Visitors' Center - Smithfield is about 12 miles via NC-210 from exit 319 of I-40 which is the exit of choice for I-40 eastbound travelers. As you approach Smithfield on NC-210 you will join US-70 Business (which becomes Market Street in Smithfield). Drive through town and when you see the I-95 Interstate up ahead look for Industrial Park Drive on your left. (It is a frontage road along the Interstate.) Turn left and the Johnston County Visitors Bureau will be on your left at 1115 Industrial Park Drive.
  I-40 westbound traffic should get on I-95 northbound, at I-40 exit 328, then take I-95 exit 95. Turn left onto Market Street at the end of the exit ramp and just past the southbound off-ramp on the other side of the Interstate is Industrial Park Drive. Turn right and the Johnston County Visitors Bureau will be on your left at 1115 Industrial Park Drive.
  For more information phone 1-800-441-7829 (toll free). Web site: JohnstonCtyCVB.

Ava Gardner Museum - If you are in our age group, you’ll remember Ava Gardner! The Ava Gardner Museum, here, is dedicated to her memory and chuck full of a wild assortment of mementos. Take exit 319 and head east to Smithfield; the museum is at 325 East Market Street. This town was planned very logically – you won’t even need a map.
  Open daily Monday through Saturday from 9a to 5p; Sundays from 2 to 5p. Admission: $5;
$4 for seniors 65 & older and teens 13-16; $3 for children 3-12, no charge for children under age 3.
  For more information phone 1-919-934-5830 or visit their web site: AvaGardner.
  Located at 325 East Market Street (US-70 Business) in the heart of Downtown Smithfield.

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Smithfield is a popular overnight and rest spot for folks traveling between the northeast and Florida on I-95. Three of them offer discounts, have dataports (for your notebook computer) plus in-room refrigerators and microwaves. The Howard Johnson Express and Super 8 allow small pets. Our favorite (and least expensive) is the Howard Johnson express. All three are in plain sight of exit 95 of I-95. To explore amenities or reserve your room, click on the hotel name.

• Howard Johnson's Express

• Super 8 Motel

• Jameson Inn

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