Original sentence: Attractions include the Palmetto Pear Tree reserve, deep-water anchorages at the town docks and a boardwalk for walking along the water's edge.Columbia NC is a half hour drive from the Outer Banks.In addition to the Scuppernong River, Tyrrell County is bordered on the north by the Albemarle Sound, one of the East Coast's largest estuarine systems, and to the east by the Alligator River.It is a historic little town