Downtown Plymouth, NC

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1 Downtown Plymouth, NC 3 Museums in 3 Blocks! Museum Group Tour Guide Port o Plymouth Museum Roanoke River Maritime Museum & Lighthouse God s Creation Wildlife Museum

2 Load Up the Bus! It s Group Tour Time! In This Guide: Section 1 Pricing & General Guidelines Section 2 Museum Descriptions Section 3 Area Restaurants Section 4 Map & Nearby Sites Section 5 Coupons & Contact Info.

3 Section 1: Pricing and Guidelines Admissions and Group limits: Group Tours are available for groups of ten or more. The Group tour admission rate is $2.25 per person, per museum. This group discount rate provides a savings of 30 50% off regular admissions (depending on the museum). *Please note that due to the small size of our museums, no museum can host groups of more than 25 at one time. For groups larger than 25, we can split your group in half and rotate between the museums. Payment: When visiting multiple museums, full payment for the entire group should be made at the first museum visited. Acceptable payment forms are credit card (Port o Plymouth Museum only), cash or check (all museums). Receipts are available at the group leader s request. Reservations: Scheduling of Group Tours for all three museums must be done in advance and will be handled through the Port o Plymouth Museum. Please call (252) or admin@portoplymouthmuseum.orgto set a date. We hope to see your group soon!

4 Section 2: Museum Tour Descriptions Port o Plymouth Museum This nationally recognized museum packs a lot of history into a small space. With a focus on Plymouth s Civil War history, the museum contains an impressive variety of Civil War artifacts, including one of the largest displays of Civil War artillery pieces in the Carolinas. We are proud to boast that almost all of the pieces on display were found right here in town, retrieved from the Roanoke River and the backyards and swamps of Plymouth! Perhaps the most interesting story Don t miss a visit to the fully-operable to-scale replica of told by the the CSS Albemarle ironclad at her home port behind the museum is that of museum. the CSS Albemarle, the Confederate ironclad ship that participated in the Battle of Plymouth and went on to become the most successful ironclad of the Civil War. The ship was even featured in a full length History Channel documentary! For more information, visit the museum s website

5 Section 2: Museum Tour Descriptions Roanoke River Maritime Museum & Lighthouse You no doubt are familiar with the sky-reaching lighthouses of the Outer Banks, but what about their inland cousins, the river lighthouses? Come check out the Roanoke River Lighthouse where she sits peacefully alongside the River, and learn more about the unique structure and the men who lived and worked inside. Just across the street, visit the Roanoke River Maritime Museum and enjoy a unique exhibit of one-ofa-kind vernacular Don t miss a climb to the very top of the lighthouse, boats. While there, where you can get an excellent bird s-eye view of view a wealth of photographs that tell a visual downtown and the waterfront! story of the river's impact on the local citizens who relied on the waterway, from fishermen and farmers to merchants and papermakers. Relive a time when Plymouth s port and the Roanoke River were the outlet to the outside world. For more information, visit the museum s website

6 Section 2: Museum Tour Descriptions God s Creation Wildlife Museum Come check out the wild side of Plymouth! The wildlife museum offers mounts from across the United States, Africa and eastern North Carolina. Many are in interactive settings that offer hands-on experiences for learning. Discover three of eastern North Carolina's predators the red wolf, the coyote and the fox. See a 500 lb. bear from nearby Hyde County as well as pronghorn antelope and mule deer from the Rocky Mountain west. Learn Don t miss a visit to the touch table, where your about Alaskan wildlife fingers can explore the differences between the hides of a beaver, muskrat, black bear, and more! and get a close look at moose, record-book sheep, and caribou. Or perhaps you would like to travel farther? Go on an African Odyssey in the African gallery, where you can see a variety of African antelope species and discover the "Big Five" most dangerous African animals! For more information, visit the museum s website

7 Section 3: Restaurants Plymouth Restaurants Downtown Downtown Plymouth features two locally-owned restaurants, both within walking distance of our museums. Please call in advance to guarantee seating for large groups. The Garden Spot (with seasonal upstairs Steamer Bar) (252) ; 124 W. Water St. Stella s Café (252) ; 120 E. Water St. Plymouth Restaurants on Hwy 64 Locally-owned Golden Skillet, Shun Xing Chinese, Mama s Pizza, China Buffet Major Chains Wendy s, Bojangle s, Pizza Hut, McDonalds, Burger King, KFC, Taco Bell Other Washington County Restaurants Creswell Cafe (25 minutes east of Plymouth) 135 US-64, Creswell, NC ; (252) For more information about Washington County attractions, visit

8 Section 4: Map & Other Nearby Sites Other Washington County Sites of Interest: Railswitch Nature Trail in Plymouth - Riverside walking & birding trail. Begins beside the Port o Plymouth Museum. Davenport Homestead in Creswell - Oldest standing residence in Washington County, circa 1790s. Birthplace of first Wash. Cty. representative to the NC legislature. Tours by appointment only, call Port o Plymouth Museum to arrange. Pettigrew State Park in Creswell - State park adjacent to beautiful Lake Phelps. Park includes walking trails, camp sites, boat rentals, etc. Somerset Place in Creswell - State Historic Site interpreting 19th century plantation life. Tour original home, slave quarters and other outbuildings.

9 Section 5: Coupons and Contact Info. FREE ADMISSION COUPON We understand that some group tour leaders may want to visit our museums before booking a field trip. Use this coupon to enjoy one FREE admission to each of our three museums. Come check us out! GIFT SHOP COUPON Bring this coupon with you to enjoy a 5% discount on all of your group s purchases at any of our museums gift shops. Valid for one FREE Admission to all Plymouth Museums Valid for 5% off gift shop sales at all Plymouth Museums Museum Contact Information God s Creation Wildlife Museum 111 W. Water St / (252) / Port o Plymouth Museum 302 E. Water St. / (252) / Roanoke River Maritime Museum & Lighthouse 206 West Water St. / (252) /