500-seat state-of-the-art theater and outdoor concert venue, offers a consistent program of diverse musical entertainment at the theater venue and special outdoor concerts.

Top-quality accommodations and meeting space are available onsite with a 147-room Hilton Garden Inn located at exit 171 off of I-95 in Roanoke Rapids. Soon to be under construction are shopping, amusements, dining and fun for the whole family.

From a full vacation to an overnight stay to a simple stop along the way, make Carolina Crossroads your next travel destination.

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Roanoke Canal Museum and Trail
(252) 537-2769
15 Jackson Street Ext., Roanoke Rapids, NC 27870

Although not in the record books, don’t miss what we call the world’s longest museum—the Roanoke Canal Museum & Trail! Once you enter this museum you will quite follow the mighty Roanoke River and experience our national, state & local history of transportation, power generation & industrialization via the creation of the Roanoke Navigation Canal.

The Roanoke Canal Museum and Trail is a unique attraction, blending the preservation of the past through the history of the canal with a look at our community’s future and where the canal has brought us with the development of hydroelectric power and industry. One of the best features of the museum is a DVD oral history presentation of local residents telling stories about the canal and the river, how the Roanoke River is truly the lifeblood of our region’s culture. The museum also celebrates nature’s beauty and bounty along the river, including the mighty Striped Bass or Rockfish as locals call them.

In addition to the museum, there is a 7.5-mile nature trail that follows the old navigation canal bed. The Roanoke Canal Trail has recently been designated as a site on the North Carolina Coastal Plains Birding Trail, and the trail, which can be used for hiking and biking, is rich with native wildlife and plants.

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Medoc Mountain State Park
(252)586-6588
1541 Medoc State Park Road

The mountain is a granite outcropping with its highest point reaching 325 feet. It is the remains of the core of an ancient mountain range. Picnicking, hiking trails, canoeing, nature study, camping and fishing all await you at this North Carolina State Park. Located 21 miles southwest of Roanoke Rapids on State Road 1002. Call (252)586-6588 for more information.

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Historic Halifax State Historic Site
(252) 583-7191
25 St. David Street, Halifax, NC 27839

Halifax County's rich history sets it apart. April 12, 1776, the date commemorated on the North Carolina flag, signifies the Fourth Provincial Congress' adoption of the Halifax Resolves during a meeting right here in Halifax. With that action, North Carolina became the first colony to take a bold, official step toward declaring independence from England. You can step back in time in Historic Halifax and experience the lifestyle of those early revolutionaries.

The Historic Halifax Visitor's Center offers a museum, brief film, living history demonstrations, and tours of ten historic structures and a unique archaeological exhibit.

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Remembering Tillery History House
(252) 826-3017
321 Community Center Road, Tillery, NC 27887

The site tells the story of a 1930s Resettlement Community, a part of President Roosevelt's New Deal. Transplanted into an existing community, settlers were given the opportunity to purchase 40 acres and a mule. The Remembering Tillery History House provides a unique educational experience for visitors of all ages to not only learn more about our nation's history but also become inspired and involved with one community's determination and triumphs. Tours are available from 10:30 a.m. to 5 p.m. during the week, but other tour times can be arranged by appointment.

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