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. 

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...

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...

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.

Wayne County Courthouse (circa 1914) 224 East Walnut Street, Goldsboro, NC 27530, 919-731-1400, 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. 

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... 

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. 

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... 

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...