Johnny H.
8/25/2025
This was a must stop for me as I have been reading about the lost colony since I was a kid. Inside the museum there was a short video on the history of the fort and the original colony. There are...
Fort Raleigh National Historic Site
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1401 National Park Dr
Manteo, NC 27954
Fort Raleigh National Historic Site in Manteo, North Carolina, safeguards the remains of England's initial New World settlements from 1584 to 1590, as well as the cultural legacies of Native Americans, European Americans, and African Americans on Roanoke Island.
Visitors can delve into the history of English expeditions to the New World, the Carolina Algonquians, the establishment of a Freedmen's Colony post-Civil War, and Fort Raleigh's significant role in the 20th century, including early radio experiments and the creation of a long-standing outdoor drama.
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Jordan C.
8/19/2025
Fort Raleigh National Historic Site was a great stop for our family. The visitor center has well-done exhibits about the Lost Colony and the Freedmen's Colony, and the kids especially loved the...
Daniel K.
3/21/2025
Nice little national park site. Decent interpretive content at visitor center. Very well done ranger tour. Enthusiastic volunteers. Nice junior ranger program. Not the most significant...
Mary M.
12/19/2023
I stopped by here this summer while down in Manteo. What a lovely site full of history and beauty. It was very quiet and peaceful with a trail that led right to the beach. All the exhibits were...
Nikki G.
11/29/2021
Fort Raleigh was a really great National Site. It is free and the best part? They had a great ranger program. Since COVID, not many National Parks and Sites have had their ranger programs, but...
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