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Main Street Downtown History Tours in Dare County, NC

Downtown history tours for Main Street programs, built from the listed buildings on the blocks you are working to fill.

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Every county has the raw material for a history trail. Dare County is one of 100 counties in North Carolina. Very few have it in a form a visitor can follow from a phone at the side of the road.

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On the record near Dare County, NC

The 12 nearest

39 listed sites on the record match main street downtown history tours within 120 miles of Dare County, NC, out of 13 listed sites of every kind within 25 miles. 17 listed sites carry Dare County as their county.

Midgett, Mattie, Store and House4.4 miles from the center of Dare County · Building · Nags Head · listed 2004National Register of Historic Places
Hurdle Hardware Building41 miles from the center of Dare County · Building · Elizabeth City · listed 1977National Register of Historic Places
Walker, Wilson, House and Walker-Snowden Store42 miles from the center of Dare County · Building · Currituck · listed 2021National Register of Historic Places
Fletcher--Skinner--Nixon House and Outbuildings47 miles from the center of Dare County · Building · Hertford · listed 1994National Register of Historic Places
Cavalier Hotel69 miles from the center of Dare County · Building · Virginia Beach (Independent City) · listed 2014National Register of Historic Places
Freeman Hotel71 miles from the center of Dare County · Building · Windsor · listed 1982National Register of Historic Places
Seaboard Coastline Building73 miles from the center of Dare County · Building · Portsmouth (Independent city) · listed 1985National Register of Historic Places
Virginia Bank and Trust Building73 miles from the center of Dare County · Building · Norfolk (Independent City) · listed 1984National Register of Historic Places
Seaboard Air Line Railway Building74 miles from the center of Dare County · Building · Norfolk (Independent City) · listed 2013National Register of Historic Places
Phoenix Bank of Nansemond76 miles from the center of Dare County · Building · Suffolk (Independent City) · listed 1991National Register of Historic Places
Building at 216 Bank Street76 miles from the center of Dare County · Building · Suffolk (Independent City) · listed 1985National Register of Historic Places
Professional Building76 miles from the center of Dare County · Building · Suffolk (Independent City) · listed 1999National Register of Historic Places

Distances are straight-line from the center of Dare County, NC. Many sites are private property or working buildings - view them from the public way. See them on the map.

Main Street Tours in Dare County, step by step

1
Scope the area, the sites and the audience
2
Build routes and badges from the listed sites
3
Add your own stories, branding and sponsor stops
4
Launch and promote it through your existing channels
5
Review visitor counts each season and add routes

What people in Dare County, NC ask first

How much does it cost to visit these sites in Dare County, NC?

Most listed sites can be seen from a public road or sidewalk at no cost, and the app is free to use. Some sites are private homes, working churches or museums with their own hours and fees. The record for each one says what it is, so you know before you go.

Where does the information on these sites come from?

From published records: the National Register of Historic Places, the Recorded Texas Historic Landmark program, and the Georgia Historical Society and Georgia Department of Natural Resources marker program. Every site on the page names its source.

What does a license for Dare County, NC include?

Routes built from every listed site in your area, your branding and stories, badges and challenges, and visitor counts you can report on. Terms are set per organization and area, so there is no single-price page.

Do we have to maintain the site data ourselves?

No. The listed sites come from the published records and are kept current centrally. You add the local stories and the routes you want visitors to follow.

How a visit works in Dare County

Step 1
Find the place
Every stop starts as a pin with real coordinates. In Dare County, NC the map shows what is listed around you and how far each one is, so the first decision is where to go, and it takes a few seconds.
Step 2
Read the story
The record behind each marker is kept whole: what happened there, when, who was involved, and why it was worth a sign. You read it standing where it happened, which is the part a textbook cannot give you.
Step 3
Get there under your own power
Walk it, run it, hike it, ride it or drive it. Stops in Dare County, NC are chained into routes that fit the way you move, so a lunch break, a long run or a Saturday drive can all pass through history.
Step 4
Collect it and come back
Each stop you reach counts toward a badge, and a photo or a correction you send makes the record better for the next person. The map remembers where you have been, so the next trip starts where the last one ended.