ATTRACTIONS
Amusements
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. more... map
Historic Homes & Buildings
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. mapEvans 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... mapMarket 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. mapSt. 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... map
Historic Sites & Monuments
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. map
Museums & Galleries
82d Airborne Division War Memorial Museum
6841 Ardennes Street, Building C • Fort Bragg, NC 28310
910-432-3443 or 5307
The 82d Airborne Division War Memorial Museum is open Tuesday through Saturday 10:00 am to 4:30 p.m. The museum tells the 82d Division story from World War I, it Airborne Operations in World War II, and to today. more... mapAirborne and Special Operations Museum
100 Bragg Boulevard • Fayetteville, NC 28301
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. more... mapArts 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. mapFayetteville 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. more... mapMallett 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. mapMuseum 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. map
Parks, Gardens & Zoos
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. mapCape 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. more... mapJ. 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. mapJambbas 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. map
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