Fascinate-U Children's Museum 116 Green Street, Fayetteville, NC 28302, Next to the Markethouse, 910-433-1573, A fun and creative hands-on, interactive museum that allows children to explore the world around them through creative role playing and interaction. Exhibits on site include a grocery store, a bank, and a newsroom. 

Atlantic Coast Line Railroad Station (circa 1911) 472 Hay Street, Fayetteville, NC 28302, 910-433-1612, Open every other Saturday, this station is a rare example of Dutch Colonial architecture with the outside passenger and freight platform dating back to World War I. The Amtrak passenger station is now housed here, as well as the Atlantic Coast Line Depot Railroad Historical Center. 

Evans Metropolitan A.M.E. Zion Church (circa 1893) 301 North Cool Spring Street, Fayetteville, NC 28301, 910-483-2862, The second oldest African Methodist Episcopal Zion Church in the South and the third oldest African Methodist Episcopal Zion Church in the world, this Gothic style church is listed on the National Register of Historic Places and features beautiful craftsmanship in its two story gable front, interior woodwork, and corner towers. more... 

Market House (circa 1832) Intersection of Hay, Gillespie, Person & Green, 910-433-1612, Listed on the National Register of Historic Places, this National Landmark was built on an earlier State House foundation and is one of the few structures in the region using a market house scheme.

St. Joseph's Episcopal Church (circa 1896) 509 Ramsey Street, Fayetteville, NC 28301, 910-323-0161, Listed on the National Register of Historic Places, this beautiful church is a combination of Gothic, Spanish, and Queen Anne style architecture and features five exquisite Resurrection Windows by Tiffany of New York. more... 

Cross Creek Cemetery (circa 1785) Cool Spring and Grove Streets, 910-433-1612, The oldest Confederate monument in North Carolina that was crafted by noted Scottish stone mason George Lauder is located in this cemetery with the monument honoring the Confederate and Union soldiers that were buried near Cross Creek in unmarked graves. Many of Fayetteville's early prominent citizens are also buried here.

Airborne and Special Operations Museum 100 Bragg Boulevard, Fayetteville, NC 28302, 910-483-3003, Dedicated to the unique United States Airborne and Special Operations sector of our armed forces, this 59,000 square foot, state-of-the-art museum is one of the premier attractions in the area and features exhibits and memorabilia from this sector's inception in 1940 to the present day. Educational programs are available. 

Arts Center, The 301 Hay Street, Fayetteville, NC 28301, 910-323-1776, Built in 1910 as a U.S. Post Office, this building now houses the Arts Council of Fayetteville and their arts center that offers a wide array of unique, rotating art exhibits. 

Fayetteville Museum of Art 839 Stamper Road, Fayetteville, NC 28302, 910-485-2121, The first structure built into an art museum in North Carolina, this museum offers a variety of unique and changing art exhibits, as well as concerts, educational programs, and workshops. A gift shop is also on site. 

Mallett Rogers House, The 5400 Ramsey Street, Fayetteville, NC 28302, Methodist College Campus, 910-630-7004, Home to the Daniel and Peter Mallet families from 1778 to 1857, this Coastal Plain cottage is listed on the National Register of Historic Places and now contains an art gallery, as well as houses part of the Lafayette Collection. The gallery features exhibits, paintings, sculptures, and other mixed media works by Methodist College art faculty and students. 

Museum of the Cape Fear Historical Complex 801 Arsenal Avenue, Fayetteville, NC 28302, 910-486-1330, A very unique complex that combines three resources in one setting: the 1897 Poe House, a modern museum building, and the remains of the Fayetteville Arsenal. Numerous exhibits from 1897 to 1917 are displayed in the museum and visitors receive guided tours of the Poe House upon arrival. Self guided tours are available of the museum and the arsenal. 

Arnette Park 2165 Wilmington Highway, Fayetteville, NC 28302, 910-485-3161, A wide variety of recreational opportunities are available at this beautiful park that features an 18 hole Frisbee golf course, tennis courts, horseshoe pits, children's play areas, picnic areas, nature trails, a sand volleyball court, and football, soccer, and softball fields. 

Cape Fear Botanical Garden 536 North Eastern Boulevard, Fayetteville, NC 28302, 910-486-0221, Nestled on 85 beautiful acres that overlook Cross Creek and the Cape Fear River, this spectacular botanical garden includes numerous species of native plants, wild flowers, and majestic oaks. An authentic 1800s farmhouse and outbuildings are also on site, as well as nature trails, a Heritage Garden, a demonstration garden, and a large gazebo. 

J. Bayard Clark Park 631 Sherman Drive, Fayetteville, NC 28301, 910-433-1579, The second largest regional park in the city, this gem was designed, and remains, a natural wooded area and features three trails that wind through the park and along the Cape Fear River. A nature center is on site that showcases live reptiles and amphibians and certified park rangers educate visitors at the center. 

Jambbas Ranch 5386 Tabor Church Road, Fayetteville, NC 28302, 910-484-2798, A private zoological park and natural habitat that offers tours of its extensive grounds that are the home of numerous buffalos, llamas, deer, elk, cows, sheep, ducks, swans, and peacocks.