Plan Your Trip
African American Music Trails takes you through the rural landscape of Eastern North Carolina where green tobacco fields and historic tobacco warehouses dot the landscape. As you travel through the region, experience the passion of the region’s gospel, blues, R&B, jazz, funk and hip hop that enrich North Carolina and help define American music for the world.
Regional Contacts for Visitor Information
Kinston
Community Council for the Arts
400 North Queen Street, Kinston, NC
(252) 527-2517
kinstoncommunityartscouncil@gmail.com
Lenoir County Chamber of Commerce
301 North Queen St., Kinston, NC
(252) 527-1131
epittman@lenoircountyncchamber.com
Visit Kinston
101 East New Bern Road, Kinston, NC
(252) 523-2500
info@visitkinston.com
Goldsboro Area (Wayne County)
Arts Council of Wayne County
139 West Walnut St., Goldsboro, N.C.
(919) 947-0009
anna@artsinwayne.org
Visit Goldsboro, NC
308 North William St., Goldsboro, N.C.
(919) 734-7922
visitgoldsboro@goldsboronc.gov
Wilson Area
Arts Council of Wilson County
124 Nash St, Wilson, N.C.
252-291-4329
www.wilsonarts.com
Tues – Fri 10 am – 5 pm; Sat 10 am – 5 pm
Wilson Visitors Center
209 Board Street, Wilson, N.C.
800-497-7398; 252-243-8440
www.wilson-nc.com
Mon – Fri 9 am – 5 pm
Rocky Mount, Princeville, Tarboro
Nash County Arts Council
100 E Washington St Nashville, N.C.
(252) 459-4734
Explore Nash County
1104 Falls Rd., Rocky Mount, N.C.
(252) 972-5080
barbara@explorenashcounty.com
Edgecombe ARTS
130 Bridgers St., Tarboro, N.C.
(252) 823-4159
edgecombearts@embarqmail.com
Tarboro-Edgecombe Chamber of Commerce and Visitor Center
509 Trade St., Tarboro, N.C.
(252) 823-7241
Greenville Area
Pitt County Arts Council at Emerge
404 South Evans St., Greenville, N.C. 27858
(252) 551-6947
Tues – Fri 10 am – 9 pm; Sat, 10 am – 4 pm;
Sun, 1 pm – 4 pm
Greenville-Pitt County Convention and Visitors Bureau
417 Cotanche Street,
Suite 100,
Greenville, N.C. 27858
(800) 537-5564;
(252) 329-4200
Mon – Fri 9 am – 5 pm
More Visitor Information
More visitor information about the region’s events, museums, and historic sites can be found on the official website for North Carolina, www.VISITNC.com or call toll free-1 (800) VISIT NC, 1 (800) 847-4862.
- North Carolina Department of Natural & Cultural Resources
- N.C. Historic Sites
- NCDOT Scenic Byways Program
- N.C. State Parks
- N.C. Ferry System: 1 (800) BY FERRY, 1 (800) 293-3779
- N.C. Bed & Breakfast and Inns Association: 1 (800) 849-5392