Sylvan Heights Bird Park – Scotland Neck, NC
Scotland Neck, North Carolina is a small town like many others in Eastern North Carolina, except for one thing, it’s a place where pairs of wings greatly outnumber pairs of legs.
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Aurora Fossil Museum – Aurora, NC
Arguably the best part of the Aurora Fossil Museum in Aurora, NC is the fossil pile, where you can dig in the dirt and get the chance to take home your own fossil.
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New Bern Firemen’s Museum – New Bern, NC
The New Bern Firemen’s Museum showcases New Bern, NC’s rich firefighting history.
The department moved out of the original fire station in 2000, but that wasn’t the end of the road for the historic building.
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CSS Neuse Interpretive Center – Kinston, NC
Sitting at 158 feet long and 34 feet wide, what remains of the CSS Neuse at the CSS Neuse Interpretive Center in Kinston, NC is remarkable. Even more impressive, the ship’s impact on Civil War history in Eastern North Carolina.
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A look back at 2016
2016 marked the beginning of People and Places with Pierce, a new series set to discover Eastern North Carolina’s little known treasures. Here’s a look back at 2016’s most memorable People & Places with Pierce episodes.
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WinterLights at the Elizabethan Gardens – Manteo, NC
Every holiday season, the Elizabethan Gardens in Manteo, NC is transformed into a beautiful 10 acre light display.
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Mistletoe cruise – Washington, NC
River cruises aren’t uncommon in Washington, NC, but during the month of December, they go out on a special mission: hunting mistletoe.
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God’s Creation Wildlife Museum – Plymouth, NC
For a trip that’s out of this world, or at least around the world, stop in to the one and only God’s Creation Wildlife Museum in Plymouth, NC.
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Hoggard Christmas Wonderland of Lights – Windsor, NC
5 electric meters and miles of cords and wires power one of the largest Christmas light displays in Eastern North Carolina. It’s a year round labor of love that the Hoggard family does for one very special reason.
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The Roanoke River Lighthouse 1886 – Edenton, NC
A visit to Edenton, NC isn’t complete without a stop along the water.
The lighthouse that’s on the waterfront was originally built in 1886 out in the Roanoke River. It was a beacon to ships coming through that river for many years.
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