ATTRACTIONS

Amusements

All Stars Family Fun Center
3003 Cashwell Drive • Goldsboro, NC 27534
919-751-2706
Fun for the whole family is available at this amusement center that includes a scenic 36 hole miniature golf course, batting cages, and concession stands. map
Glenwood Farms
413 NC Highway 403E • Goldsboro, NC 28365
Mount Olive
919-658-2288
Both adults and children will be entertained and educated at this 100 acre farm that showcases all of the different aspects of North Carolina agriculture and helps children learn about the seasonal crops in the fields plus lets them enjoy a petting zoo, an aquaculture display in the fish house, and a variety of different activities throughout the year according to the season. more... map
Mt. Olive Pickle Company
Corner of Cucumber & Vine, Mount Olive
919-658-2535, 800-672-5041
Although there are no public tours are available of this famous pickle company, a brief video tour of the company operation is available upon request. A gift shop is on site that offers a variety of unique picklephenalia such as pickle T-shirts, golf putters, and Christmas tree ornaments, as well as pickle gift pack assortments. more... map

Cherry Hospital Museum
201 Stevens Mill Road • Goldsboro, NC 27530
919-731-3483
Established in 1880 by the state for black citizens with mental illnesses, this hospital was renamed in 1959 after Governor R. Gregg Cherry and was open to all races beginning in 1965. The on-site museum contains over a century of photographs, log books, and medical and farming equipment once used at the hospital. map
Wayne County Courthouse (circa 1914)
224 East Walnut Street • Goldsboro, NC 27530
919-731-7910
Located on the site of an earlier courthouse that was built in 1850, this beautiful courthouse is listed on the National Register of Historic Places and features a memorial to World War I soldiers on its grounds, as well as a marker denoting the execution of John Lawson by Indians in 1710. map

Bentonville Battleground State Historic Site
5466 Harper House Road • Goldsboro, NC 27524
State Road 1008, Four Oaks
910-594-0789
Visitors are allowed to walk on the fields where 80,000 Union and Confederate soldiers fought one of the last major battles of the Civil War at this historic site that also contains the Harper House, an improvised hospital where both sides were treated. A visitor center is also on site that contains exhibits and artifacts from the battlefields. more... map
Governor Charles B. Aycock State Historic Site
264 Governor Aycock Road • Goldsboro, NC 27830
Fremont
919-242-5581
The mid-19th century boyhood farmstead home of North Carolina's "Educational Governor" Charles B. Aycock is located at this historic site that also includes an 1883 one room school house and a visitor center. Guided tours are available with advance registration. more...
Willow Dale Cemetery (circa 1853)
306 East Elm Street • Goldsboro, NC 27530
919-735-4959
A historically significant cemetery, this cemetery features a Confederate monument that was erected in 1883 and contains the mass grave of 800 Civil War soldiers beneath it. The Jewish portion of the cemetery contains the graves of some of Goldsboro's most prominent citizens. map

Arts Council of Wayne County
901 East Ash Street • Goldsboro, NC 27530
919-736-3300
Dedicated to promoting the arts in Wayne County, this arts council is located in a 12,000 square foot building that includes many art studios and galleries, a children's studio and gallery, and an executive boardroom. Gardens surround the building and numerous performances, exhibitions, workshops, and art classes are available. more... map
Wayne County Museum
116 North William Street • Goldsboro, NC 27534
919-734-5023
Dedicated to collecting and preserving artifacts and exhibits that pertain to Central Eastern North Carolina, this museum contains numerous historic artifacts including a large collection of Civil War exhibits. more... map