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4 Cool, Hidden, and Unusual Things to Do in Manteo, North Carolina

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Under the trellis of perhaps the oldest grape vine in North America.

Manteo, North Carolina

The Mother Vine

Perhaps the oldest vine in North America, this sprawling plant helps make a sweet wine.

A monument commemorates the Freedmen's Colony of Roanoke Island.

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Freedmen's Colony of Roanoke Island

The lesser-known lost colony of Roanoke was a safe haven for formerly enslaved people during the Civil War.

Purple martins fly back to the William B. Umstead bridge at dusk.

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William B. Umstead Bridge

So many migrating birds roost on the bridge, it has a special summer speed limit.

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A recreation of an earthwork structure built by colonists on Roanoke Island.

Manteo, North Carolina

The Lost Colony of Roanoke

Home to the first child born to English colonists in North America, this colony mysteriously disappeared while waiting for supplies.

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Jockey's Ridge

This shifting North Carolina sand dune is an odd little desert surrounded by oceanic forest life.

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Monument to a Century of Flight.

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Monument to a Century of Flight

Down the road from where the Wright brothers lifted off is another flight tribute practically hidden from sight in the woods.

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