Fort Raleigh National Historic Site

Dog (and other animal) visitors: checkout the welcome desk in the main building and ask about BARK Ranger. Our dog Leo earned the certification, this activity allowed Leo to be a part of the exploration fun too while completing requirements to earn the certification. We were also able catch the tour of the historic site. Our guide was super knowledgeable about the history of the fort and shared it in a way I considered to be a fun and animated. Wonderful place and staff! BARK Ranger has me ranking this spot as over-the-top dog friendly--just be sure to abide and uphold the BARK Ranger principals.

Absolutely beautiful place. Museum on site that is very informative as well as interactive. There is also historians on site that will hold group history sessions in front of the museum... several trails and a theatre where they hold the lost colony of Roanoke play. Me and my family definitely enjoyed it and can't wait to go back

We were running late to visit today's as our stop was one of many. We showed up at 4:30 afraid the staff would be annoyed or negative. Fortunately, they were not at all. They helped us setup a timeline of items to complete before the interior closed and let us know the grounds remained open for us to enjoy after they closed. We earned so many new things. The grounds were beautiful, clean, and very well maintained.

I went to the Lost Roanoke Colony and the Visitor Center, both of which are free. I lucked out that a guided tour had just started when I arrived so I joined that, the guide was very knowledgeable and it was a good tour. There's a short trail you can walk around the old colony grounds takes about 15-20 min with some informational signs to read throughout. The visitor center has additional info about the site, the colonists, and the surrounding area/inhabitants also has some cool artifacts.

Take the tour and the story really connects with other famous parts of history. There are really three colonies with the last one being the “lost colony”. Our tour guide was a phenomenal story teller and I wish I could have found him afterwards to tell him that. Took three kids in a hot July day and they were all entertained. Earned the Junior Ranger badge too which was quite challenging for all of us.

We loved seeing the history of the lost colony! This site is beautiful but you will need walking shoes. The gift shop was very nice and you can get your national parks passport stamped there (or purchase one which is worth it). They have artifacts inside the visitors center so be sure to check it out!

Odd. The information building has a neat little informational museum and gift shop. Across from it are bathrooms. The walk way to the fort is behind it. The fort was redone in 1950ish . Then you walk to where they have a reenactment theater. Staff were friendly

It’s a beautiful place to learn the history and the visitor center has a very knowledgeable information and they provide a video on the lost colony every 30mins which is a must watch and staff are very friendly,helpful and knowledgeable.my kids had fun,learnt many things.must visit place on Roanoke island.