Travel and Tourism

Lumberton sits on I-95 in southeastern North Carolina. It is North Carolina's last city on one of the country's busiest interstates and sits 30 minutes north of the South Carolina border.

To many travelers who stop along the I-95 corridor, Lumberton is the mid-point between New York and Florida. This ideal traveling location makes Lumberton a likely place to dine, shop, and spend the night before continuing onto a final vacation destination.

In 2000 travelers spent more than $87.68 million dollars in Robeson County, a 11-12% increase over 1996, says the Travel Industry Association of America (TIA) in their annual study which tracks tourism expenditures, payroll, employment, and state and local tax receipts for each of North Carolina's 100 counties.

The study, released by the North Carolina Department of Commerce's Division of Tourism, Film and Sports Development, ranked Robeson County 29th in total travel expenditures statewide. Mecklenburg County is ranked #1 and Wake is ranked #2.

Lumberton is home to 20 hotels, most of which are AAA endorsed and offer senior discounts. Over 50 restaurants in the area offer fine dining, seafood, barbeque, and fast food variety for every appetite. Some of these restaurants include:

Ruby Tuesday
Texas Steakhouse & Saloon
OutBack Steakhouse
River City Cafe
John's
Fuller's
Black Water Grille
Mi Casita
Cracker Barrel
Shoney's
Zaxby's Chicken
Smithfield Chicken 'N Bar-B-Q
Village Station
Waffle House
and more...

Enjoy your shopping at the mall, outlets, and other areas. Of the many hotels in our area, you may consider staying at:

Hampton Inn
Holiday Inn
Best Western
Country Inn & Suites
Quality Inn & Suites
Fairfield Inn
Days Inn
Comfort Inn and Suites
Super 8

Robeson County is also the home of over 40,000 Lumbee Indians who call Pembroke their hometown. The second largest tribe east of the Mississippi, the Lumbee have several powwows around the county each year, as well as Lumbee Homecoming during the Fourth of July holiday.

There are those who believe that the Lumbee Tribe can trace its genealogy back to the original British colonists. It is theorized that the Lumbee are the descendants of the Lost Colony of Manteo.