- The list below includes 26 free or cheap things to do in or near Elizabeth City, North Carolina, including 69 different types of inexpensive activities like Movie Theaters, Bowling, History Museums and Observatories & Planetariums.
- From Pasquotank-Camden Library to Downtown Waterfront Market, there are a variety of budget-friendly attractions in Elizabeth City and in nearby cities within 25 miles like Corolla and Chesapeake.
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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.
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The gardens of the Norfolk Botanical Garden focus on the individual seasons of the year with changing plants that grow in the local area during those times. Also, events that celebrate plants, gardening, and eco-education are held at the site.
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The isolated Nags Head-based Bodie Island lighthouse was open in 1872, and today is located on the National Seashore, along with Cape Hatteras Lighthouse and Ocracoke Island Lighthouse. One of the two lighthouses you can climb, self-guided tours are available April through Columbus Day. Bodie is a 10-story clim…
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Built by William and Florence Stone, Hermitage Museum & Gardens contains twelve acres of gardens, wetlands and woodlands, contemporary gallery space, and an extensive art collection. A guided tour of the 42-room Arts and Crafts-style house introduces visitors to the Sloane family history, furniture and art coll…