In & Around Roanoke Island

Nestled together at the north end of Roanoke Island, just two miles from the Elizabethan Inn, are the serenely beautiful Elizabethan Gardens, Fort Raleigh National Historic Site, and Waterside Theatre, home of the longest running outdoor drama in America, The Lost Colony. Nearby, on Airport Road, is the North Carolina Aquarium, which recently underwent a major expansion.

Five minutes east of the Inn you’ll find kayak rentals and a public boat ramp, as well as departures for dolphin watches, sailboat cruises and kayak ecotours — all on the Manteo waterfront. Nearby is the historic George Washington Creef Boathouse, home of the NC Maritime Museum on Roanoke Island.

Across the bay is Roanoke Island Festival Park where
history, art and entertainment meet to excite young and old alike. Board a 16^th century reproduction sailing vessel. Experience 8,000 sq feet of hands-on interpretive exhibits covering 400 years of Outer Banks heritage. View the film The Legend of Two-Path, which tells a story of 16^th century Native Americans on Roanoke Island. Enjoy costumed interpreters, a soundside boardwalk, summer performances in the outdoor pavilion and year round art exhibits. Also housed at the park is the Outer Banks History Center, a research

library.

Within the small town are galleries, specialty shops and the landmark Pioneer Theatre, a family-oriented movie house that also presents live daytime performances during the summer.

South of the Inn you’ll find the ever popular Christmas Shop and Weeping Radish Brewery plus marinas, charter boats, and a fishing village. We think you’ll be amazed at all our little island has to offer!

photos courtesy of Roanoke Festival Park and The Lost Colony