Smithfield-Selma - Smithfield-Selma
Smithfield and Selma are a pair of adjacent towns in Johnston County, North Carolina.
Understand
Get in
By car
Interstate 95, U.S. Highways 70 and 301.
By train
- 35.532859-78.2800941 Amtrak, 500 E Railroad St, Selma. Selma is served by the Carolinian and Palmetto lines.
By bus
Greyhound buses stop in Smithfield on the route between Raleigh and New Bern, with connections from many other cities. Buses stop at 2104 S. Brightleaf Blvd on the outskirts of town.
Get around
See
- 35.51099-78.3451421 Ava Gardner Museum, 325 E Market St, Smithfield (between 3rd and 4th Sts), ☏ 1 919 934-5830. M-Sa 9AM-5PM, Su 2PM 5PM. A museum dedicated to the Hollywood actress, who spent her childhood in Smithfield. $7 adults, $6 seniors/students/military, $5 children.
- 35.51143-78.3461452 Johnston County Heritage Center, 241 E Market St, Smithfield (at 3rd St), ☏ 1 919 934-2836. M-Sa 9AM-5PM. A museum of local history and genealogy, housed in a former bank. Free.
- Max G. Creech Historical Museum, 104 W Anderson St, Selma, NC 27576 (Uptown Selma). Friday: 10am-4pm, Saturday: 10am-12noon, and special events (see website). Free. (updated Aug 2018)
Do
- 35.510077-78.3465481 Howell Theatre, 141 S 3rd St, Smithfield (at Johnston St), ☏ 1 919 934-8202. $4, $2.50 matinees.
- The Rudy - American Jubilee, 300 N Raiford St, Selma (at East Oak St.), ☏ 1 919 202-9927, toll-free: 1 877 THE RUDY (8437839) (843-7839). See https://www.rudytheatre.com/schedules for schedule.. American Music Jubilee is a two hour extravaganza that will have you singing along with your favorite songs, laughing out loud, and feeling pride from deep within your soul! Vary by show. (updated Aug 2018)
Buy
Eat
- 35.52281435.5228141 Don Beto's Tacos, 720 Ricks Rd, Selma (northeast of US Hwy 70, I-95 exit 97), ☏ 1 919 202-4566. Casual Mexican restaurant. There's a drive-thru window, but the menu is much more limited than what is offered for diners inside.
- 35.517389-78.2865172 Sami's Pizza, 25 Jr Rd, Selma (I-95 exit 97), ☏ 1 919 202-0082. 10AM-10PM daily. This pizzeria doesn't look like much from outside (it's attached to a gas station), but it's owned by a family of Brooklyn natives who serve the best New York-style pizza in the state.
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