What’s there to do in Nash County? To answer that question we created our own Bucket List Trail. These are the must-see attractions of the region –the selfies you will take and share on your Instagram feed. Visit the region’s largest beer incubator. Find your inner Picasso while exploring our 135,000 square foot Art Gallery and Children’s Museum. Or take on a ropes course that will have you telling the butterflies in your stomach what for. Great stories start when you decide to do something different.Great stories start here.
Day 1
STOP 1: Tar River Paddle Trail
The Tar River Trail is part of an outdoor system trail that covers over 300 acres and offers over seven miles of walking trails and an extensive paddling trail. It runs, in part, next to the Tar River and links five different city parks. If you're looking to walk, bike, hike, paddle or Segway, this trail is easy to navigate. Most of the trail is paved but there is one boardwalk section that crosses marsh habitat.
Day 2
STOP 2: Country Doctor Museum
Chartered in 1967 to honor the “old family doctor,” this museum consists of the restored offices of two country doctors who practiced medicine from 1857-1887. Explore medical and apothecary artifacts or take a stroll through the garden to create your own herbal remedy.
STOP 3: The Imperial Centre
The Imperial Center is one-part Science Center and one-part Art Gallery. This 135,000 sq. ft. converted tobacco mill offers guests a chance to touch a moon rock, take a selfie with a Giraffe and then do yoga in a gallery filled with priceless art.
STOP 4: County Fair Carousel
Venture over to Sunset Park. There amongst its 25 acres you’ll find a century old County Fair carousel. Each horse has been meticulously restored and gallops around paintings of Rocky Mount landmarks from the 1920s. The park also features a skateboard area, disc golf course and more if you desire something a little more modern day.
STOP 5: Rocky Mount Mills
Based in a refurbished 6,000 square foot shipping warehouse, Rocky Mount Mills offers visitors access to the region's largest beer incubator. Five brewers serve their creation in an open beer garden with multiple restaurants, bookstore and a tiny house hotel mere steps away.
STOP 6: The Dunn Center
Let us entertain you. The Dunn Center is our premier venue for concerts, shows and conferences in eastern NC. Located on the campus of NC Wesleyan College, The Dunn Center is proud to host the Wesleyan Season Series of cultural events and concerts.
Day 3
STOP 7: City Lake Park
City Lake is located off Sunset Avenue at the Tar River. Trek around the half-mile concrete path surrounding the lake or relax under the tall hardwoods. If you're feeling adventurous you can even venture across the bride to the park island for chance to visit the parks other inhabitants-- hundreds of ducks.
STOP 8: Belmont Lake Golf Club
Just minutes from Downtown Rocky Mount, Belmont offers visitors a chance to feel a million miles away without traveling too far. This 18-hole championship course is built an 80-acre lake and emphasizes strategic play with higher levels of difficulty as you move to the back tees.
Day 4
STOP 9: Nash Arts
Nash Arts is at the center of arts and culture in our community. Painting. Pottery. Photography. Musical programs. Stop by to view the latest juried and competitive exhibitions or just to be inspired.
STOP 10: Rocky Mount Sports Complex
Ready to take in some Sports? The Rocky Mount Sports Complex includes an 18-hole, professional Disc golf course open every day. It is also host to almost a dozen baseball fields, eight soccer fields, two outdoor basketball courts, a walking trail and more. You supply the team spirit.
STOP 11: Rocky Mount Train Station
The Helen P. Gay Historic Train Station is located in the heart of Downtown Rocky Mount. This red-bricked beauty was originally built in 1893 and is still a working station. Hop on a train for a visit to neighboring Wilson or Greenville. Admire the architecture. Or take a few Harry Potter selfies.
STOP 12: Game Day
Fun to the extreme. That’s Game Day. You’ll find all those arcade games you grew up with combined with climbing walls and ropes courses. It’s located inside the Rocky Mount Event Center. So it’s a good option to blow off some energy in any season.
STOP 13: The Wooden Bridge
Leaving Battle Park, continue hiking East down the paved Tar River Trail to one of the longest wooden pedestrian bridges in the United States. A beautiful feat of engineering, it also has those key leading lines that make for a great instagram photo.
