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Manteo

Downeast Rover sightseeing cruises depart from the waterfront marina on Queen Elizabeth Avenue for a 2-hour trip along Roanoke Sound, where the resident wildlife includes dolphins, herons and osprey; phone (252) 473-4866 or (866) 724-5629. Note: Parents should bring an appropriately sized life jacket for younger children; due to its length the cruise is not recommended for under age 6.

Visitor Centers

Outer Banks Visitors Bureau 1 Visitors Center Cir. Manteo, NC 27954. Phone:(252)473-2138 or (877)629-4386

Things to Do

Elizabethan Gardens see Fort Raleigh National Historic Site

FORT RALEIGH NATIONAL HISTORIC SITE see place listing

Island Farm

“The Lost Colony” see Fort Raleigh National Historic Site

North Carolina Aquarium on Roanoke Island

Outer Banks Cruises

Roanoke Island Festival Park, Home of Elizabeth II

Roanoke Marshes Light

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