Johnston County has Great Connections, east of the Triangle located on I-95 and I-40. Choose from our great heritage attractions like: Bentonville Battlefield State Historic Site, the Ava Gardner Museum, the Johnston County Heritage Center, the Tobacco Farm Life Museum, Uptown Selma Antiques and the American Music Jubilee Theatre.
Shoppers will delight in a selection of over 85 retail outlets such as Liz Claiborne, Ralph Lauren – Polo, The Gap, Nike, and Tommy Hilfiger at Carolina Premium Outlets in Smithfield, JR’s Tobacco & Fragrance Outlet in Selma offer great savings and tremendous selection of name brand merchandise. Shopping, by far, is our number one attraction in Johnston County.
After a day of shopping and visiting two or more of our attractions, Johnston County offers many chain restaurants and several outstanding home style southern Bar-be-Que restaurants. After dinner, there is no better option for nighttime entertainment, than the American Music Jubilee Theatre located in Selma. This Branson-style music variety show will be smash hit for the whole family.
For recreation such as hiking, biking, bird-watching you can try Clemmons Educational State Forest in Clayton, Howell Woods Environmental Learning Center near Four Oaks or walk along the new Buffalo Creek Greenway in Smithfield, the first paved section of the Mountains to the Sea Trail in Johnston County.
Johnston County offers nearly 2000 guestrooms in Benson, Clayton, Cleveland, Four Oaks, Kenly, Smithfield, and Selma conveniently located along I-95/I-40. For a Group Tour Guide, call 1-800-441-7829 or visit our web site, www.johnstoncontync.org.
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