Understand
[edit]Once known as the world's largest tobacco market, Wilson's economy has diversified. Home to several pharmaceutical companies, Firestone Tires, and BB&T's major data center. The city has invested in a fiber-to-the-home network that provides the fastest internet speeds in North Carolina on an all fiber-optic network.
Wilson is near the crossroads of I-95 and US 264 about 40 minutes east of Raleigh.
Get in
[edit]By train
[edit]Wilson is served by two Amtrak trains per day.
- 1 Wilson railway station.
By plane
[edit]The Wilson Industrial Air Center provides services to private planes.
Wilson is 60 minutes from the Raleigh-Durham International Airport.
By car
[edit]Wilson is on I-95 and US 264.
By bus
[edit]- Greyhound, 320 Nash St NE (near the train station). Tickets aren't sold at this stop (buy them online or at another station).
Get around
[edit]See
[edit]- Whirligig Museum, 230 Goldsboro St, SW, Suite 201.
Do
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[edit]Eat
[edit]For BBQ lovers, WIlson is home to Parkers BBQ, a stalwart on the NC BBQ scene.
Drink
[edit]Sleep
[edit]Connect
[edit]Go next
[edit]Routes through Wilson |
Washington, D.C. ← Rocky Mount ← | N S | → Selma → Fayetteville |
Richmond ← Rocky Mount ← | N S | → Selma → Fayetteville |
END ← Raleigh ← | W E | → Greenville → Washington |