The Elizabethan Gardens qualify. The catch is that it is located within the Fort Raleigh National Historic Site. But it appears to be a separate entity, and admission is charge to walk around. The place is run by the Garden Club of North Carolina.
The facility overlooks Albemarie Sound, and features a nice circular path. We turned up a little early in the growing season, so not everything was in bloom. But by May I'm sure it's quite wonderful.
As for the photo, you can't have the Elizabethan Gardens without Queen Elizabeth I. She gets a sculpture where the main road from the entrance turns into a circular trail. Walk to the right a bit, and you'll see a statue of Virginia Dare, the first English baby born in the New World. The catch is that Dare apparently died before the she reached the age of 2 or 3, and the statue has her as a fully developed adult. I use that adjective specifically because Dare is topless in the statue. As the woman at the entrance said, "Oh those Victorians!"
For the garden lovers out there, here's a video of the Gardens:
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