Top Locations for Wildlife / Animals in North Carolina

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ANorth Carolina Zoological Park

North Carolina Zoological Park
  • 4401 Zoo Pkwy
    Asheboro, NC, 27205-1425
  • 3368797200
4.5
23+ reviews, 3 sources
  • Highlights: gift shop, picnic tables, restrooms, … more
  • We have a pre-school age child and since she was under a year old, we take her at least three times a year. This is the best place on Earth to our family! The animals look so much happier and healthier than any other zoo we have ever been to and I think it is because they are not really "locked" ... more on Yahoo! Travel
  • The NC Zoological Park is our state zoo. They do us proud with 500 natural acres (and 1000 more for future expansion). This is a great research park as well as being open for tourists. They recently ... more on Epinions.com

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North Carolina Zoological Park
4401 Zoo Pkwy
Asheboro, NC, 27205-1425

BHistoric Bethabara Park

  • 2147 Bethabara Road
    Winston Salem, NC 27106-2701
  • +1 336 924 8191
4.0
1+ reviews, 1 sources
  • Great historical atmosphere, no crowds and a wonderful setting. The guide (Tim?) was great and he added alot of details to ... more on Yahoo! Travel
  • Original Moravian settlement area is outside of Winston-Salem. It has a good visitors center with an informative video, the original geminhus and some reconstructed buildings. Unless one is really interested in Moravian history, it might not be ... more on TripAdvisor

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Historic Bethabara Park
2147 Bethabara Road
Winston Salem, NC 27106-2701

CWing Haven Garden and Bird Sanctuary

Wing Haven Garden and Bird Sanctuary
  • 248 Ridgewood Ave
    Charlotte, NC 28209
  • 7043310664
5.0
2+ reviews, 1 sources
  • Wing Haven was a pleasant suprise found by accident while in Charlotte last summer. We enjoyed walking through the gardens and have plans to build my own smaller ... more on TripAdvisor
  • It's a beautiful place with a beautiful story. A husband and wife created this garden together over the course of their marriage. There's a childrens' garden ... more on Yelp

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Wing Haven Garden and Bird Sanctuary
248 Ridgewood Ave
Charlotte, NC 28209

DThe Wild Bird Center

  • Eastgate Shopping Ce
    Chapel Hill,NC,27514
  • 9199332030
5.0
1+ reviews, 1 sources
  • Very friendly and informative staff. Lots of supplies in stoke for your feathered friends. more on Yelp

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The Wild Bird Center
Eastgate Shopping Ce
Chapel Hill,NC,27514

EHiddenite Gems Emerald Hollow Mine

  • Sulphur Springs Road
    Hiddenite, NC 28636
  • +1 828 632 3394 / +1 866 600 GEM
  • Myself, my wife, and two friends from church went to Emerald Hollow this past May. The sluicing was fun, they salt their buckets like most other mines, the creeking was a waste of time, but it was the digging that we went for. There are definately a lot of interesting things to find, and there ar... more on TripAdvisor
  • I visited the mine with my family and we had a blast. As others have stated, the staff isn't friendly. However, I view things a little differently than others. I paid the $15 to dig, sluice, and creek and had a blast for the 5 hours I was there. You surely aren't paying for customer service, but ... more on TripAdvisor

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Hiddenite Gems Emerald Hollow Mine
Sulphur Springs Road
Hiddenite, NC 28636

FAlligator River National Wildlife Refuge

  • P.O. Box 1969
    708 US-64 North, Manteo, NC 27954, U.S.A.
  • +1 252 473 1131
  • Overview Alligator River National Wildlife Refuge, located on the mainland coast of eastern North Carolina, covers more than 152,000 acres. It was established in 1984 to protect unique forested wetland habitats and associated wildlife species. The refuge bird list suggests that at least 200 species of bir... more on LLBean.com

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Alligator River National Wildlife Refuge
P.O. Box 1969
708 US-64 North, Manteo, NC 27954, U.S.A.

GCape Hatteras National Seashore

  • 1401 National Park Drive
    Manteo, NC 27954, U.S.A.
  • +1 252 473 2111
  • Highlights: visitor center more
  • Overview The Cape Hatteras National Seashore protects the wild and windy shorelines of North Carolina's Outer Banks. The roiling waters off the Outer Banks have wrecked more than 600 ships over the centuries, earning the moniker Graveyard of the Atlantic. Some wrecks are still visible. There are four hist... more on LLBean.com

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Cape Hatteras National Seashore
1401 National Park Drive
Manteo, NC 27954, U.S.A.

HMedoc Mountain State Park

  • 1541 Medoc State Park Road
    Hollister, NC 27844, U.S.A.
  • +1 252 586 6588
  • Highlights: visitor center more
  • Overview Located just west of Halifax, Medoc Mountain's peaceful forest trails and lazy Little Fishing Creek soothe urban refugees from North Carolina's corporate Research Triangle. At 325 feet, Medoc Mountain is no longer a mountain at all, but rather the stubborn granite remnant of an ancient range. Hik... more on LLBean.com

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Medoc Mountain State Park
1541 Medoc State Park Road
Hollister, NC 27844, U.S.A.

IKerr Lake State Recreation Area

  • 6254 Satterwhite Point Road
    Henderson, NC 27537, U.S.A.
  • +1 252 438 7791
  • Highlights: visitor center more
  • Overview Skirting a vast man-made lake tucked in the northeast corner of North Carolina near Virginia, Kerr Lake State Recreation Area offers sailing, waterskiing and camping. Considered one of the best fishing lakes in the East, the lake was created on land that once belonged to the Oconeechee Native Ame... more on LLBean.com

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Kerr Lake State Recreation Area
6254 Satterwhite Point Road
Henderson, NC 27537, U.S.A.

JCape Lookout National Seashore

  • 131 Charles St.
    Harkers Island, NC 28531, U.S.A.
  • +1 252 728 2250
  • Highlights: visitor center more
  • Overview Cape Lookout National Seashore, on the Outer Banks of North Carolina, extends 56 miles south from Ocracoke Inlet to protect unspoiled barrier islands. Because the park is only accessible by boat, ferries that serve the park depart from the communities of Beaufort, Harkers Island, Davis, Atlantic ... more on LLBean.com

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Cape Lookout National Seashore
131 Charles St.
Harkers Island, NC 28531, U.S.A.