- The list below includes 68 free or cheap things to do in or near Manteo, North Carolina, including 48 different types of inexpensive activities like Historic Sites, Visitor Centers, Fishing and Lighthouses.
- From Elizabethan Gardens to Cape Hatteras National Seashore, there are a variety of budget-friendly attractions in Manteo and in nearby cities within 25 miles like Kill Devil Hills, Nags Head, Kitty Hawk and Duck.
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Family-driven band headlines the Bluegrass Island Festival with their gospel-tinged take on bluegrass
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Named for Queen Elizabeth I, the queen in power when England began its first colonization in America, the gardens are not to be missed when visiting the Outer Banks. Serving as a living memorial to the lost colony, the gardens were planted in the 1950s. What began as a modest two-acre garden grew into multiple …
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1401 National Park Drive, Manteo, NC 27954
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Established in 1937, the Cape Hatteras National Seashore is a national park that is characterized by ocean currents, sea level changes, and narrow barrier islands. The park is home to wildlife such as turtles and seals.
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Outer Banks Visitor's Bureau, Manteo, NC
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The Dare County Civil War Heritage Trail winds partially through Roanoke Island and Hatteras Islands. There are multiple battle sites and markers along the trail to show the locations of important events from the Civil War.
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The Outer Banks Visitor Center offers visitors an opportunity to learn more about the Outer Banks communities of Avon, Buxton, Duck, Frisco, Hatteras, Kill Devil Hills, Kitty Hawk, Manteo, Nags Head, Wanchese, Waves, Salvo, and Southern Shores. Visitors can also learn more about things to do in the area.
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100 Conservation Way, Manteo, NC 27954
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Free of charge and open daily, National Wildlife Refuges Visitor Center features interactive exhibits, audio-visual programs and a virtual airplane ride so visitors can experience every national refuge. They also utilize a 130 seat auditorium as a classroom.
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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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Part of the National Park system, Fort Raleigh was the first settlement in the New World. Colonists from England descended upon the shores of the Outer Banks, finding Roanoke Island secure from the coastal elements. Although the colony was lost, the fort remained and is an historic site protecting the area that…
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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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Located in Manteo, North Carolina on the Outer Banks, the Roanoke Marshes Lighthouse is a classic lighthouse that exhibits a white facade with black shutters and red roof. The building is a replica of an 1877 lighthouse.