List of museums in North Carolina
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This list of museums in North Carolina
is a list of museum
s, defined for this context as institutions (including nonprofit organization
s, government entities, and private business
es) that collect and care for objects of cultural, artistic, scientific, or historical interest and make their collections or related exhibits available for public viewing. Museums that exist only in cyberspace (i.e., virtual museum
s) are not included.
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Aquaria in North Carolina (category)
Botanical gardens in North Carolina (category)
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North Carolina
North Carolina is a state located in the southeastern United States. The state borders South Carolina and Georgia to the south, Tennessee to the west and Virginia to the north. North Carolina contains 100 counties. Its capital is Raleigh, and its largest city is Charlotte...
is a list of museum
Museum
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s, defined for this context as institutions (including nonprofit organization
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s, government entities, and private business
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es) that collect and care for objects of cultural, artistic, scientific, or historical interest and make their collections or related exhibits available for public viewing. Museums that exist only in cyberspace (i.e., virtual museum
Virtual museum
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s) are not included.
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| Name | Town/City | Region | Type | Summary |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 82nd Airborne Division War Memorial Museum 82nd Airborne Division War Memorial Museum The 82nd Airborne Division War Memorial Museum is a museum located at Ardennes and Gela Streets on the Fort Bragg Army base. Established in 1945, the museum chronicles the history of the 82nd Airborne Division from 1917 to the present including World War I, World War II, Vietnam War, and Persian... |
Fort Bragg Fort Bragg (North Carolina) Fort Bragg is a major United States Army installation, in Cumberland and Hoke counties, North Carolina, U.S., mostly in Fayetteville but also partly in the town of Spring Lake. It was also a census-designated place in the 2010 census and had a population of 39,457. The fort is named for Confederate... |
Fayetteville metro area Fayetteville, North Carolina metropolitan area The Fayetteville Metropolitan Statistical Area, as defined by the United States Census Bureau, is an area consisting of two counties – Cumberland and Hoke – in eastern North Carolina, anchored by the city of Fayetteville... |
Military | website, exhibits include the history of the 82nd Airborne Division and historic military aircraft |
| Ackland Art Museum Ackland Art Museum The Ackland Art Museum is a museum and academic unit of The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. It was founded through the bequest of William Hayes Ackland to The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. It is located at 101 S... |
Chapel Hill Chapel Hill, North Carolina Chapel Hill is a town in Orange County, North Carolina, United States and the home of the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill and UNC Health Care... |
The Triangle The Triangle (North Carolina) The Research Triangle, also known as Raleigh-Durham and commonly referred to as simply "The Triangle", is a region in the Piedmont of North Carolina in the United States, anchored by North Carolina State University, Duke University, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, and cities of... |
Art | Part of the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill is a public research university located in Chapel Hill, North Carolina, United States... |
| A.D. Gallery | Pembroke Pembroke, North Carolina Pembroke is a town in Robeson County, North Carolina, United States. The population was 2,399, at the 2000 census, 89% of which is Native American... |
Piedmont Piedmont (United States) The Piedmont is a plateau region located in the eastern United States between the Atlantic Coastal Plain and the main Appalachian Mountains, stretching from New Jersey in the north to central Alabama in the south. The Piedmont province is a physiographic province of the larger Appalachian division... |
Art | website, part of the University of North Carolina at Pembroke University of North Carolina at Pembroke The University of North Carolina at Pembroke , also known as UNC Pembroke, is a public, co-educational, historically American Indian liberal arts university in the town of Pembroke in Robeson County, North Carolina.... |
| African American Atelier | Greensboro Greensboro, North Carolina Greensboro is a city in the U.S. state of North Carolina. It is the third-largest city by population in North Carolina and the largest city in Guilford County and the surrounding Piedmont Triad metropolitan region. According to the 2010 U.S... |
Piedmont Triad Piedmont Triad The Piedmont Triad, or Triad, is a north-central region of the U.S. state of North Carolina that consists of the area within and surrounding the three major cities of Greensboro, Winston-Salem, and High Point. This close group or "triad" of cities lies in the Piedmont geographical region of the... |
Art | website |
| African American Cultural Complex | Raleigh Raleigh, North Carolina Raleigh is the capital and the second largest city in the state of North Carolina as well as the seat of Wake County. Raleigh is known as the "City of Oaks" for its many oak trees. According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the city's 2010 population was 403,892, over an area of , making Raleigh... |
The Triangle The Triangle (North Carolina) The Research Triangle, also known as Raleigh-Durham and commonly referred to as simply "The Triangle", is a region in the Piedmont of North Carolina in the United States, anchored by North Carolina State University, Duke University, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, and cities of... |
African American | website, contributions made by African Americans |
| Afro-American Cultural Center | Charlotte Charlotte, North Carolina Charlotte is the largest city in the U.S. state of North Carolina and the seat of Mecklenburg County. In 2010, Charlotte's population according to the US Census Bureau was 731,424, making it the 17th largest city in the United States based on population. The Charlotte metropolitan area had a 2009... |
Metro Charlotte Charlotte metropolitan area The Charlotte metropolitan area is a metropolitan area/region of North and South Carolina within and surrounding the city of Charlotte... |
African American | website, includes art galleries and a 1940s period shotgun house Shotgun house The shotgun house is a narrow rectangular domestic residence, usually no more than 12 feet wide, with doors at each end. It was the most popular style of house in the Southern United States from the end of the American Civil War , through the 1920s. Alternate names include shotgun shack,... |
| Agriculture and Transportation Museum | Murfreesboro Murfreesboro, North Carolina Murfreesboro is a town in Hertford County, North Carolina, United States. The population was 2,045 at the 2000 census. Murfreesboro is located in North Carolina's Inner Banks region.-Geography:Murfreesboro is located at .... |
Inner Banks Inner Banks The Inner Banks is a term used by some to describe the inland coastal region of eastern North Carolina, an area on the East Coast of the United States that is 22,227 square-miles by its broadest definition... |
Multiple | website, operated by the Murfreesboro Historical Association, antique farm equipment and implements, early carriages, buggies and other vehicles |
| Airborne & Special Operations Museum Airborne & Special Operations Museum The Airborne & Special Operations Museum is part of the United States Army Museum System. Located near Fort Bragg, Fayetteville, North Carolina, it opened to the public on August 16, 2000, the 60th anniversary of the first U.S. Army parachute jump in 1940 at Fort Benning, Ga.Its emphasis is on... |
Fayetteville Fayetteville, North Carolina Fayetteville is a city located in Cumberland County, North Carolina, United States. It is the county seat of Cumberland County, and is best known as the home of Fort Bragg, a U.S. Army post located northwest of the city.... |
Fayetteville metro area Fayetteville, North Carolina metropolitan area The Fayetteville Metropolitan Statistical Area, as defined by the United States Census Bureau, is an area consisting of two counties – Cumberland and Hoke – in eastern North Carolina, anchored by the city of Fayetteville... |
Military | Recounts heroic actions of Airborne Airborne forces Airborne forces are military units, usually light infantry, set up to be moved by aircraft and 'dropped' into battle. Thus they can be placed behind enemy lines, and have an ability to deploy almost anywhere with little warning... & Special Operations Special forces Special forces, or special operations forces are terms used to describe elite military tactical teams trained to perform high-risk dangerous missions that conventional units cannot perform... forces |
| Alamance Battleground State Historic Site Alamance Battleground Alamance Battleground is a North Carolina State Historic Site commemorating the Battle of Alamance. The historic site is located south of Burlington, Alamance County, North Carolina in the United States.-History:... |
Burlington Burlington, North Carolina Burlington is a city in Alamance and Guilford counties in the U.S. state of North Carolina. It is the principal city of the Burlington, North Carolina Metropolitan Statistical Area which encompasses all of Alamance County, in which most of the city is located. The population was 49,963 at the 2010... |
Piedmont Triad Piedmont Triad The Piedmont Triad, or Triad, is a north-central region of the U.S. state of North Carolina that consists of the area within and surrounding the three major cities of Greensboro, Winston-Salem, and High Point. This close group or "triad" of cities lies in the Piedmont geographical region of the... |
Military | Visitor center exhibits focus on American Revolution battle, also historic Allen House |
| Alamance County Arts Council | Graham Graham, North Carolina Graham is a city in Alamance County, North Carolina, United States. It is part of the Burlington, North Carolina Metropolitan Statistical Area. The current population estimate is 14,533... |
Piedmont Triad Piedmont Triad The Piedmont Triad, or Triad, is a north-central region of the U.S. state of North Carolina that consists of the area within and surrounding the three major cities of Greensboro, Winston-Salem, and High Point. This close group or "triad" of cities lies in the Piedmont geographical region of the... |
Art | website, includes an exhibit gallery in a historic house |
| Alamance County Historical Museum | Burlington Burlington, North Carolina Burlington is a city in Alamance and Guilford counties in the U.S. state of North Carolina. It is the principal city of the Burlington, North Carolina Metropolitan Statistical Area which encompasses all of Alamance County, in which most of the city is located. The population was 49,963 at the 2010... |
Piedmont Triad Piedmont Triad The Piedmont Triad, or Triad, is a north-central region of the U.S. state of North Carolina that consists of the area within and surrounding the three major cities of Greensboro, Winston-Salem, and High Point. This close group or "triad" of cities lies in the Piedmont geographical region of the... |
Local history | information |
| Alexander-Little Wing | Wadesboro Wadesboro, North Carolina Wadesboro is a town in Anson County, North Carolina, United States. The population was 5,780 at the 2010 census. It is the county seat of Anson County.-Geography:Wadesboro is located at .... |
Sandhills Sandhills (Carolina) The Sandhills is a region in the interior of the U.S. states of North Carolina and South Carolina. It is a strip of ancient beach dunes which generally divides the Piedmont from the coastal plain, and is the evidence of a former coastline when the ocean level was higher, or the land lower. The... |
Historic house | website, operated by the Anson County Historical Society |
| Allison-Deaver House Museum | Brevard Brevard, North Carolina Brevard is a town in Transylvania County, North Carolina, United States. The 2005 population estimate by the United States Census Bureau was 6,643. It is the county seat of Transylvania County.... |
Western Western North Carolina Western North Carolina is the region of North Carolina which includes the Appalachian Mountains, thus it is often known geographically as the state's Mountain Region. It is sometimes included with upstate South Carolina as the "Western Carolinas", which is also counted as a single media market... |
Historic house | website, operated by the Transylvania County Historical Society |
| American Classic Motorcycle Museum | Asheboro Asheboro, North Carolina Asheboro is a city in Randolph County, North Carolina, United States. The population was 21,672 at the 2000 census. It is the county seat of Randolph County, and is the home of the state-owned North Carolina Zoo.-Geography:... |
Piedmont Triad Piedmont Triad The Piedmont Triad, or Triad, is a north-central region of the U.S. state of North Carolina that consists of the area within and surrounding the three major cities of Greensboro, Winston-Salem, and High Point. This close group or "triad" of cities lies in the Piedmont geographical region of the... |
Transportation | website, Harley Davidson motorcycles |
| American Military Museum of Gastonia | Gastonia Gastonia, North Carolina Gastonia is the largest city and county seat of Gaston County, North Carolina, United States. It is also the third largest suburb of the Charlotte Area, behind Concord and Rock Hill. The population was 71,226 as of Gastonia is the largest city and county seat of Gaston County, North Carolina,... |
Metro Charlotte Charlotte metropolitan area The Charlotte metropolitan area is a metropolitan area/region of North and South Carolina within and surrounding the city of Charlotte... |
Military | website |
| Andy Griffith Museum & Collection | Mount Airy Mount Airy, North Carolina Mount Airy is a city in Surry County, North Carolina, United States. As of the 2010 census, the city population was 10,388.-History:Mount Airy was settled in the 1750s as a stagecoach stop on the road between Winston-Salem and Galax, Virginia. It was named for a nearby plantation... |
Foothills | Biographical | information, memorabilia of Andy Griffith Andy Griffith Andy Samuel Griffith is an American actor, director, producer, Grammy Award-winning Southern-gospel singer, and writer. He gained prominence in the starring role in director Elia Kazan's epic film A Face in the Crowd before he became better known for his television roles, playing the lead... and the Andy Griffith Show, located at The Andy Griffith Playhouse and Surry Arts Council |
| Arts Council of Henderson County | Hendersonville Hendersonville, North Carolina Hendersonville is a city in Henderson County, North Carolina, USA, southeast of Asheville. In 1900, 1,917 persons lived in Hendersonville; in 1910, 2,818; and in 1940, 5,381 people lived here. As of the 2010 census, the city population was 12,223, up fivefold in one century. It is the county... |
Western Western North Carolina Western North Carolina is the region of North Carolina which includes the Appalachian Mountains, thus it is often known geographically as the state's Mountain Region. It is sometimes included with upstate South Carolina as the "Western Carolinas", which is also counted as a single media market... |
Art | website, includes exhibit gallery |
| Arts Council of Wayne County Arts Council of Wayne County The Arts Council of Wayne County located in Goldsboro, North Carolina was organized in November 1963. The Arts Council as it is known today, is a result of a merger between the Community Arts Council and the Goldsboro Art League. This merger was accomplished during 1980–1981... |
Goldsboro Goldsboro, North Carolina Goldsboro is a city in Wayne County, North Carolina, United States. The population was 37,597 at the 2008 census estimate. It is the principal city of and is included in the Goldsboro, North Carolina Metropolitan Statistical Area. The nearby town of Waynesboro was founded in 1787 and Goldsboro was... |
Piedmont Piedmont (United States) The Piedmont is a plateau region located in the eastern United States between the Atlantic Coastal Plain and the main Appalachian Mountains, stretching from New Jersey in the north to central Alabama in the south. The Piedmont province is a physiographic province of the larger Appalachian division... |
Art | website |
| Artspace | Raleigh Raleigh, North Carolina Raleigh is the capital and the second largest city in the state of North Carolina as well as the seat of Wake County. Raleigh is known as the "City of Oaks" for its many oak trees. According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the city's 2010 population was 403,892, over an area of , making Raleigh... |
The Triangle The Triangle (North Carolina) The Research Triangle, also known as Raleigh-Durham and commonly referred to as simply "The Triangle", is a region in the Piedmont of North Carolina in the United States, anchored by North Carolina State University, Duke University, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, and cities of... |
Art | website, visual art center with 3 galleries |
| Ashe-Covington Medical Museum | Wadesboro Wadesboro, North Carolina Wadesboro is a town in Anson County, North Carolina, United States. The population was 5,780 at the 2010 census. It is the county seat of Anson County.-Geography:Wadesboro is located at .... |
Sandhills Sandhills (Carolina) The Sandhills is a region in the interior of the U.S. states of North Carolina and South Carolina. It is a strip of ancient beach dunes which generally divides the Piedmont from the coastal plain, and is the evidence of a former coastline when the ocean level was higher, or the land lower. The... |
Medical | website, operated by the Anson County Historical Society |
| Asheville Art Museum Asheville Art Museum The Asheville Art Museum is the only community based nonprofit visual art organization in Western North Carolina and is Accredited by the American Association of Museums. Its vision is to transform lives through art... |
Asheville Asheville, North Carolina Asheville is a city in and the county seat of Buncombe County, North Carolina, United States. It is the largest city in Western North Carolina, and the 11th largest city in North Carolina. The City is home to the United States National Climatic Data Center , which is the world's largest active... |
Western Western North Carolina Western North Carolina is the region of North Carolina which includes the Appalachian Mountains, thus it is often known geographically as the state's Mountain Region. It is sometimes included with upstate South Carolina as the "Western Carolinas", which is also counted as a single media market... |
Art | Focus is 20th and 21st century American art and works of significance to Western North Carolina’s cultural heritage |
| Aurora Fossil Museum | Aurora Aurora, North Carolina Aurora is a town in Beaufort County, North Carolina, United States. The population was 583 at the 2000 census.-Geography:Aurora is located at .... |
Inner Banks Inner Banks The Inner Banks is a term used by some to describe the inland coastal region of eastern North Carolina, an area on the East Coast of the United States that is 22,227 square-miles by its broadest definition... |
Natural history | website, area fossils, shark jaws, archaeological artifacts including projectile points, stone tools, jewelry and cooking implements of Native Americans from Eastern North Carolina |
| Ava Gardner Museum Ava Gardner Museum The Ava Gardner Museum is located at 325 East Market Street in historic downtown Smithfield, North Carolina and holds an extensive collection of artifacts from Ava Gardner's career and private life.... |
Smithfield Smithfield, North Carolina Smithfield is a town in Johnston County, North Carolina, United States. In 2008, the estimated population was 12,965. It is the county seat of Johnston County... |
Inner Banks Inner Banks The Inner Banks is a term used by some to describe the inland coastal region of eastern North Carolina, an area on the East Coast of the United States that is 22,227 square-miles by its broadest definition... |
Biographical | Life of actress Ava Gardner Ava Gardner Ava Lavinia Gardner was an American actress.She was signed to a contract by MGM Studios in 1941 and appeared mainly in small roles until she drew attention with her performance in The Killers . She became one of Hollywood's leading actresses, considered one of the most beautiful women of her day... |
| Averasboro Battlefield and Museum | Dunn Dunn, North Carolina Dunn is a city in Harnett County, North Carolina, United States. The population was 9,196 at the 2000 census.It is the birthplace of early an rock and roll guitar player, Link Wray, and General William C. Lee, father of the American Army Airborne. The city's slogan is "It's all right here." The... |
The Triangle The Triangle (North Carolina) The Research Triangle, also known as Raleigh-Durham and commonly referred to as simply "The Triangle", is a region in the Piedmont of North Carolina in the United States, anchored by North Carolina State University, Duke University, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, and cities of... |
Military | website, history of the Battle of Averasborough Battle of Averasborough The Battle of Averasborough or The Battle of Averasboro, fought March 16, 1865, in Harnett and Cumberland counties, North Carolina, as part of the Carolinas Campaign of the American Civil War, was a prelude to the climactic Battle of Bentonville, which began three days later.Union Maj. Gen. William... |
| Avery County Historical Museum | Newland Newland, North Carolina Newland is a town in Avery County, North Carolina, United States. The population was 704 at the 2000 census. It is the county seat of Avery County. Before its founding, the area was known as Old Fields or Old Fields of Toe. In 1911 it was renamed Newland, after North Carolina Lieutenant Governor... |
Western Western North Carolina Western North Carolina is the region of North Carolina which includes the Appalachian Mountains, thus it is often known geographically as the state's Mountain Region. It is sometimes included with upstate South Carolina as the "Western Carolinas", which is also counted as a single media market... |
Local history | information |
| Aycock Birthplace | Fremont | Inner Banks Inner Banks The Inner Banks is a term used by some to describe the inland coastal region of eastern North Carolina, an area on the East Coast of the United States that is 22,227 square-miles by its broadest definition... |
Historic house | website, mid-19th century period home of governor Charles Brantley Aycock Charles Brantley Aycock Charles Brantley Aycock was the 50th Governor of the U.S. state of North Carolina from 1901 to 1905. During his tenure as governor, he was an advocate for the improvement of the state's public school systems, and following his term in office, he traveled the country promoting educational... |
| Ayr Mount Ayr Mount Ayr Mount is a Federal style plantation house located east of Hillsborough, in Orange County, North Carolina, the United States of America.In 1799, William Kirkland bought east of Hillsborough. Circa 1815, he had a home built for himself, his wife, Margaret, and their children... |
Hillsborough Hillsborough, North Carolina Hillsborough is a town in Orange County, North Carolina, United States. The population was 5,653 at the 2008 census. It is the county seat of Orange County.... |
The Triangle The Triangle (North Carolina) The Research Triangle, also known as Raleigh-Durham and commonly referred to as simply "The Triangle", is a region in the Piedmont of North Carolina in the United States, anchored by North Carolina State University, Duke University, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, and cities of... |
Historic house | Federal period plantation home |
| Backing Up Classics Auto Museum | Concord Concord, North Carolina Concord is a city in the U.S. state of North Carolina. According to Census 2010, the city has a current population of 79,066. It is the largest city in Cabarrus County and is the county seat. In terms of population, the city of Concord is the second largest city in the Charlotte Metropolitan Area... |
Metro Charlotte Charlotte metropolitan area The Charlotte metropolitan area is a metropolitan area/region of North and South Carolina within and surrounding the city of Charlotte... |
Automotive | website |
| Badin Historic Museum | Badin Badin, North Carolina Badin is a town located in Stanly County, North Carolina. As of the 2000 census, the town had a total population of 1,154.-Geography:Badin is located at 35°24'17" North, 80°6'57" West .... |
Metro Charlotte Charlotte metropolitan area The Charlotte metropolitan area is a metropolitan area/region of North and South Carolina within and surrounding the city of Charlotte... |
Local history | website |
| Barker House | Edenton Edenton, North Carolina Edenton is a town in Chowan County, North Carolina, United States. The population was 4,966 at the 2008 census. It is the county seat of Chowan County. Edenton is located in North Carolina's Inner Banks region. In recent years Edenton has become a popular retirement location and a destination for... |
Inner Banks Inner Banks The Inner Banks is a term used by some to describe the inland coastal region of eastern North Carolina, an area on the East Coast of the United States that is 22,227 square-miles by its broadest definition... |
Historic house | website |
| Barton College Galleries | Wilson Wilson, North Carolina Wilson is a city and the county seat of Wilson County in the Coastal Plain region of the U.S. state of North Carolina. The 18th largest city in the state, Wilson had a population of 49,167 according to the 2010 census.- Geography :... |
Inner Banks Inner Banks The Inner Banks is a term used by some to describe the inland coastal region of eastern North Carolina, an area on the East Coast of the United States that is 22,227 square-miles by its broadest definition... |
Art | website, part of Barton College Barton College Barton College is a private liberal arts college located in Wilson, North Carolina. Barton College is accredited by the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools, The NC Association of Colleges and Universities; the NC Department of Public Instruction; the NC Board of Nursing; and the Committee... |
| The Bascom | Highlands Highlands, North Carolina Highlands is an incorporated town in Macon County in the U.S. state of North Carolina. Located on a plateau in the southern Appalachian Mountains, within the Nantahala National Forest, it lies mostly in southeastern Macon County and slightly in southwestern Jackson County, in the Highlands and... |
Western Western North Carolina Western North Carolina is the region of North Carolina which includes the Appalachian Mountains, thus it is often known geographically as the state's Mountain Region. It is sometimes included with upstate South Carolina as the "Western Carolinas", which is also counted as a single media market... |
Art | website, regional art gallery |
| Beaufort Historic Site | Beaufort Beaufort, North Carolina Beaufort is a town in Carteret County, North Carolina, United States. Established in 1709, it is the third-oldest town in North Carolina.The population was 4,189 at the 2008 census and it is the county seat of Carteret County... |
Crystal Coast Crystal Coast The Crystal Coast is an 85-mile stretch of coastline in North Carolina that extends from the Cape Lookout National Seashore, which includes 56 miles of protected beaches, westward to the New River. It is also known as the Southern Outer Banks and is a popular area with tourists and second-home... |
Historic house | website, includes six restored buildings which are open for tours |
| Bechtler Art Museum | Charlotte Charlotte, North Carolina Charlotte is the largest city in the U.S. state of North Carolina and the seat of Mecklenburg County. In 2010, Charlotte's population according to the US Census Bureau was 731,424, making it the 17th largest city in the United States based on population. The Charlotte metropolitan area had a 2009... |
Metro Charlotte Charlotte metropolitan area The Charlotte metropolitan area is a metropolitan area/region of North and South Carolina within and surrounding the city of Charlotte... |
Art | information, planned museum to open in 2009 |
| Belhaven Memorial Museum | Belhaven Belhaven, North Carolina Belhaven is a town in Beaufort County, North Carolina, United States. The population was 1,968 at the 2000 census. Belhaven is located in North Carolina's Inner Banks region.... |
Inner Banks Inner Banks The Inner Banks is a term used by some to describe the inland coastal region of eastern North Carolina, an area on the East Coast of the United States that is 22,227 square-miles by its broadest definition... |
Local history | website, information |
| Bellamy Mansion Bellamy Mansion The Bellamy Mansion, located in historic downtown Wilmington, North Carolina, was built between 1858 and 1861. Located on Market Street in the heart of downtown Wilmington, this spectacular mansion is one of North Carolina’s finest examples of historic architecture... |
Wilmington Wilmington, North Carolina Wilmington is a port city in and is the county seat of New Hanover County, North Carolina, United States. The population is 106,476 according to the 2010 Census, making it the eighth most populous city in the state of North Carolina... |
Lower Cape Fear | Multiple | website, changing exhibits on architectural history, historic preservation and the design arts |
| Belmont Historical Society’s Cultural and Heritage Learning Center | Belmont Belmont, North Carolina Belmont is a small suburban city in Gaston County, North Carolina, United States, located about west of uptown Charlotte, North Carolina and east of Gastonia. The population was 8,705 at the 2000 census. Once known as Garibaldi, the city named in honor of August Belmont, a prominent New York banker... |
Metro Charlotte Charlotte metropolitan area The Charlotte metropolitan area is a metropolitan area/region of North and South Carolina within and surrounding the city of Charlotte... |
Local history | website |
| Bennett Classics Antique Car Museum | Forest City Forest City, North Carolina Forest City, formerly known as "Burnt Chimney," is a town in Rutherford County, North Carolina, United States. The population was 7,549 as of the 2000 census.-Geography:Forest City is located at .... |
Piedmont Piedmont (United States) The Piedmont is a plateau region located in the eastern United States between the Atlantic Coastal Plain and the main Appalachian Mountains, stretching from New Jersey in the north to central Alabama in the south. The Piedmont province is a physiographic province of the larger Appalachian division... |
Automotive | website |
| Bennett Place State Historic Site Bennett Place Bennett Place, sometimes known as Bennett Farm, in Durham, North Carolina was the site of the largest surrender of Confederate soldiers ending the American Civil War, on April 26, 1865.-History:... |
Durham Durham, North Carolina Durham is a city in the U.S. state of North Carolina. It is the county seat of Durham County and also extends into Wake County. It is the fifth-largest city in the state, and the 85th-largest in the United States by population, with 228,330 residents as of the 2010 United States census... |
The Triangle The Triangle (North Carolina) The Research Triangle, also known as Raleigh-Durham and commonly referred to as simply "The Triangle", is a region in the Piedmont of North Carolina in the United States, anchored by North Carolina State University, Duke University, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, and cities of... |
Civil War | Site of the largest surrender of Confederate soldiers during the American Civil War, includes reconstructed period farmhouse, visitor center with exhibits |
| Ben Owen Pottery | Seagrove Seagrove, North Carolina Seagrove is a town in Randolph County, North Carolina, United States. The population was 246 at the 2000 census. The name is derived from a railroad official... |
Piedmont Triad Piedmont Triad The Piedmont Triad, or Triad, is a north-central region of the U.S. state of North Carolina that consists of the area within and surrounding the three major cities of Greensboro, Winston-Salem, and High Point. This close group or "triad" of cities lies in the Piedmont geographical region of the... |
Art | website, includes museum of pottery |
| Benson Museum of Local History | Benson Benson, North Carolina Benson is a town located in Johnston County, North Carolina. The town lies at the intersection of Interstates 95 and 40. Each year Benson celebrates Mule Days the 4th Saturday of September, a festival that attracts over 60,000 people each year... |
Piedmont Piedmont (United States) The Piedmont is a plateau region located in the eastern United States between the Atlantic Coastal Plain and the main Appalachian Mountains, stretching from New Jersey in the north to central Alabama in the south. The Piedmont province is a physiographic province of the larger Appalachian division... |
Local history | information, information |
| Bentonville Battlefield State Historic Site Bentonville Battlefield Bentonville Battleground, also known as Bentonville Battleground State Historic Site, was the location in North Carolina of the Battle of Bentonville in the waning days of the American Civil War.... |
Princeton Princeton, North Carolina Princeton is a town in Johnston County, North Carolina, United States. In 2006, the estimated population was 1,093.-Geography:Princeton is located at .... |
The Triangle The Triangle (North Carolina) The Research Triangle, also known as Raleigh-Durham and commonly referred to as simply "The Triangle", is a region in the Piedmont of North Carolina in the United States, anchored by North Carolina State University, Duke University, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, and cities of... |
Civil War | Site of the Battle of Bentonville Battle of Bentonville At 3 p.m., Confederate infantry from the Army of Tennessee launched an attack and drove the Union left flank back in confusion, nearly capturing Carlin in the process and overrunning the XIV Corps field hospital. Confederates under Maj. Gen. D.H. Hill filled the vacuum left by the retreating... , includes visitor center with battle displays, period field hospital historic house |
| Big Ivy Historical Society and Park | Barnardsville Barnardsville, North Carolina Barnardsville is an unincorporated community that was a small town in Buncombe County , North Carolina, USA, near Asheville until its disincorporation in 1970. It is located at Latitude 35.762741 Longitude -82.433296 and has a population of 1,647. The community is part of the Asheville Metropolitan... |
Piedmont Piedmont (United States) The Piedmont is a plateau region located in the eastern United States between the Atlantic Coastal Plain and the main Appalachian Mountains, stretching from New Jersey in the north to central Alabama in the south. The Piedmont province is a physiographic province of the larger Appalachian division... |
Open air | information, information |
| Billy Graham Library Billy Graham Library The Billy Graham Library is a public museum and library documenting the life and ministry of Christian evangelist Billy Graham. The complex opened to the public on June 5, 2007. The library is located on the grounds of the international headquarters of the Billy Graham Evangelistic Association in... |
Charlotte Charlotte, North Carolina Charlotte is the largest city in the U.S. state of North Carolina and the seat of Mecklenburg County. In 2010, Charlotte's population according to the US Census Bureau was 731,424, making it the 17th largest city in the United States based on population. The Charlotte metropolitan area had a 2009... |
Metro Charlotte Charlotte metropolitan area The Charlotte metropolitan area is a metropolitan area/region of North and South Carolina within and surrounding the city of Charlotte... |
Biographical | Features exhibits about the life and works of Christian evangelist Billy Graham Billy Graham William Franklin "Billy" Graham, Jr. is an American evangelical Christian evangelist. As of April 25, 2010, when he met with Barack Obama, Graham has spent personal time with twelve United States Presidents dating back to Harry S. Truman, and is number seven on Gallup's list of admired people for... |
| Biltmore Estate Biltmore Estate Biltmore House is a Châteauesque-styled mansion near Asheville, North Carolina, built by George Washington Vanderbilt II between 1889 and 1895. It is the largest privately-owned home in the United States, at and featuring 250 rooms... |
Asheville Asheville, North Carolina Asheville is a city in and the county seat of Buncombe County, North Carolina, United States. It is the largest city in Western North Carolina, and the 11th largest city in North Carolina. The City is home to the United States National Climatic Data Center , which is the world's largest active... |
Western Western North Carolina Western North Carolina is the region of North Carolina which includes the Appalachian Mountains, thus it is often known geographically as the state's Mountain Region. It is sometimes included with upstate South Carolina as the "Western Carolinas", which is also counted as a single media market... |
Historic house | French Renaissance inspired chateau with collections of decorative arts and 75 acres (303,514.5 m²) of formal gardens |
| Black Cat Station | North Wilkesboro North Wilkesboro, North Carolina North Wilkesboro is a town in Wilkes County, North Carolina, United States. The population was approximately 4,116 at the 2000 census and is now 4,245 as of the 2010 census. North Wilkesboro is the birthplace and original home of Lowe's Home Improvement, which continues to have a major presence in... |
Western Western North Carolina Western North Carolina is the region of North Carolina which includes the Appalachian Mountains, thus it is often known geographically as the state's Mountain Region. It is sometimes included with upstate South Carolina as the "Western Carolinas", which is also counted as a single media market... |
Railroad | Model railroad layouts |
| Black Mountain Center for the Arts | Black Mountain Black Mountain, North Carolina Black Mountain is a town in Buncombe County, North Carolina, United States. The population was 7,511 at the 2000 census. It is part of the Asheville Metropolitan Statistical Area. The town is named for the Black Mountain range of the Blue Ridge range in the Southern Appalachians.-History:Black... |
Western Western North Carolina Western North Carolina is the region of North Carolina which includes the Appalachian Mountains, thus it is often known geographically as the state's Mountain Region. It is sometimes included with upstate South Carolina as the "Western Carolinas", which is also counted as a single media market... |
Art | website, includes gallery |
| Black Mountain College Museum + Arts Center | Asheville Asheville, North Carolina Asheville is a city in and the county seat of Buncombe County, North Carolina, United States. It is the largest city in Western North Carolina, and the 11th largest city in North Carolina. The City is home to the United States National Climatic Data Center , which is the world's largest active... |
Western Western North Carolina Western North Carolina is the region of North Carolina which includes the Appalachian Mountains, thus it is often known geographically as the state's Mountain Region. It is sometimes included with upstate South Carolina as the "Western Carolinas", which is also counted as a single media market... |
Art | website |
| Bladenboro Museum | Bladenboro Bladenboro, North Carolina Bladenboro is a town in Bladen County, North Carolina, in the United States. As of the 2000 census, the town population was 1,718.-History:Development around Bladenboro, a farming community also known in its earliest days for its turpentine and lumber, began to take off after a railroad was built... |
Piedmont Piedmont (United States) The Piedmont is a plateau region located in the eastern United States between the Atlantic Coastal Plain and the main Appalachian Mountains, stretching from New Jersey in the north to central Alabama in the south. The Piedmont province is a physiographic province of the larger Appalachian division... |
Multiple | website, local history and art |
| Blandwood Mansion and Gardens Blandwood Mansion and Gardens Blandwood Mansion, originally built as a four room Federal style farmhouse in 1795, is the restored home of two-term North Carolina governor John Motley Morehead in downtown Greensboro, North Carolina.-History:... |
Greensboro Greensboro, North Carolina Greensboro is a city in the U.S. state of North Carolina. It is the third-largest city by population in North Carolina and the largest city in Guilford County and the surrounding Piedmont Triad metropolitan region. According to the 2010 U.S... |
Piedmont Triad Piedmont Triad The Piedmont Triad, or Triad, is a north-central region of the U.S. state of North Carolina that consists of the area within and surrounding the three major cities of Greensboro, Winston-Salem, and High Point. This close group or "triad" of cities lies in the Piedmont geographical region of the... |
Historic house | Italianate home of former North Carolina Governor John Motley Morehead |
| Blount-Bridgers House | Tarboro Tarboro, North Carolina Tarboro is a city located in Edgecombe County, North Carolina. It is part of the Rocky Mount, North Carolina Metropolitan Statistical Area. As of 2010, the town had a total population of 13,121. It is the county seat of Edgecombe County. Tarboro is located in North Carolina's Inner Banks region... |
Inner Banks Inner Banks The Inner Banks is a term used by some to describe the inland coastal region of eastern North Carolina, an area on the East Coast of the United States that is 22,227 square-miles by its broadest definition... |
Multiple | website, operated by Edgecombe ARTS, includes changing and permanent art exhibits, decorative art, furnishings and textiles, and the Pender Museum of Edgecombe County History, open by appointment |
| Blowing Rock Art and History Museum | Blowing Rock Blowing Rock, North Carolina Blowing Rock is a town in North Carolina, USA, situated in both Caldwell and Watauga counties. The population was 1,418 at the 2000 census. However, during the summer the town's population increases to about 10,000.]]\\... |
Western Western North Carolina Western North Carolina is the region of North Carolina which includes the Appalachian Mountains, thus it is often known geographically as the state's Mountain Region. It is sometimes included with upstate South Carolina as the "Western Carolinas", which is also counted as a single media market... |
Multiple | website, planned museum to open in 2010 |
| Boggan-Hammond House | Wadesboro Wadesboro, North Carolina Wadesboro is a town in Anson County, North Carolina, United States. The population was 5,780 at the 2010 census. It is the county seat of Anson County.-Geography:Wadesboro is located at .... |
Sandhills Sandhills (Carolina) The Sandhills is a region in the interior of the U.S. states of North Carolina and South Carolina. It is a strip of ancient beach dunes which generally divides the Piedmont from the coastal plain, and is the evidence of a former coastline when the ocean level was higher, or the land lower. The... |
Historic house | website, operated by the Anson County Historical Society |
| Brady C. Jefcoat Museum Brady C. Jefcoat Museum The Brady C. Jefcoat Museum of Americana is a museum in Murfreesboro, North Carolina. Operated by the Murfreesboro Historical Association, the museum houses a collection of American artifacts from the 1850s to the 1950s collected by Brady C... |
Murfreesboro Murfreesboro, North Carolina Murfreesboro is a town in Hertford County, North Carolina, United States. The population was 2,045 at the 2000 census. Murfreesboro is located in North Carolina's Inner Banks region.-Geography:Murfreesboro is located at .... |
Inner Banks Inner Banks The Inner Banks is a term used by some to describe the inland coastal region of eastern North Carolina, an area on the East Coast of the United States that is 22,227 square-miles by its broadest definition... |
History | Collection of Americana |
| Brevard Station Museum | Stanley Stanley, North Carolina Stanley is a town in Gaston County, North Carolina, United States. The population was 3,053 at the 2000 census.-Geography:Stanley is located at .... |
Metro Charlotte Charlotte metropolitan area The Charlotte metropolitan area is a metropolitan area/region of North and South Carolina within and surrounding the city of Charlotte... |
Local history | website |
| Brock Historical Museum | Greensboro Greensboro, North Carolina Greensboro is a city in the U.S. state of North Carolina. It is the third-largest city by population in North Carolina and the largest city in Guilford County and the surrounding Piedmont Triad metropolitan region. According to the 2010 U.S... |
Piedmont Triad Piedmont Triad The Piedmont Triad, or Triad, is a north-central region of the U.S. state of North Carolina that consists of the area within and surrounding the three major cities of Greensboro, Winston-Salem, and High Point. This close group or "triad" of cities lies in the Piedmont geographical region of the... |
History | website, history of Greensboro College Greensboro College Greensboro College is a four-year, independent, coeducational liberal-arts college, also offering four master's degrees, located in Greensboro, North Carolina, and affiliated with the United Methodist Church. It was founded in 1838... |
| Brunswick Town/Fort Anderson State Historic Site Fort Anderson (North Carolina) Fort Anderson was an early fort in the lower Cape Fear Region of North Carolina, at Brunswick Town in Brunswick County. It was used as a Confederate Fort during the American Civil War. The fort was pivotal in protecting the Cape Fear River inlets and Wilmington upstream. Earthen batteries... |
Smithville Township Smithville Township, Brunswick County, North Carolina Smithville Township is one of six townships within Brunswick County, North Carolina, United States. As of the 2000 Census, Smithville Township had a population of 12,019 and a population density of .... |
Lower Cape Fear | Archaeology | Ruins of colonial town and Civil War era fort |
| Buckner Hill Plantation | Faison Faison, North Carolina Faison is a town in Duplin and Sampson counties in the U.S. state of North Carolina. The population was 744 at the 2000 census.-Geography:Faison is located at .... |
Inner Banks | Historic house | website, open by appointment |
| Burgwin-Wright House | Wilmington Wilmington, North Carolina Wilmington is a port city in and is the county seat of New Hanover County, North Carolina, United States. The population is 106,476 according to the 2010 Census, making it the eighth most populous city in the state of North Carolina... |
Lower Cape Fear | Historic house | website |
| Burke Arts Council | Morganton Morganton, North Carolina Morganton is a city in Burke County, North Carolina, United States. Reader's Digest included Morganton in its list of top ten places to raise a family. The town was recently profiled in The 50 Best Small Southern Towns. The population was 17,310 at the 2000 census... |
Western Western North Carolina Western North Carolina is the region of North Carolina which includes the Appalachian Mountains, thus it is often known geographically as the state's Mountain Region. It is sometimes included with upstate South Carolina as the "Western Carolinas", which is also counted as a single media market... |
Art | website, features gallery with changing exhibits |
| Burke Heritage Museum | Morganton Morganton, North Carolina Morganton is a city in Burke County, North Carolina, United States. Reader's Digest included Morganton in its list of top ten places to raise a family. The town was recently profiled in The 50 Best Small Southern Towns. The population was 17,310 at the 2000 census... |
Western Western North Carolina Western North Carolina is the region of North Carolina which includes the Appalachian Mountains, thus it is often known geographically as the state's Mountain Region. It is sometimes included with upstate South Carolina as the "Western Carolinas", which is also counted as a single media market... |
Local history | website, operated by the Historic Burke Foundation, located in the Old Burke County Courthouse |
| Burnett-Eaton Museum | Wilmington Wilmington, North Carolina Wilmington is a port city in and is the county seat of New Hanover County, North Carolina, United States. The population is 106,476 according to the 2010 Census, making it the eighth most populous city in the state of North Carolina... |
Lower Cape Fear | African American | information, information |
| Burwell School Historic Site | Hillsborough Hillsborough, North Carolina Hillsborough is a town in Orange County, North Carolina, United States. The population was 5,653 at the 2008 census. It is the county seat of Orange County.... |
The Triangle The Triangle (North Carolina) The Research Triangle, also known as Raleigh-Durham and commonly referred to as simply "The Triangle", is a region in the Piedmont of North Carolina in the United States, anchored by North Carolina State University, Duke University, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, and cities of... |
Historic house | website, 1830s female academy and home, depicts mid-19th century life |
| Bryant House and McLendon Cabin | Carthage Carthage, North Carolina Carthage is a town in Moore County, North Carolina, United States. The population was 1,871 at the 2000 census. It is the county seat of Moore County.-Geography:Carthage is located at .... |
Sandhills Sandhills (Carolina) The Sandhills is a region in the interior of the U.S. states of North Carolina and South Carolina. It is a strip of ancient beach dunes which generally divides the Piedmont from the coastal plain, and is the evidence of a former coastline when the ocean level was higher, or the land lower. The... |
Historic house | website, operated by the Moore County Historical Association |
| Cabarrus County Veterans Museum | Concord Concord, North Carolina Concord is a city in the U.S. state of North Carolina. According to Census 2010, the city has a current population of 79,066. It is the largest city in Cabarrus County and is the county seat. In terms of population, the city of Concord is the second largest city in the Charlotte Metropolitan Area... |
Metro Charlotte Charlotte metropolitan area The Charlotte metropolitan area is a metropolitan area/region of North and South Carolina within and surrounding the city of Charlotte... |
Military | website |
| Caldwell Arts Council | Lenoir Lenoir, North Carolina Lenoir is a city in Caldwell County, North Carolina, United States. The population was 18,228 at the 2010 census. It is the county seat of Caldwell County. Lenoir is located in the Blue Ridge foothills. The city also contains the Brushy Mountains, a spur of the Blue Ridge Mountains... |
Western Western North Carolina Western North Carolina is the region of North Carolina which includes the Appalachian Mountains, thus it is often known geographically as the state's Mountain Region. It is sometimes included with upstate South Carolina as the "Western Carolinas", which is also counted as a single media market... |
Art | website, features gallery with changing exhibits |
| Caldwell Heritage Museum | Lenoir Lenoir, North Carolina Lenoir is a city in Caldwell County, North Carolina, United States. The population was 18,228 at the 2010 census. It is the county seat of Caldwell County. Lenoir is located in the Blue Ridge foothills. The city also contains the Brushy Mountains, a spur of the Blue Ridge Mountains... |
Western Western North Carolina Western North Carolina is the region of North Carolina which includes the Appalachian Mountains, thus it is often known geographically as the state's Mountain Region. It is sometimes included with upstate South Carolina as the "Western Carolinas", which is also counted as a single media market... |
Local history | website, history of Caldwell County Caldwell County, North Carolina -Demographics:As of the census of 2000, there were 77,415 people, 30,768 households, and 22,399 families residing in the county. The population density was 164 people per square mile . There were 33,430 housing units at an average density of 71 per square mile... |
| Calvin Jones Historical House Calvin Jones (physician) Calvin Jones was a North Carolina physician and was among the group of founders of the North Carolina Medical Society. He served from 1802 to 1832 as a trustee of the University of North Carolina... |
Wake Forest Wake Forest, North Carolina Wake Forest is a town and suburb of Raleigh, North Carolina in Wake County in the U.S. state of North Carolina and is located just north of the state capital, Raleigh. The population was 12,588 at the 2000 census. In 2009, the estimated population was 27,915... |
The Triangle The Triangle (North Carolina) The Research Triangle, also known as Raleigh-Durham and commonly referred to as simply "The Triangle", is a region in the Piedmont of North Carolina in the United States, anchored by North Carolina State University, Duke University, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, and cities of... |
Local history | History of Wake Forest College and local history |
| Camden County Jail Museum | Camden Camden, North Carolina Camden is the county seat of the consolidated city-county of Camden County in the U.S. state of North Carolina. It is located on the eastern banks of the Pasquotank River, across from which lies Elizabeth City. It currently has two traffic lights, and is centered at the intersection of U.S.... |
Inner Banks Inner Banks The Inner Banks is a term used by some to describe the inland coastal region of eastern North Carolina, an area on the East Coast of the United States that is 22,227 square-miles by its broadest definition... |
Jail | information |
| Cameron Art Museum Cameron Art Museum The Cameron Art Museum, formerly known as St. John’s Museum of Art, was established in 1964 in historic downtown Wilmington, North Carolina. The museum operated successfully in the downtown area for forty years and grew exponentially during this time... |
Wilmington Wilmington, North Carolina Wilmington is a port city in and is the county seat of New Hanover County, North Carolina, United States. The population is 106,476 according to the 2010 Census, making it the eighth most populous city in the state of North Carolina... |
Lower Cape Fear | Art | website |
| Canton Area Historical Museum | Canton Canton, North Carolina Canton is the second largest town in Haywood County, North Carolina, United States. It is located about west of Asheville, North Carolina and is part of the Asheville Metropolitan Statistical Area. The town is named after the city of Canton, Ohio.- History :... |
Western Western North Carolina Western North Carolina is the region of North Carolina which includes the Appalachian Mountains, thus it is often known geographically as the state's Mountain Region. It is sometimes included with upstate South Carolina as the "Western Carolinas", which is also counted as a single media market... |
Local history | information |
| Cape Fear Museum Cape Fear Museum Cape Fear Museum of History and Science is a museum at 814 Market Street, Wilmington, North Carolina.Founded in 1898, it is the oldest history museum in North Carolina.... |
Wilmington Wilmington, North Carolina Wilmington is a port city in and is the county seat of New Hanover County, North Carolina, United States. The population is 106,476 according to the 2010 Census, making it the eighth most populous city in the state of North Carolina... |
Lower Cape Fear | Multiple | website, history, natural science and cultures of the Lower Cape Fear region |
| Cape Hatteras Light Cape Hatteras Light Cape Hatteras Light is a lighthouse located on Hatteras Island in the Outer Banks of North Carolina near the community of Buxton, and is part of the Cape Hatteras National Seashore.... |
Buxton Buxton, North Carolina Buxton is an unincorporated community of nearly 1,500 people on Hatteras Island near Cape Hatteras. It is located in Dare County in the U.S. state of North Carolina. North Carolina Highway 12 links the community to other Outer Banks communities such as Avon, Frisco, and Hatteras... |
Outer Banks Outer Banks The Outer Banks is a 200-mile long string of narrow barrier islands off the coast of North Carolina, beginning in the southeastern corner of Virginia Beach on the east coast of the United States.... |
Maritime | Includes lighthouse and adjacent Museum of the Sea |
| Carl J. McEwen Historic Village | Mint Hill Mint Hill, North Carolina Mint Hill is a suburban town in southeastern Mecklenburg and northwestern Union counties in the U.S. state of North Carolina, it is a major suburb on the outskirts of Charlotte and near the Cabarrus County line... |
Metro Charlotte Charlotte metropolitan area The Charlotte metropolitan area is a metropolitan area/region of North and South Carolina within and surrounding the city of Charlotte... |
Open air | website, operated by the Mint Hill Historical Society, includes Mint Hill Country Doctor's Museum, Ira V. Ferguson Country Store, school house, assay office and outbuildings |
| Carl Sandburg Home National Historic Site Carl Sandburg Home National Historic Site Carl Sandburg Home National Historic Site, located near Hendersonville in Flat Rock, North Carolina, preserves Connemara Farms, the home of Pulitzer Prize-winning poet and writer Carl Sandburg... |
Flat Rock Flat Rock, Henderson County, North Carolina Flat Rock is a village in Henderson County, North Carolina, United States. The population was 2,565 at the 2000 census. It is part of the Asheville Metropolitan Statistical Area. The village is listed on the National Register of Historic Places as Flat Rock Historic District.- Culture :Flat Rock is... |
Western Western North Carolina Western North Carolina is the region of North Carolina which includes the Appalachian Mountains, thus it is often known geographically as the state's Mountain Region. It is sometimes included with upstate South Carolina as the "Western Carolinas", which is also counted as a single media market... |
Biographical | Home of Pulitzer Prize-winning poet and writer Carl Sandburg Carl Sandburg Carl Sandburg was an American writer and editor, best known for his poetry. He won three Pulitzer Prizes, two for his poetry and another for a biography of Abraham Lincoln. H. L. Mencken called Carl Sandburg "indubitably an American in every pulse-beat."-Biography:Sandburg was born in Galesburg,... |
| Carolina Basketball Museum | Chapel Hill Chapel Hill, North Carolina Chapel Hill is a town in Orange County, North Carolina, United States and the home of the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill and UNC Health Care... |
The Triangle The Triangle (North Carolina) The Research Triangle, also known as Raleigh-Durham and commonly referred to as simply "The Triangle", is a region in the Piedmont of North Carolina in the United States, anchored by North Carolina State University, Duke University, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, and cities of... |
Sports | website, part of University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill is a public research university located in Chapel Hill, North Carolina, United States... |
| Carolinas Aviation Museum Carolinas Aviation Museum The Carolinas Aviation Museum is an aviation museum on the grounds of Charlotte/Douglas International Airport in Charlotte, North Carolina. The mission of the Museum is to educate the public about the importance of aviation to our society and inspire the next generation to excel academically in the... |
Charlotte Charlotte, North Carolina Charlotte is the largest city in the U.S. state of North Carolina and the seat of Mecklenburg County. In 2010, Charlotte's population according to the US Census Bureau was 731,424, making it the 17th largest city in the United States based on population. The Charlotte metropolitan area had a 2009... |
Metro Charlotte Charlotte metropolitan area The Charlotte metropolitan area is a metropolitan area/region of North and South Carolina within and surrounding the city of Charlotte... |
Aviation | website Over 50 aircraft, including flying Piedmont DC3 |
| Carson House | Marion Marion, North Carolina Marion is a city in McDowell County, North Carolina, United States. The population was 7,943 at the 2008 estimated census. It is the county seat of McDowell County.-Geography:Marion is located at .... |
Western Western North Carolina Western North Carolina is the region of North Carolina which includes the Appalachian Mountains, thus it is often known geographically as the state's Mountain Region. It is sometimes included with upstate South Carolina as the "Western Carolinas", which is also counted as a single media market... |
Historic house | 19th century plantation home |
| Carthage Museum | Carthage Carthage, North Carolina Carthage is a town in Moore County, North Carolina, United States. The population was 1,871 at the 2000 census. It is the county seat of Moore County.-Geography:Carthage is located at .... |
Sandhills Sandhills (Carolina) The Sandhills is a region in the interior of the U.S. states of North Carolina and South Carolina. It is a strip of ancient beach dunes which generally divides the Piedmont from the coastal plain, and is the evidence of a former coastline when the ocean level was higher, or the land lower. The... |
Local history | information, information |
| Castle McCulloch Gold Mill | High Point High Point, North Carolina High Point is a city located in the Piedmont Triad region of North Carolina. As of 2010 the city had a total population of 104,371, according to the US Census Bureau. High Point is currently the eighth-largest municipality in North Carolina.... |
Piedmont Triad Piedmont Triad The Piedmont Triad, or Triad, is a north-central region of the U.S. state of North Carolina that consists of the area within and surrounding the three major cities of Greensboro, Winston-Salem, and High Point. This close group or "triad" of cities lies in the Piedmont geographical region of the... |
Mining | website, includes McCulloch Mineral and Technology Museum and tours of the McCulloch Gold Mill |
| Caswell Center Museum Caswell Developmental Center Caswell Developmental Center is a center for adults with mental retardation and other developmental disabilities in Kinston, North Carolina, United States... |
Kinston Kinston, North Carolina Kinston is a city in Lenoir County, North Carolina, United States. The population was 23,688 at the 2000 census. The population was estimated at 22,360 in 2008. It has been the county seat of Lenoir County since its formation in 1791 . Kinston is located in North Carolina's Inner Banks... |
Inner Banks Inner Banks The Inner Banks is a term used by some to describe the inland coastal region of eastern North Carolina, an area on the East Coast of the United States that is 22,227 square-miles by its broadest definition... |
Medical | History of the Caswell Developmental Center Caswell Developmental Center Caswell Developmental Center is a center for adults with mental retardation and other developmental disabilities in Kinston, North Carolina, United States... , a center for adults with mental retardation and other developmental disabilities |
| Caswell No.1 Fire Station Museum | Kinston Kinston, North Carolina Kinston is a city in Lenoir County, North Carolina, United States. The population was 23,688 at the 2000 census. The population was estimated at 22,360 in 2008. It has been the county seat of Lenoir County since its formation in 1791 . Kinston is located in North Carolina's Inner Banks... |
Inner Banks Inner Banks The Inner Banks is a term used by some to describe the inland coastal region of eastern North Carolina, an area on the East Coast of the United States that is 22,227 square-miles by its broadest definition... |
Firefighting | information, information |
| Catawba County Firefighters Museum | Conover Conover, North Carolina Conover is a city in Catawba County, North Carolina, United States. The population was 8,180 at the 2010 census. It is part of the Hickory–Lenoir–Morganton Metropolitan Statistical Area... |
The Triangle The Triangle (North Carolina) The Research Triangle, also known as Raleigh-Durham and commonly referred to as simply "The Triangle", is a region in the Piedmont of North Carolina in the United States, anchored by North Carolina State University, Duke University, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, and cities of... |
Firefighting | website, operated by the Catawba County Historical Association |
| Catawba County Museum of History | Newton Newton, North Carolina Newton is a city located in Catawba County, North Carolina. As of the 2000 census, the city had a total population of 12,560. It is the county seat of Catawba County.Newton is part of the Hickory–Lenoir–Morganton Metropolitan Statistical Area.... |
The Triangle The Triangle (North Carolina) The Research Triangle, also known as Raleigh-Durham and commonly referred to as simply "The Triangle", is a region in the Piedmont of North Carolina in the United States, anchored by North Carolina State University, Duke University, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, and cities of... |
Local history | website, operated by the Catawba County Historical Association |
| Catawba Science Center | Hickory Hickory, North Carolina Hickory is a city in Catawba County, North Carolina. Hickory has the 162nd largest urban area in the United States. As of the 2000 census, the Metropolitan Statistical Area had a population of 341,851, making it the 4th largest metropolitan area in North Carolina. The city's population was 37,222... |
Western Western North Carolina Western North Carolina is the region of North Carolina which includes the Appalachian Mountains, thus it is often known geographically as the state's Mountain Region. It is sometimes included with upstate South Carolina as the "Western Carolinas", which is also counted as a single media market... |
Science | website |
| Catherine Smith Gallery | Boone Boone, North Carolina Boone is a town located in the Blue Ridge Mountains of western North Carolina, United States. Boone's population was reported as 17,122, as of 2010... |
Western Western North Carolina Western North Carolina is the region of North Carolina which includes the Appalachian Mountains, thus it is often known geographically as the state's Mountain Region. It is sometimes included with upstate South Carolina as the "Western Carolinas", which is also counted as a single media market... |
Art | website, part of Appalachian State University Appalachian State University Appalachian State University is a comprehensive , public, coeducational university located in Boone, North Carolina, United States. Appalachian State, also referred to as Appalachian, App State, or simply App, is the sixth largest institution in the University of North Carolina system... |
| Cedarock Historical Farm Cedarock Park Historic District The Cedarock Historical Farm, located at Cedarock Park in Alamance County, North Carolina, provides an example of life on a farm in North Carolina during the 19th Century. Populated with farm animals, antique and replica farm equipment, and a farmhouse, the Historical Farm provides a fun,... |
Graham Graham, North Carolina Graham is a city in Alamance County, North Carolina, United States. It is part of the Burlington, North Carolina Metropolitan Statistical Area. The current population estimate is 14,533... |
Piedmont Triad Piedmont Triad The Piedmont Triad, or Triad, is a north-central region of the U.S. state of North Carolina that consists of the area within and surrounding the three major cities of Greensboro, Winston-Salem, and High Point. This close group or "triad" of cities lies in the Piedmont geographical region of the... |
Farm | 19th century farm |
| Centennial Campus Center for Wildlife Education | Raleigh Raleigh, North Carolina Raleigh is the capital and the second largest city in the state of North Carolina as well as the seat of Wake County. Raleigh is known as the "City of Oaks" for its many oak trees. According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the city's 2010 population was 403,892, over an area of , making Raleigh... |
The Triangle The Triangle (North Carolina) The Research Triangle, also known as Raleigh-Durham and commonly referred to as simply "The Triangle", is a region in the Piedmont of North Carolina in the United States, anchored by North Carolina State University, Duke University, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, and cities of... |
Natural history | website, ecology and environment of the Piedmont Piedmont (United States) The Piedmont is a plateau region located in the eastern United States between the Atlantic Coastal Plain and the main Appalachian Mountains, stretching from New Jersey in the north to central Alabama in the south. The Piedmont province is a physiographic province of the larger Appalachian division... , operated by the N.C. Wildlife Resources Commission N.C. Wildlife Resources Commission The North Carolina Wildlife Resources Commission is a state government agency that practices conservation and management of North Carolina's fish and wildlife resources.- Hunting, fishing, trapping and boating :... |
| Center for Craft, Creativity and Design | Hendersonville Hendersonville, North Carolina Hendersonville is a city in Henderson County, North Carolina, USA, southeast of Asheville. In 1900, 1,917 persons lived in Hendersonville; in 1910, 2,818; and in 1940, 5,381 people lived here. As of the 2010 census, the city population was 12,223, up fivefold in one century. It is the county... |
Western Western North Carolina Western North Carolina is the region of North Carolina which includes the Appalachian Mountains, thus it is often known geographically as the state's Mountain Region. It is sometimes included with upstate South Carolina as the "Western Carolinas", which is also counted as a single media market... |
Art | website, includes decorative arts gallery, a regional inter-institutional center of the University of North Carolina University of North Carolina Chartered in 1789, the University of North Carolina was one of the first public universities in the United States and the only one to graduate students in the eighteenth century... |
| C. Grier Beam Truck Museum | Cherryville Cherryville, North Carolina Cherryville is a small city in northwestern Gaston County, North Carolina, United States. The population was 5,361 at the 2000 census. The New Year's Shooters preserve the area's German heritage by honoring the custom of beginning each year with a chant and the shooting of muskets... |
Metro Charlotte Charlotte metropolitan area The Charlotte metropolitan area is a metropolitan area/region of North and South Carolina within and surrounding the city of Charlotte... |
Automotive | website, Harley Davidson motorcycles |
| Chadbourn Depot Museum | Chadbourn Chadbourn, North Carolina Chadbourn is a town in Columbus County, North Carolina, United States. The population was 2,129 at the 2000 census.-Geography:Chadbourn is located at .... |
Piedmont Piedmont (United States) The Piedmont is a plateau region located in the eastern United States between the Atlantic Coastal Plain and the main Appalachian Mountains, stretching from New Jersey in the north to central Alabama in the south. The Piedmont province is a physiographic province of the larger Appalachian division... |
Railroad | information |
| Charlotte Hawkins Brown Museum Palmer Memorial Institute The Alice Freeman Palmer Memorial Institute, better known as Palmer Memorial Institute, was a school for upper class African Americans. was founded in 1902 by Dr. Charlotte Hawkins Brown at Sedalia, North Carolina near Greensboro. Palmer Memorial Institute was named after Alice Freeman Palmer,... |
Sedalia Sedalia, North Carolina Sedalia is a town in Guilford County, North Carolina, United States. The population was 618 at the 2000 census.-Geography:Sedalia is located at .... |
Piedmont Triad Piedmont Triad The Piedmont Triad, or Triad, is a north-central region of the U.S. state of North Carolina that consists of the area within and surrounding the three major cities of Greensboro, Winston-Salem, and High Point. This close group or "triad" of cities lies in the Piedmont geographical region of the... |
African American | Former school, exhibits on contributions made by African American citizens to education in North Carolina |
| Charlotte-Mecklenburg Fire Education Center and Museum | Charlotte Charlotte, North Carolina Charlotte is the largest city in the U.S. state of North Carolina and the seat of Mecklenburg County. In 2010, Charlotte's population according to the US Census Bureau was 731,424, making it the 17th largest city in the United States based on population. The Charlotte metropolitan area had a 2009... |
Metro Charlotte Charlotte metropolitan area The Charlotte metropolitan area is a metropolitan area/region of North and South Carolina within and surrounding the city of Charlotte... |
Firefighting | website |
| Charlotte Museum of History | Charlotte Charlotte, North Carolina Charlotte is the largest city in the U.S. state of North Carolina and the seat of Mecklenburg County. In 2010, Charlotte's population according to the US Census Bureau was 731,424, making it the 17th largest city in the United States based on population. The Charlotte metropolitan area had a 2009... |
Metro Charlotte Charlotte metropolitan area The Charlotte metropolitan area is a metropolitan area/region of North and South Carolina within and surrounding the city of Charlotte... |
Multiple | website, includes local history museum and 1774 Hezekiah Alexander Homesite with costumed guides |
| Charlotte Nature Museum Discovery Place Discovery Place is a science and technology museum for visitors of all ages located in the Uptown area of Charlotte, North Carolina. Discovery Place brings science to life through hands-on interactive exhibits, thrilling activities and experiments, a larger-than-life IMAX Dome Theatre, and... |
Charlotte Charlotte, North Carolina Charlotte is the largest city in the U.S. state of North Carolina and the seat of Mecklenburg County. In 2010, Charlotte's population according to the US Census Bureau was 731,424, making it the 17th largest city in the United States based on population. The Charlotte metropolitan area had a 2009... |
Metro Charlotte Charlotte metropolitan area The Charlotte metropolitan area is a metropolitan area/region of North and South Carolina within and surrounding the city of Charlotte... |
Natural history | Operated by Discovery Place Discovery Place Discovery Place is a science and technology museum for visitors of all ages located in the Uptown area of Charlotte, North Carolina. Discovery Place brings science to life through hands-on interactive exhibits, thrilling activities and experiments, a larger-than-life IMAX Dome Theatre, and... , features interactive nature exhibits and live animals |
| Charlotte Trolley Museum | Charlotte Charlotte, North Carolina Charlotte is the largest city in the U.S. state of North Carolina and the seat of Mecklenburg County. In 2010, Charlotte's population according to the US Census Bureau was 731,424, making it the 17th largest city in the United States based on population. The Charlotte metropolitan area had a 2009... |
Metro Charlotte Charlotte metropolitan area The Charlotte metropolitan area is a metropolitan area/region of North and South Carolina within and surrounding the city of Charlotte... |
Transportation | website |
| ChathamArts Gallery | Pittsboro Pittsboro, North Carolina Pittsboro, North Carolina is a town located in Chatham County, 34 miles southwest of Raleigh, 47 miles southeast of Greensboro, and 17 miles south of Chapel Hill. The population was 3,743 at the 2010 census. It is the county seat of Chatham County.... |
The Triangle The Triangle (North Carolina) The Research Triangle, also known as Raleigh-Durham and commonly referred to as simply "The Triangle", is a region in the Piedmont of North Carolina in the United States, anchored by North Carolina State University, Duke University, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, and cities of... |
Art | website |
| Chatham Historical Museum | Pittsboro Pittsboro, North Carolina Pittsboro, North Carolina is a town located in Chatham County, 34 miles southwest of Raleigh, 47 miles southeast of Greensboro, and 17 miles south of Chapel Hill. The population was 3,743 at the 2010 census. It is the county seat of Chatham County.... |
The Triangle The Triangle (North Carolina) The Research Triangle, also known as Raleigh-Durham and commonly referred to as simply "The Triangle", is a region in the Piedmont of North Carolina in the United States, anchored by North Carolina State University, Duke University, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, and cities of... |
Local history | website |
| Cherokee County Historical Museum | Murphy Murphy, North Carolina -Household Income:The median income for a household in the town was $24,952, and the median income for a family was $35,234. Males had a median income of $30,395 versus $16,908 for females. The per capita income for the town was $16,926... |
Western Western North Carolina Western North Carolina is the region of North Carolina which includes the Appalachian Mountains, thus it is often known geographically as the state's Mountain Region. It is sometimes included with upstate South Carolina as the "Western Carolinas", which is also counted as a single media market... |
Local history | website |
| Cherry Hospital Museum Cherry Hospital Cherry Hospital is a 274-bed inpatient psychiatric hospital located in Goldsboro, North Carolina. It serves the citizens of 33 Eastern North Carolina counties. It is operated by the state of North Carolina and the United States Department of Health and Human Services. Cherry Hospital has 6 major... |
Goldsboro Goldsboro, North Carolina Goldsboro is a city in Wayne County, North Carolina, United States. The population was 37,597 at the 2008 census estimate. It is the principal city of and is included in the Goldsboro, North Carolina Metropolitan Statistical Area. The nearby town of Waynesboro was founded in 1787 and Goldsboro was... |
Piedmont Piedmont (United States) The Piedmont is a plateau region located in the eastern United States between the Atlantic Coastal Plain and the main Appalachian Mountains, stretching from New Jersey in the north to central Alabama in the south. The Piedmont province is a physiographic province of the larger Appalachian division... |
Medical | History of Cherry Hospital Cherry Hospital Cherry Hospital is a 274-bed inpatient psychiatric hospital located in Goldsboro, North Carolina. It serves the citizens of 33 Eastern North Carolina counties. It is operated by the state of North Carolina and the United States Department of Health and Human Services. Cherry Hospital has 6 major... , a historic psychiatric hospital for African Americans |
| Chicamacomico Life-Saving Station Chicamacomico Life-Saving Station The Chicamacomico Life-Saving Station is a former station of the United States Life-Saving Service. It is located in Rodanthe, North Carolina, on Hatteras Island of the Outer Banks, on the east side of what is today Highway 12. Today, the surviving buildings of the station form a... |
Rodanthe Rodanthe, North Carolina Rodanthe is an unincorporated community located in Dare County, North Carolina, on Hatteras Island, part of North Carolina's Outer Banks. Rodanthe, along with Waves and Salvo, are part of the settlement of Chicamacomico... |
Outer Banks Outer Banks The Outer Banks is a 200-mile long string of narrow barrier islands off the coast of North Carolina, beginning in the southeastern corner of Virginia Beach on the east coast of the United States.... |
Maritime | website, includes two stations and five outbuildings |
| Children's Museum of Wilmington | Wilmington Wilmington, North Carolina Wilmington is a port city in and is the county seat of New Hanover County, North Carolina, United States. The population is 106,476 according to the 2010 Census, making it the eighth most populous city in the state of North Carolina... |
Lower Cape Fear | Children's | website |
| Children's Museum of Winston-Salem Children's Museum of Winston-Salem Children's Museum of Winston-Salem is a two-story, 501 nonprofit Children's Museum in Winston-Salem, which goal to to teach children literature, building, zoology,- History :... |
Winston-Salem Winston-Salem, North Carolina Winston-Salem is a city in the U.S. state of North Carolina, with a 2010 population of 229,617. Winston-Salem is the county seat and largest city of Forsyth County and the fourth-largest city in the state. Winston-Salem is the second largest municipality in the Piedmont Triad region and is home to... |
Piedmont Triad Piedmont Triad The Piedmont Triad, or Triad, is a north-central region of the U.S. state of North Carolina that consists of the area within and surrounding the three major cities of Greensboro, Winston-Salem, and High Point. This close group or "triad" of cities lies in the Piedmont geographical region of the... |
Children's | website |
| Children's Playhouse | Boone Boone, North Carolina Boone is a town located in the Blue Ridge Mountains of western North Carolina, United States. Boone's population was reported as 17,122, as of 2010... |
Western Western North Carolina Western North Carolina is the region of North Carolina which includes the Appalachian Mountains, thus it is often known geographically as the state's Mountain Region. It is sometimes included with upstate South Carolina as the "Western Carolinas", which is also counted as a single media market... |
Children's | website |
| Chinqua Penn Plantation Chinqua Penn Plantation Chinqua Penn Plantation is an English manor home mansion near Reidsville, North Carolina in Rockingham County, and was built by Thomas Jefferson Penn and Margaret Beatrice Shoellkopf Penn in the 1920s... |
Reidsville Reidsville, North Carolina Reidsville is a city located in Rockingham County, North Carolina. As of the 2000 census, the city had a total population of 14,485.Originally established in the early 19th century as an outpost and stop on the stage line that ran between Salisbury, NC and Danville, VA called Wrights Crossroads,... |
Foothills | Historic house | 1920s 27 room English countryside mansion with decorative arts and furnishings |
| Clay County Historical & Arts Council Museum | Hayesville Hayesville, North Carolina Hayesville is a town in Clay County, North Carolina, United States. The population was 297 at the 2000 census. It is the county seat of Clay County.-Geography:Hayesville is located at .... |
Western Western North Carolina Western North Carolina is the region of North Carolina which includes the Appalachian Mountains, thus it is often known geographically as the state's Mountain Region. It is sometimes included with upstate South Carolina as the "Western Carolinas", which is also counted as a single media market... |
Local history | website, information, housed in the old jail, includes 1920s – 1940s office of a local doctor |
| Clemmons Educational State Forest Clemmons Educational State Forest Clemmons Educational State Forest is a North Carolina State Forest in Clayton, North Carolina that is operated by the North Carolina Division of Forest Resources. The site features self-guided nature trails with audio exhibit stations, the Forestry Exhibit Center with interactive exhibits about... |
Clayton Clayton, North Carolina Clayton is a town in Johnston County, North Carolina, United States. A very small portion of the town extends into Wake County. As of 2010, Clayton's population was 9,676 people. Since 2000, it had a population growth of 38.80 percent. Much of that growth can be attributed to the town's close... |
The Triangle The Triangle (North Carolina) The Research Triangle, also known as Raleigh-Durham and commonly referred to as simply "The Triangle", is a region in the Piedmont of North Carolina in the United States, anchored by North Carolina State University, Duke University, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, and cities of... |
Natural history | |
| Cleveland County Historical Museum | Shelby Shelby, North Carolina Shelby is a city in Cleveland County, North Carolina, United States. The population was 19,477 at the 2000 census. It is the county seat of Cleveland County.-Geography:Shelby is located at .... |
Metro Charlotte Charlotte metropolitan area The Charlotte metropolitan area is a metropolitan area/region of North and South Carolina within and surrounding the city of Charlotte... |
Local history | information |
| Cliffs of the Neuse State Park Cliffs of the Neuse State Park Cliffs of the Neuse State Park is a North Carolina state park in Wayne County, North Carolina in the United States. It is located near Seven Springs, North Carolina and covers along the southern banks of the Neuse River. It has a swimming area, camp sites, hiking trails, fishing areas, and picnic... |
Seven Springs Seven Springs, North Carolina Seven Springs is a town in Wayne County, North Carolina, United States. The 2006 population was estimated at 85. It is included in the Goldsboro, North Carolina Metropolitan Statistical Area.-Geography:Seven Springs is located at .... |
Inner Banks Inner Banks The Inner Banks is a term used by some to describe the inland coastal region of eastern North Carolina, an area on the East Coast of the United States that is 22,227 square-miles by its broadest definition... |
Natural history | |
| Coffey's General Store | Edgemont | Western Western North Carolina Western North Carolina is the region of North Carolina which includes the Appalachian Mountains, thus it is often known geographically as the state's Mountain Region. It is sometimes included with upstate South Carolina as the "Western Carolinas", which is also counted as a single media market... |
History | information, photos, historic general store with a collection of antiques, original store fixtures and photographs |
| Colburn Earth Science Museum | Asheville Asheville, North Carolina Asheville is a city in and the county seat of Buncombe County, North Carolina, United States. It is the largest city in Western North Carolina, and the 11th largest city in North Carolina. The City is home to the United States National Climatic Data Center , which is the world's largest active... |
Western Western North Carolina Western North Carolina is the region of North Carolina which includes the Appalachian Mountains, thus it is often known geographically as the state's Mountain Region. It is sometimes included with upstate South Carolina as the "Western Carolinas", which is also counted as a single media market... |
Natural history | website, hall of minerals, mining, fossils, astronomy, gemology, geology, meteorology, mineralogy, oceanography |
| Columbia Theater | Columbia Columbia, North Carolina Columbia is a town in Tyrrell County, North Carolina, United States. The population was 819 at the 2000 census. It is the county seat of Tyrrell County.-Geography:... |
Inner Banks Inner Banks The Inner Banks is a term used by some to describe the inland coastal region of eastern North Carolina, an area on the East Coast of the United States that is 22,227 square-miles by its broadest definition... |
Multiple | website, local culture and environment, particularly heritage of farming, fishing, and forestry |
| Concord Museum | Concord Concord, North Carolina Concord is a city in the U.S. state of North Carolina. According to Census 2010, the city has a current population of 79,066. It is the largest city in Cabarrus County and is the county seat. In terms of population, the city of Concord is the second largest city in the Charlotte Metropolitan Area... |
Metro Charlotte Charlotte metropolitan area The Charlotte metropolitan area is a metropolitan area/region of North and South Carolina within and surrounding the city of Charlotte... |
Local history | website, information |
| Contemporary Art Museum, Raleigh | Raleigh Raleigh, North Carolina Raleigh is the capital and the second largest city in the state of North Carolina as well as the seat of Wake County. Raleigh is known as the "City of Oaks" for its many oak trees. According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the city's 2010 population was 403,892, over an area of , making Raleigh... |
The Triangle The Triangle (North Carolina) The Research Triangle, also known as Raleigh-Durham and commonly referred to as simply "The Triangle", is a region in the Piedmont of North Carolina in the United States, anchored by North Carolina State University, Duke University, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, and cities of... |
Art | website, part of North Carolina State College of Design |
| Core Sound Waterfowl Museum | Harkers Island Harkers Island, North Carolina Harkers Island is a census-designated place in Carteret County, North Carolina, United States. The population of Harkers Island was 1,623 at the 2007 census. Harkers Island is unincorporated and receives most public services, including law enforcement and public education, from Carteret County.... |
Crystal Coast Crystal Coast The Crystal Coast is an 85-mile stretch of coastline in North Carolina that extends from the Cape Lookout National Seashore, which includes 56 miles of protected beaches, westward to the New River. It is also known as the Southern Outer Banks and is a popular area with tourists and second-home... |
Multiple | website, includes duck decoys, local history, culture and natural history and environment |
| Corolla Wild Horse Museum | Corolla Corolla, North Carolina Corolla is an unincorporated community located in Poplar Branch township, Currituck County, North Carolina along the northern Outer Banks. It has a permanent population of approximately 500 people; during the summer vacation season, the population surges into the thousands... |
Outer Banks Outer Banks The Outer Banks is a 200-mile long string of narrow barrier islands off the coast of North Carolina, beginning in the southeastern corner of Virginia Beach on the east coast of the United States.... |
Natural history | website |
| Country Doctor Museum | Bailey Bailey, North Carolina Bailey is a town in Nash County, North Carolina, United States. It is part of the Rocky Mount, North Carolina Metropolitan Statistical Area. The population was 684 at the 2008 census.-Geography:Bailey is located at .... |
Inner Banks Inner Banks The Inner Banks is a term used by some to describe the inland coastal region of eastern North Carolina, an area on the East Coast of the United States that is 22,227 square-miles by its broadest definition... |
Medical | website, history of rural health care in the United States |
| Cowan Museum | Kenansville Kenansville, North Carolina Kenansville is a town in Duplin County, North Carolina, United States. The population was 1,149 at the 2000 census. It is the county seat of Duplin County.-Geography:Kenansville is located at .... |
Inner Banks Inner Banks The Inner Banks is a term used by some to describe the inland coastal region of eastern North Carolina, an area on the East Coast of the United States that is 22,227 square-miles by its broadest definition... |
Local history | website |
| Cradle of Forestry | Brevard Brevard, North Carolina Brevard is a town in Transylvania County, North Carolina, United States. The 2005 population estimate by the United States Census Bureau was 6,643. It is the county seat of Transylvania County.... |
Western Western North Carolina Western North Carolina is the region of North Carolina which includes the Appalachian Mountains, thus it is often known geographically as the state's Mountain Region. It is sometimes included with upstate South Carolina as the "Western Carolinas", which is also counted as a single media market... |
Multiple | website, nature, conservation, science, forestry, includes two nature trails with historic forestry buildings and equipment, Forest Discovery Center with exhibits about the forest and forestry |
| Creation Museum & Taxidermy Hall of Fame | Southern Pines Southern Pines, North Carolina Southern Pines is a town in Moore County, North Carolina, United States. The population was 10,918 at the 2000 census.-Geography:Southern Pines is located at .... |
Sandhills Sandhills (Carolina) The Sandhills is a region in the interior of the U.S. states of North Carolina and South Carolina. It is a strip of ancient beach dunes which generally divides the Piedmont from the coastal plain, and is the evidence of a former coastline when the ocean level was higher, or the land lower. The... |
Creationist | website, includes stuffed animal mounts and antique tools |
| Crossnore Weavers and Gallery | Crossnore Crossnore, North Carolina Crossnore is a town in Avery County, North Carolina, United States. The population was 242 at the 2000 census.-Geography:Crossnore is located at .... |
Western Western North Carolina Western North Carolina is the region of North Carolina which includes the Appalachian Mountains, thus it is often known geographically as the state's Mountain Region. It is sometimes included with upstate South Carolina as the "Western Carolinas", which is also counted as a single media market... |
Textile | gallery website, Weavers website, information |
| C. S. Brown Regional Cultural Arts Center | Winton Winton, North Carolina Winton is a town in Hertford County, North Carolina, United States. The population was 956 at the 2000 census. It is the county seat of Hertford County.-Geography:Winton is located at .... |
Inner Banks Inner Banks The Inner Banks is a term used by some to describe the inland coastal region of eastern North Carolina, an area on the East Coast of the United States that is 22,227 square-miles by its broadest definition... |
African American | website |
| CSS Neuse State Historic Site CSS Neuse The CSS Neuse was an ironclad warship of the Confederate States Navy during the American Civil War. The remains of the ship can now be seen at an exhibit in Kinston, North Carolina as the CSS Neuse State Historic Site and Governor Caswell Memorial... |
Kinston Kinston, North Carolina Kinston is a city in Lenoir County, North Carolina, United States. The population was 23,688 at the 2000 census. The population was estimated at 22,360 in 2008. It has been the county seat of Lenoir County since its formation in 1791 . Kinston is located in North Carolina's Inner Banks... |
Inner Banks Inner Banks The Inner Banks is a term used by some to describe the inland coastal region of eastern North Carolina, an area on the East Coast of the United States that is 22,227 square-miles by its broadest definition... |
Military | Remains of the hull of the Confederate ironclad CSS Neuse |
| Cultural Heritage Museum | Kinston Kinston, North Carolina Kinston is a city in Lenoir County, North Carolina, United States. The population was 23,688 at the 2000 census. The population was estimated at 22,360 in 2008. It has been the county seat of Lenoir County since its formation in 1791 . Kinston is located in North Carolina's Inner Banks... |
Inner Banks Inner Banks The Inner Banks is a term used by some to describe the inland coastal region of eastern North Carolina, an area on the East Coast of the United States that is 22,227 square-miles by its broadest definition... |
African American | website, information, open by appointment |
| Cupola House | Edenton Edenton, North Carolina Edenton is a town in Chowan County, North Carolina, United States. The population was 4,966 at the 2008 census. It is the county seat of Chowan County. Edenton is located in North Carolina's Inner Banks region. In recent years Edenton has become a popular retirement location and a destination for... |
Inner Banks Inner Banks The Inner Banks is a term used by some to describe the inland coastal region of eastern North Carolina, an area on the East Coast of the United States that is 22,227 square-miles by its broadest definition... |
Historic house | |
| Curb Motosports Museum Curb Motosports Museum Curb Motorsports Museum is a museum that represents two business interests and passions of owner Mike Curb. A long-time motorsports enthusiast, Curb is the owner and founder of a country music record label in the country. Current recording artists under the Curb label include Wynonna Judd, Tim... |
Kannapolis Kannapolis, North Carolina Kannapolis is a city in Cabarrus and Rowan counties in the U.S. state of North Carolina, northwest of Concord and northeast of Charlotte. The population was 42,625 at the 2010 census, which makes Kannapolis the 20th largest city in North Carolina... |
Metro Charlotte Charlotte metropolitan area The Charlotte metropolitan area is a metropolitan area/region of North and South Carolina within and surrounding the city of Charlotte... |
Automotive | |
| Cushman Motorscooter Museum | Concord Concord, North Carolina Concord is a city in the U.S. state of North Carolina. According to Census 2010, the city has a current population of 79,066. It is the largest city in Cabarrus County and is the county seat. In terms of population, the city of Concord is the second largest city in the Charlotte Metropolitan Area... |
Metro Charlotte Charlotte metropolitan area The Charlotte metropolitan area is a metropolitan area/region of North and South Carolina within and surrounding the city of Charlotte... |
Automotive | information |
| Dare County Regional Airport Museum | Manteo Manteo, North Carolina Manteo is a town in Dare County, North Carolina, United States, located on Roanoke Island. The population was 1,052 at the 2000 census. It is the county seat of Dare County.-Geography:... |
Outer Banks Outer Banks The Outer Banks is a 200-mile long string of narrow barrier islands off the coast of North Carolina, beginning in the southeastern corner of Virginia Beach on the east coast of the United States.... |
Aviation | website, features models of aircraft that played a part in the aviation history of Dare County |
| Darshana Hall Plantation | Cleveland Cleveland, North Carolina Cleveland is a town in the Cleveland Township of Rowan County, North Carolina, United States. The population was 808 at the 2000 census.It is named after Cleveland, England, but it is rumored that the town is actually named after Grover Cleveland after he visited the town during his presidential... |
Metro Charlotte Charlotte metropolitan area The Charlotte metropolitan area is a metropolitan area/region of North and South Carolina within and surrounding the city of Charlotte... |
Historic house | website |
| David John Aaron Museum | Mount Olive Mount Olive, North Carolina This article is about the town in Wayne County, North Carolina. For the unincorporated community in Stokes County see Mount Olive, Stokes County, North Carolina.... |
Piedmont Piedmont (United States) The Piedmont is a plateau region located in the eastern United States between the Atlantic Coastal Plain and the main Appalachian Mountains, stretching from New Jersey in the north to central Alabama in the south. The Piedmont province is a physiographic province of the larger Appalachian division... |
Local history | website |
| David Williams House | Ocracoke Ocracoke, North Carolina Ocracoke is a census-designated place and unincorporated town located at the southern end of Ocracoke Island, located entirely within Hyde County, North Carolina. The population was 769 as of the 2000 census... |
Outer Banks Outer Banks The Outer Banks is a 200-mile long string of narrow barrier islands off the coast of North Carolina, beginning in the southeastern corner of Virginia Beach on the east coast of the United States.... |
Historic house | website, operated by the Ocracoke Preservation Society |
| Davidson County Historical Museum | Lexington Lexington, North Carolina Lexington is the county seat of Davidson County, North Carolina, United States. As of the 2000 census, the city had a total population of 19,953. It is located in central North Carolina, twenty miles south of Winston-Salem. Major highways include I-85, U.S. Route 29, U.S. Route 70, U.S. Route 52 ... |
Piedmont Triad Piedmont Triad The Piedmont Triad, or Triad, is a north-central region of the U.S. state of North Carolina that consists of the area within and surrounding the three major cities of Greensboro, Winston-Salem, and High Point. This close group or "triad" of cities lies in the Piedmont geographical region of the... |
Local history | website |
| Delta Arts Center | Winston-Salem Winston-Salem, North Carolina Winston-Salem is a city in the U.S. state of North Carolina, with a 2010 population of 229,617. Winston-Salem is the county seat and largest city of Forsyth County and the fourth-largest city in the state. Winston-Salem is the second largest municipality in the Piedmont Triad region and is home to... |
Piedmont Triad Piedmont Triad The Piedmont Triad, or Triad, is a north-central region of the U.S. state of North Carolina that consists of the area within and surrounding the three major cities of Greensboro, Winston-Salem, and High Point. This close group or "triad" of cities lies in the Piedmont geographical region of the... |
Art | website, arts & humanities, with an emphasis on African American contributions |
| Diggs Gallery | Winston-Salem Winston-Salem, North Carolina Winston-Salem is a city in the U.S. state of North Carolina, with a 2010 population of 229,617. Winston-Salem is the county seat and largest city of Forsyth County and the fourth-largest city in the state. Winston-Salem is the second largest municipality in the Piedmont Triad region and is home to... |
Piedmont Triad Piedmont Triad The Piedmont Triad, or Triad, is a north-central region of the U.S. state of North Carolina that consists of the area within and surrounding the three major cities of Greensboro, Winston-Salem, and High Point. This close group or "triad" of cities lies in the Piedmont geographical region of the... |
Art | website, part of Winston-Salem State University Winston-Salem State University Winston-Salem State University , a constituent institution of the University of North Carolina, is a historically black public research university located in Winston-Salem, North Carolina, United States. It is a member school of the Thurgood Marshall Scholarship Fund.Winston-Salem State has been... |
| Discovery Place Discovery Place Discovery Place is a science and technology museum for visitors of all ages located in the Uptown area of Charlotte, North Carolina. Discovery Place brings science to life through hands-on interactive exhibits, thrilling activities and experiments, a larger-than-life IMAX Dome Theatre, and... |
Charlotte Charlotte, North Carolina Charlotte is the largest city in the U.S. state of North Carolina and the seat of Mecklenburg County. In 2010, Charlotte's population according to the US Census Bureau was 731,424, making it the 17th largest city in the United States based on population. The Charlotte metropolitan area had a 2009... |
Metro Charlotte Charlotte metropolitan area The Charlotte metropolitan area is a metropolitan area/region of North and South Carolina within and surrounding the city of Charlotte... |
Science | |
| Discovery Place Kids | Huntersville Huntersville, North Carolina Huntersville is a large town in Mecklenburg and Cabarrus Counties, North Carolina, United States. The population was 46,773 at the 2010 census, which makes Huntersville the 19th largest city in North Carolina. It is located about 12 miles north of uptown Charlotte. It is thought that the town... |
Metro Charlotte Charlotte metropolitan area The Charlotte metropolitan area is a metropolitan area/region of North and South Carolina within and surrounding the city of Charlotte... |
Children's | website, opening 2009 |
| Doll & Miniature Museum of High Point | High Point High Point, North Carolina High Point is a city located in the Piedmont Triad region of North Carolina. As of 2010 the city had a total population of 104,371, according to the US Census Bureau. High Point is currently the eighth-largest municipality in North Carolina.... |
Piedmont Triad Piedmont Triad The Piedmont Triad, or Triad, is a north-central region of the U.S. state of North Carolina that consists of the area within and surrounding the three major cities of Greensboro, Winston-Salem, and High Point. This close group or "triad" of cities lies in the Piedmont geographical region of the... |
Toy | website, formerly the Angela Peterson Doll & Miniature Museum, includes dolls, miniature displays, dollhouses and unusual artifacts |
| Dr. Robert Smith House | Mount Airy Mount Airy, North Carolina Mount Airy is a city in Surry County, North Carolina, United States. As of the 2010 census, the city population was 10,388.-History:Mount Airy was settled in the 1750s as a stagecoach stop on the road between Winston-Salem and Galax, Virginia. It was named for a nearby plantation... |
Foothills | Local history | website, information, depicts early 20th century life |
| Dr. Josephus Hall House | Salisbury Salisbury, North Carolina Salisbury is a city in Rowan County in North Carolina, a state of the United States of America. The population was 33,663 in the 2010 Census . It is the county seat of Rowan County... |
Metro Charlotte Charlotte metropolitan area The Charlotte metropolitan area is a metropolitan area/region of North and South Carolina within and surrounding the city of Charlotte... |
Historic house | website, operated by the Historic Salisbury Foundation, mid-19th century period house |
| Dry Ridge Historical Museum | Weaverville Weaverville, North Carolina Weaverville is a town in Buncombe County, North Carolina, United States. The population was 2,646 in 2007. It is part of the Asheville Metropolitan Statistical Area.-Geography:Weaverville is located at .... |
Western Western North Carolina Western North Carolina is the region of North Carolina which includes the Appalachian Mountains, thus it is often known geographically as the state's Mountain Region. It is sometimes included with upstate South Carolina as the "Western Carolinas", which is also counted as a single media market... |
Local history | information |
| Duke Homestead State Historic Site Duke Homestead and Tobacco Factory Duke Homestead State Historic Site is a National Historic Landmark and a state historic location in Durham, North Carolina. -History:Duke Homestead was originally owned by Washington Duke in the 19th century... |
Durham Durham, North Carolina Durham is a city in the U.S. state of North Carolina. It is the county seat of Durham County and also extends into Wake County. It is the fifth-largest city in the state, and the 85th-largest in the United States by population, with 228,330 residents as of the 2010 United States census... |
The Triangle The Triangle (North Carolina) The Research Triangle, also known as Raleigh-Durham and commonly referred to as simply "The Triangle", is a region in the Piedmont of North Carolina in the United States, anchored by North Carolina State University, Duke University, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, and cities of... |
Open air | 1850s home, factories, tobacco farm and museum |
| Duplin County Veterans Museum | Warsaw Warsaw, North Carolina Warsaw is a town in Duplin County, North Carolina, United States. The population was 3,051 at the 2000 census.-Geography:Warsaw is located at .... |
Inner Banks Inner Banks The Inner Banks is a term used by some to describe the inland coastal region of eastern North Carolina, an area on the East Coast of the United States that is 22,227 square-miles by its broadest definition... |
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| Earth Echoes Children's World Museum | Mint Hill Mint Hill, North Carolina Mint Hill is a suburban town in southeastern Mecklenburg and northwestern Union counties in the U.S. state of North Carolina, it is a major suburb on the outskirts of Charlotte and near the Cabarrus County line... |
Metro Charlotte Charlotte metropolitan area The Charlotte metropolitan area is a metropolitan area/region of North and South Carolina within and surrounding the city of Charlotte... |
Children's | information |
| East Carolina Village of Yesteryear | Greenville Greenville, North Carolina Greenville is the county seat of Pitt County and principal city of the Greenville, North Carolina metropolitan area. Greenville is the health, entertainment, and educational hub of North Carolina's Tidewater and Coastal Plain and in 2008 was listed as the Tenth Largest City in North Carolina... |
Inner Banks Inner Banks The Inner Banks is a term used by some to describe the inland coastal region of eastern North Carolina, an area on the East Coast of the United States that is 22,227 square-miles by its broadest definition... |
Open air | website |
| Eastern Cabarrus Historical Society Museum | Mount Pleasant Mount Pleasant, North Carolina Mount Pleasant is a town located in eastern Cabarrus County, North Carolina, in the United States. As of the 2000 census, the town population was 1,259.... |
Metro Charlotte Charlotte metropolitan area The Charlotte metropolitan area is a metropolitan area/region of North and South Carolina within and surrounding the city of Charlotte... |
Local history | website |
| Edgecombe County Veterans Military Museum | Tarboro Tarboro, North Carolina Tarboro is a city located in Edgecombe County, North Carolina. It is part of the Rocky Mount, North Carolina Metropolitan Statistical Area. As of 2010, the town had a total population of 13,121. It is the county seat of Edgecombe County. Tarboro is located in North Carolina's Inner Banks region... |
Inner Banks Inner Banks The Inner Banks is a term used by some to describe the inland coastal region of eastern North Carolina, an area on the East Coast of the United States that is 22,227 square-miles by its broadest definition... |
Military | website |
| Edwards-Franklin House | Low Gap | Western Western North Carolina Western North Carolina is the region of North Carolina which includes the Appalachian Mountains, thus it is often known geographically as the state's Mountain Region. It is sometimes included with upstate South Carolina as the "Western Carolinas", which is also counted as a single media market... |
Historic house | information |
| Elsewhere Artist Collaborative | Greensboro Greensboro, North Carolina Greensboro is a city in the U.S. state of North Carolina. It is the third-largest city by population in North Carolina and the largest city in Guilford County and the surrounding Piedmont Triad metropolitan region. According to the 2010 U.S... |
Piedmont Triad Piedmont Triad The Piedmont Triad, or Triad, is a north-central region of the U.S. state of North Carolina that consists of the area within and surrounding the three major cities of Greensboro, Winston-Salem, and High Point. This close group or "triad" of cities lies in the Piedmont geographical region of the... |
Art | website |
| EnergyExplorium | Huntersville Huntersville, North Carolina Huntersville is a large town in Mecklenburg and Cabarrus Counties, North Carolina, United States. The population was 46,773 at the 2010 census, which makes Huntersville the 19th largest city in North Carolina. It is located about 12 miles north of uptown Charlotte. It is thought that the town... |
Metro Charlotte Charlotte metropolitan area The Charlotte metropolitan area is a metropolitan area/region of North and South Carolina within and surrounding the city of Charlotte... |
Science | website, located at our McGuire Nuclear Station, exhibits about electricity |
| Erwin History Museum | Erwin Erwin, North Carolina Erwin is a town in Harnett County, North Carolina, United States. The population was 4,537 at the 2000 census.-Geography:Erwin is located at .... |
Piedmont Piedmont (United States) The Piedmont is a plateau region located in the eastern United States between the Atlantic Coastal Plain and the main Appalachian Mountains, stretching from New Jersey in the north to central Alabama in the south. The Piedmont province is a physiographic province of the larger Appalachian division... |
Local history | information, information |
| Estes-Winn Antique Car Museum | Asheville Asheville, North Carolina Asheville is a city in and the county seat of Buncombe County, North Carolina, United States. It is the largest city in Western North Carolina, and the 11th largest city in North Carolina. The City is home to the United States National Climatic Data Center , which is the world's largest active... |
Western Western North Carolina Western North Carolina is the region of North Carolina which includes the Appalachian Mountains, thus it is often known geographically as the state's Mountain Region. It is sometimes included with upstate South Carolina as the "Western Carolinas", which is also counted as a single media market... |
Automotive | website |
| Fair Bluff Depot Museum | Fair Bluff Fair Bluff, North Carolina Fair Bluff is a town in Columbus County, North Carolina, United States. The population was 1,181 at the 2000 census.-Geography:Fair Bluff is located at , along the banks of the Lumber River... |
Piedmont Piedmont (United States) The Piedmont is a plateau region located in the eastern United States between the Atlantic Coastal Plain and the main Appalachian Mountains, stretching from New Jersey in the north to central Alabama in the south. The Piedmont province is a physiographic province of the larger Appalachian division... |
Railroad | information |
| Fascinate-U Children's Museum | Fayetteville Fayetteville, North Carolina Fayetteville is a city located in Cumberland County, North Carolina, United States. It is the county seat of Cumberland County, and is best known as the home of Fort Bragg, a U.S. Army post located northwest of the city.... |
Fayetteville metro area Fayetteville, North Carolina metropolitan area The Fayetteville Metropolitan Statistical Area, as defined by the United States Census Bureau, is an area consisting of two counties – Cumberland and Hoke – in eastern North Carolina, anchored by the city of Fayetteville... |
Children's | website |
| Fayetteville Area Transportation Museum | Fayetteville Fayetteville, North Carolina Fayetteville is a city located in Cumberland County, North Carolina, United States. It is the county seat of Cumberland County, and is best known as the home of Fort Bragg, a U.S. Army post located northwest of the city.... |
Fayetteville metro area Fayetteville, North Carolina metropolitan area The Fayetteville Metropolitan Statistical Area, as defined by the United States Census Bureau, is an area consisting of two counties – Cumberland and Hoke – in eastern North Carolina, anchored by the city of Fayetteville... |
Transportation | website |
| Fayetteville Independent Light Infantry Armory and Museum | Fayetteville Fayetteville, North Carolina Fayetteville is a city located in Cumberland County, North Carolina, United States. It is the county seat of Cumberland County, and is best known as the home of Fort Bragg, a U.S. Army post located northwest of the city.... |
Fayetteville metro area Fayetteville, North Carolina metropolitan area The Fayetteville Metropolitan Statistical Area, as defined by the United States Census Bureau, is an area consisting of two counties – Cumberland and Hoke – in eastern North Carolina, anchored by the city of Fayetteville... |
Military | information |
| Fayetteville Museum of Art | Fayetteville Fayetteville, North Carolina Fayetteville is a city located in Cumberland County, North Carolina, United States. It is the county seat of Cumberland County, and is best known as the home of Fort Bragg, a U.S. Army post located northwest of the city.... |
Fayetteville metro area Fayetteville, North Carolina metropolitan area The Fayetteville Metropolitan Statistical Area, as defined by the United States Census Bureau, is an area consisting of two counties – Cumberland and Hoke – in eastern North Carolina, anchored by the city of Fayetteville... |
Art | website, changing exhibits |
| Fifth Avenue Mask Museum | Hendersonville Hendersonville, North Carolina Hendersonville is a city in Henderson County, North Carolina, USA, southeast of Asheville. In 1900, 1,917 persons lived in Hendersonville; in 1910, 2,818; and in 1940, 5,381 people lived here. As of the 2010 census, the city population was 12,223, up fivefold in one century. It is the county... |
Western Western North Carolina Western North Carolina is the region of North Carolina which includes the Appalachian Mountains, thus it is often known geographically as the state's Mountain Region. It is sometimes included with upstate South Carolina as the "Western Carolinas", which is also counted as a single media market... |
Anthropology | information, native masks, dolls dressed in native garb and locally produced textiles, open by appointment |
| Flat Top Manor Flat Top Manor Flat Top Manor, as it is known to the locals, is also referred to as Moses Cone Manor, Moses Cone Estate, the Moses H. Cone Mansion, or just Flat Top. On the Blue Ridge Parkway it is located at Milepost 294 in Blowing Rock, North Carolina... |
Blowing Rock Blowing Rock, North Carolina Blowing Rock is a town in North Carolina, USA, situated in both Caldwell and Watauga counties. The population was 1,418 at the 2000 census. However, during the summer the town's population increases to about 10,000.]]\\... |
Western Western North Carolina Western North Carolina is the region of North Carolina which includes the Appalachian Mountains, thus it is often known geographically as the state's Mountain Region. It is sometimes included with upstate South Carolina as the "Western Carolinas", which is also counted as a single media market... |
Historic house | Also known as Moses Cone Manor, located in Moses H. Cone Memorial Park Moses H. Cone Memorial Park The Moses H. Cone Memorial Park is a country estate in honor of Moses H. Cone in Blowing Rock, North Carolina. It is on the Blue Ridge Parkway between mileposts 292 and 295 with access at Milepost 294. Most locals call it Cone Park. The park is run by the National Park Service and is open to the... , tours of the Victorian mansion's second floor, first floor houses the Parkway Craft Center |
| Folk Art Center Folk Art Center The Folk Art Center is a museum of Appalachian arts and crafts located at milepost 382 on the Blue Ridge Parkway near Asheville, North Carolina... |
Asheville Asheville, North Carolina Asheville is a city in and the county seat of Buncombe County, North Carolina, United States. It is the largest city in Western North Carolina, and the 11th largest city in North Carolina. The City is home to the United States National Climatic Data Center , which is the world's largest active... |
Western Western North Carolina Western North Carolina is the region of North Carolina which includes the Appalachian Mountains, thus it is often known geographically as the state's Mountain Region. It is sometimes included with upstate South Carolina as the "Western Carolinas", which is also counted as a single media market... |
Art | Appalachian folk art, crafts and culture, operated by the Southern Highland Craft Guild |
| Fort Defiance | Lenoir Lenoir, North Carolina Lenoir is a city in Caldwell County, North Carolina, United States. The population was 18,228 at the 2010 census. It is the county seat of Caldwell County. Lenoir is located in the Blue Ridge foothills. The city also contains the Brushy Mountains, a spur of the Blue Ridge Mountains... |
Western Western North Carolina Western North Carolina is the region of North Carolina which includes the Appalachian Mountains, thus it is often known geographically as the state's Mountain Region. It is sometimes included with upstate South Carolina as the "Western Carolinas", which is also counted as a single media market... |
Historic house | website, 1792 home of Revolutionary general William Lenoir William Lenoir (general) William Lenoir was an American Revolutionary War officer and prominent statesman in late 18th-century and early 19th-century North Carolina. Both the City of Lenoir, North Carolina and Lenoir County, North Carolina are named for him. Additionally, Lenoir City, Tennessee is jointly named for him... |
| Fort Dobbs | Statesville Statesville, North Carolina Statesville is a city located in Iredell County, North Carolina, United States and was named an All-America City in 1997 and 2009. The population was 24,633 at the 2010 census... |
Metro Charlotte Charlotte metropolitan area The Charlotte metropolitan area is a metropolitan area/region of North and South Carolina within and surrounding the city of Charlotte... |
Military | website |
| Fort Branch Fort Branch Fort Branch was a fort built by the Confederate Army especially to defend against attacks from the Union Army along the Roanoke River in North Carolina.... |
Hamilton Hamilton, North Carolina Hamilton is a town in Martin County, North Carolina, United States. The population was 516 at the 2000 census. The current mayor is Gil Matthews.-Geography:Hamilton is located at .... |
Inner Banks Inner Banks The Inner Banks is a term used by some to describe the inland coastal region of eastern North Carolina, an area on the East Coast of the United States that is 22,227 square-miles by its broadest definition... |
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| Fort Fisher State Historic Site | Wilmington Wilmington, North Carolina Wilmington is a port city in and is the county seat of New Hanover County, North Carolina, United States. The population is 106,476 according to the 2010 Census, making it the eighth most populous city in the state of North Carolina... |
Lower Cape Fear | Military | Restored fort and museum |
| Fort Macon State Park Fort Macon State Park Fort Macon State Park is a North Carolina state park in Carteret County, North Carolina, in the United States. Located on Bogue Banks near Atlantic Beach, the park opened in 1936... |
Beaufort Beaufort, North Carolina Beaufort is a town in Carteret County, North Carolina, United States. Established in 1709, it is the third-oldest town in North Carolina.The population was 4,189 at the 2008 census and it is the county seat of Carteret County... |
Crystal Coast Crystal Coast The Crystal Coast is an 85-mile stretch of coastline in North Carolina that extends from the Cape Lookout National Seashore, which includes 56 miles of protected beaches, westward to the New River. It is also known as the Southern Outer Banks and is a popular area with tourists and second-home... |
Military | Restored fort and museum |
| Fort Raleigh National Historic Site | Roanoke Island Roanoke Island Roanoke Island is an island in Dare County near the coast of North Carolina, United States. It was named after the historical Roanoke Carolina Algonquian people who inhabited the area in the 16th century at the time of English exploration.... |
Outer Banks Outer Banks The Outer Banks is a 200-mile long string of narrow barrier islands off the coast of North Carolina, beginning in the southeastern corner of Virginia Beach on the east coast of the United States.... |
History | Includes history of Sir Walter Raleigh's "Lost Colony" and local history |
| Foscue Plantation House | Pollocksville Pollocksville, North Carolina Pollocksville is a town in Jones County, North Carolina, United States. The population was 269 at the 2000 census. It is part of the New Bern, North Carolina Micropolitan Statistical Area.-Geography:Pollocksville is located at .... |
Inner Banks Inner Banks The Inner Banks is a term used by some to describe the inland coastal region of eastern North Carolina, an area on the East Coast of the United States that is 22,227 square-miles by its broadest definition... |
Historic house | information |
| Franklin Gem & Mineral Museum | Franklin Franklin, North Carolina Franklin is a town in Franklin Township, Macon County, North Carolina, United States, within the Nantahala National Forest. The population was 3,490 as of the 2000 census. It is the county seat of Macon County. Franklin is an official Appalachian Trail friendly destination... |
Western Western North Carolina Western North Carolina is the region of North Carolina which includes the Appalachian Mountains, thus it is often known geographically as the state's Mountain Region. It is sometimes included with upstate South Carolina as the "Western Carolinas", which is also counted as a single media market... |
Natural history | website, gems, minerals, fossils, Indian artifacts, fluorescent mineral display, sea shells |
| Fremont Heritage Museum | Fremont | Inner Banks Inner Banks The Inner Banks is a term used by some to describe the inland coastal region of eastern North Carolina, an area on the East Coast of the United States that is 22,227 square-miles by its broadest definition... |
Local history | information, information |
| Frisco Native American Museum & Natural History Center | Frisco Frisco, North Carolina Frisco is a small unincorporated community on the barrier island of Hatteras Island, between the villages of Buxton and Hatteras. It is located in Dare County, North Carolina, USA, and was previously named Trent, or Trent Woods, but received a new name with the coming of the post office in 1898... |
Outer Banks Outer Banks The Outer Banks is a 200-mile long string of narrow barrier islands off the coast of North Carolina, beginning in the southeastern corner of Virginia Beach on the east coast of the United States.... |
Multiple | website, Native American artifacts, art, and culture, natural history displays |
| Gaston County Museum | Dallas Dallas, North Carolina Dallas is a town in Gaston County, North Carolina and a suburb of both Charlotte and Gastonia. The population was 3,402 at the 2000 census. It was named for George M. Dallas, Vice President of the United States of America under James K. Polk.-Geography:... |
Metro Charlotte Charlotte metropolitan area The Charlotte metropolitan area is a metropolitan area/region of North and South Carolina within and surrounding the city of Charlotte... |
Multiple | website, art, transportation, textiles, historic hotel |
| Galyon & Cullis Galleries | Greensboro Greensboro, North Carolina Greensboro is a city in the U.S. state of North Carolina. It is the third-largest city by population in North Carolina and the largest city in Guilford County and the surrounding Piedmont Triad metropolitan region. According to the 2010 U.S... |
Piedmont Triad Piedmont Triad The Piedmont Triad, or Triad, is a north-central region of the U.S. state of North Carolina that consists of the area within and surrounding the three major cities of Greensboro, Winston-Salem, and High Point. This close group or "triad" of cities lies in the Piedmont geographical region of the... |
Art | website, part of Greensboro College Greensboro College Greensboro College is a four-year, independent, coeducational liberal-arts college, also offering four master's degrees, located in Greensboro, North Carolina, and affiliated with the United Methodist Church. It was founded in 1838... |
| General William C. Lee Airborne Museum | Dunn Dunn, North Carolina Dunn is a city in Harnett County, North Carolina, United States. The population was 9,196 at the 2000 census.It is the birthplace of early an rock and roll guitar player, Link Wray, and General William C. Lee, father of the American Army Airborne. The city's slogan is "It's all right here." The... |
The Triangle The Triangle (North Carolina) The Research Triangle, also known as Raleigh-Durham and commonly referred to as simply "The Triangle", is a region in the Piedmont of North Carolina in the United States, anchored by North Carolina State University, Duke University, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, and cities of... |
Biographical | website, former home and military history of General William C. Lee William C. Lee Major General William Carey "Bill" Lee was an American U.S. Army soldier and general. Lee is often referred to as the "Father of the U.S. Airborne".-Biography:... |
| Gertrude Smith House | Mount Airy Mount Airy, North Carolina Mount Airy is a city in Surry County, North Carolina, United States. As of the 2010 census, the city population was 10,388.-History:Mount Airy was settled in the 1750s as a stagecoach stop on the road between Winston-Salem and Galax, Virginia. It was named for a nearby plantation... |
Foothills | Historic house | website, information, depicts early 20th century life |
| GI Memorial House Museum | Kannapolis Kannapolis, North Carolina Kannapolis is a city in Cabarrus and Rowan counties in the U.S. state of North Carolina, northwest of Concord and northeast of Charlotte. The population was 42,625 at the 2010 census, which makes Kannapolis the 20th largest city in North Carolina... |
Metro Charlotte Charlotte metropolitan area The Charlotte metropolitan area is a metropolitan area/region of North and South Carolina within and surrounding the city of Charlotte... |
Historic house | website, 1945 house built for WWII veterans, operated by the Kannapolis History Associates |
| Gold Hill Mines Historic Park | Gold Hill Township Gold Hill Township, Rowan County, North Carolina Gold Hill Township is one of fourteen townships in Rowan County, North Carolina, United States. The township had a population of 10,015 according to the 2000 census.... |
Piedmont Piedmont (United States) The Piedmont is a plateau region located in the eastern United States between the Atlantic Coastal Plain and the main Appalachian Mountains, stretching from New Jersey in the north to central Alabama in the south. The Piedmont province is a physiographic province of the larger Appalachian division... |
Mining | website, includes Assay Museum, jail and mine shafts |
| Graham County Museum of Prehistoric Relics | Fontana Dam | Western Western North Carolina Western North Carolina is the region of North Carolina which includes the Appalachian Mountains, thus it is often known geographically as the state's Mountain Region. It is sometimes included with upstate South Carolina as the "Western Carolinas", which is also counted as a single media market... |
Archaeology | website, located at the Hike Inn, pre-historic artifacts from North, Central and South America |
| Graham Historical Museum | Graham Graham, North Carolina Graham is a city in Alamance County, North Carolina, United States. It is part of the Burlington, North Carolina Metropolitan Statistical Area. The current population estimate is 14,533... |
Piedmont Triad Piedmont Triad The Piedmont Triad, or Triad, is a north-central region of the U.S. state of North Carolina that consists of the area within and surrounding the three major cities of Greensboro, Winston-Salem, and High Point. This close group or "triad" of cities lies in the Piedmont geographical region of the... |
Local history | information, information |
| Grandfather Mountain Nature Museum | Linville Linville, North Carolina Linville is a community centered just south of the US 221 and NC 105 intersection in Avery County, North Carolina. The community -- at times known as Clay or Porcelain -- was founded in 1883 and designed by Samuel T. Kelsey of Kansas, it was named for William and John Linville, who were killed by... |
Western Western North Carolina Western North Carolina is the region of North Carolina which includes the Appalachian Mountains, thus it is often known geographically as the state's Mountain Region. It is sometimes included with upstate South Carolina as the "Western Carolinas", which is also counted as a single media market... |
Natural history | website, animals, plants and geology of Grandfather Mountain Grandfather Mountain Grandfather Mountain is a mountain, a non-profit attraction, and a North Carolina state parknear Linville, North Carolina. At 5,946 feet , it is the highest peak on the eastern escarpment of the Blue Ridge Mountains, one of the major chains of the Appalachian Mountains. The Blue Ridge Parkway... and surrounding area |
| Granite Falls History & Transportation Museum | Granite Falls Granite Falls, North Carolina Granite Falls is a town in Caldwell County, North Carolina, United States. The population was 4,612 at the 2000 census. It is part of the Hickory–Lenoir–Morganton Metropolitan Statistical Area.-Geography:... |
Western Western North Carolina Western North Carolina is the region of North Carolina which includes the Appalachian Mountains, thus it is often known geographically as the state's Mountain Region. It is sometimes included with upstate South Carolina as the "Western Carolinas", which is also counted as a single media market... |
Local history | website, information, housed in the historic Andrew Baird House |
| Granville County History Museum | Oxford Oxford, North Carolina Oxford is a city in Granville County, North Carolina, United States. The population was 8,461 at the 2010 census It is the county seat of Granville County.-History:... |
Piedmont Piedmont (United States) The Piedmont is a plateau region located in the eastern United States between the Atlantic Coastal Plain and the main Appalachian Mountains, stretching from New Jersey in the north to central Alabama in the south. The Piedmont province is a physiographic province of the larger Appalachian division... |
Local history | website |
| Graveyard of the Atlantic Museum Graveyard of the Atlantic Museum The Graveyard of the Atlantic Museum is a maritime museum that focuses on the maritime history and shipwrecks of the Outer Banks of North Carolina... |
Hatteras Hatteras, North Carolina Hatteras is an unincorporated community in Dare County, North Carolina, United States, on the Outer Banks island of Hatteras. North Carolina Highway 12 passes through the community linking it to Frisco and Ocracoke . It is south of the famous Cape Hatteras and the Cape Hatteras Lighthouse in Buxton... |
Outer Banks Outer Banks The Outer Banks is a 200-mile long string of narrow barrier islands off the coast of North Carolina, beginning in the southeastern corner of Virginia Beach on the east coast of the United States.... |
Maritime | maritime history and shipwrecks of the Outer Banks |
| Green Hill Center | Greensboro Greensboro, North Carolina Greensboro is a city in the U.S. state of North Carolina. It is the third-largest city by population in North Carolina and the largest city in Guilford County and the surrounding Piedmont Triad metropolitan region. According to the 2010 U.S... |
Piedmont Triad Piedmont Triad The Piedmont Triad, or Triad, is a north-central region of the U.S. state of North Carolina that consists of the area within and surrounding the three major cities of Greensboro, Winston-Salem, and High Point. This close group or "triad" of cities lies in the Piedmont geographical region of the... |
Art | website, visual arts center with exhibitions of contemporary art and a family gallery |
| Greene County Museum of Art and History | Snow Hill Snow Hill, North Carolina Snow Hill is a town in Greene County, North Carolina, United States. The population was 1,564 at the 2008 census. It is the county seat of Greene County and is part of the Greenville Metropolitan Area... |
Inner Banks Inner Banks The Inner Banks is a term used by some to describe the inland coastal region of eastern North Carolina, an area on the East Coast of the United States that is 22,227 square-miles by its broadest definition... |
Multiple | information, information, local and regional art and local history |
| Greensboro Children's Museum | Greensboro Greensboro, North Carolina Greensboro is a city in the U.S. state of North Carolina. It is the third-largest city by population in North Carolina and the largest city in Guilford County and the surrounding Piedmont Triad metropolitan region. According to the 2010 U.S... |
Piedmont Triad Piedmont Triad The Piedmont Triad, or Triad, is a north-central region of the U.S. state of North Carolina that consists of the area within and surrounding the three major cities of Greensboro, Winston-Salem, and High Point. This close group or "triad" of cities lies in the Piedmont geographical region of the... |
Children's | website |
| Greensboro Historical Museum | Greensboro Greensboro, North Carolina Greensboro is a city in the U.S. state of North Carolina. It is the third-largest city by population in North Carolina and the largest city in Guilford County and the surrounding Piedmont Triad metropolitan region. According to the 2010 U.S... |
Piedmont Triad Piedmont Triad The Piedmont Triad, or Triad, is a north-central region of the U.S. state of North Carolina that consists of the area within and surrounding the three major cities of Greensboro, Winston-Salem, and High Point. This close group or "triad" of cities lies in the Piedmont geographical region of the... |
Local history | website, museum exhibits include O. Henry O. Henry O. Henry was the pen name of the American writer William Sydney Porter . O. Henry's short stories are well known for their wit, wordplay, warm characterization and clever twist endings.-Early life:... , First Lady Dolley Madison Dolley Madison Dolley Payne Todd Madison was the spouse of the fourth President of the United States, James Madison, and was First Lady of the United States from 1809 to 1817... , the Greensboro Sit-ins]], period displays, also late 18th century McNairy House and early 19th century Isley House |
| Greenville Museum of Art | Greenville Greenville, North Carolina Greenville is the county seat of Pitt County and principal city of the Greenville, North Carolina metropolitan area. Greenville is the health, entertainment, and educational hub of North Carolina's Tidewater and Coastal Plain and in 2008 was listed as the Tenth Largest City in North Carolina... |
Inner Banks Inner Banks The Inner Banks is a term used by some to describe the inland coastal region of eastern North Carolina, an area on the East Coast of the United States that is 22,227 square-miles by its broadest definition... |
Art | website |
| Gregg Museum of Art & Design | Raleigh Raleigh, North Carolina Raleigh is the capital and the second largest city in the state of North Carolina as well as the seat of Wake County. Raleigh is known as the "City of Oaks" for its many oak trees. According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the city's 2010 population was 403,892, over an area of , making Raleigh... |
The Triangle The Triangle (North Carolina) The Research Triangle, also known as Raleigh-Durham and commonly referred to as simply "The Triangle", is a region in the Piedmont of North Carolina in the United States, anchored by North Carolina State University, Duke University, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, and cities of... |
Art | website, part of North Carolina State University North Carolina State University North Carolina State University at Raleigh is a public, coeducational, extensive research university located in Raleigh, North Carolina, United States. Commonly known as NC State, the university is part of the University of North Carolina system and is a land, sea, and space grant institution... , formerly Gallery of Art & Design, includes applied and decorative arts |
| Grifton Historical Museum | Grifton Grifton, North Carolina Grifton is a town in Lenoir and Pitt Counties, North Carolina, United States. The 2008 population was estimated to be 2,240. The town is a part of the Greenville Metropolitan Area located in North Carolina's Inner Banks region.- Geography :... |
Inner Banks Inner Banks The Inner Banks is a term used by some to describe the inland coastal region of eastern North Carolina, an area on the East Coast of the United States that is 22,227 square-miles by its broadest definition... |
Local history | website |
| Grimes Mill | Salisbury Salisbury, North Carolina Salisbury is a city in Rowan County in North Carolina, a state of the United States of America. The population was 33,663 in the 2010 Census . It is the county seat of Rowan County... |
Metro Charlotte Charlotte metropolitan area The Charlotte metropolitan area is a metropolitan area/region of North and South Carolina within and surrounding the city of Charlotte... |
Mill | website, operated by the Historic Salisbury Foundation, open by appointment and for special events |
| Guilford College Art Gallery | Greensboro Greensboro, North Carolina Greensboro is a city in the U.S. state of North Carolina. It is the third-largest city by population in North Carolina and the largest city in Guilford County and the surrounding Piedmont Triad metropolitan region. According to the 2010 U.S... |
Piedmont Triad Piedmont Triad The Piedmont Triad, or Triad, is a north-central region of the U.S. state of North Carolina that consists of the area within and surrounding the three major cities of Greensboro, Winston-Salem, and High Point. This close group or "triad" of cities lies in the Piedmont geographical region of the... |
Art | website |
| Guilford Courthouse National Military Park Guilford Courthouse National Military Park Guilford Courthouse National Military Park, at 2332 New Garden Road in Greensboro, North Carolina, commemorates the Battle of Guilford Court House, fought on March 15, 1781. This battle opened the campaign that led to American victory in the Revolutionary War. The losses by the British in this... |
Greensboro Greensboro, North Carolina Greensboro is a city in the U.S. state of North Carolina. It is the third-largest city by population in North Carolina and the largest city in Guilford County and the surrounding Piedmont Triad metropolitan region. According to the 2010 U.S... |
Piedmont Triad Piedmont Triad The Piedmont Triad, or Triad, is a north-central region of the U.S. state of North Carolina that consists of the area within and surrounding the three major cities of Greensboro, Winston-Salem, and High Point. This close group or "triad" of cities lies in the Piedmont geographical region of the... |
Military | Revolutionary War battlefield and museum |
| Guilford Native American Art Gallery | Greensboro Greensboro, North Carolina Greensboro is a city in the U.S. state of North Carolina. It is the third-largest city by population in North Carolina and the largest city in Guilford County and the surrounding Piedmont Triad metropolitan region. According to the 2010 U.S... |
Piedmont Triad Piedmont Triad The Piedmont Triad, or Triad, is a north-central region of the U.S. state of North Carolina that consists of the area within and surrounding the three major cities of Greensboro, Winston-Salem, and High Point. This close group or "triad" of cities lies in the Piedmont geographical region of the... |
Art | website |
| Hammerstone Scout Museum | Lillington Lillington, North Carolina Lillington is a town in Harnett County, North Carolina, United States. The population was 2,915 at the 2000 census. It is the county seat of Harnett County.-Geography:Lillington is located at .... |
The Triangle The Triangle (North Carolina) The Research Triangle, also known as Raleigh-Durham and commonly referred to as simply "The Triangle", is a region in the Piedmont of North Carolina in the United States, anchored by North Carolina State University, Duke University, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, and cities of... |
Scouting | website |
| Hands On! | Hendersonville Hendersonville, North Carolina Hendersonville is a city in Henderson County, North Carolina, USA, southeast of Asheville. In 1900, 1,917 persons lived in Hendersonville; in 1910, 2,818; and in 1940, 5,381 people lived here. As of the 2010 census, the city population was 12,223, up fivefold in one century. It is the county... |
Western Western North Carolina Western North Carolina is the region of North Carolina which includes the Appalachian Mountains, thus it is often known geographically as the state's Mountain Region. It is sometimes included with upstate South Carolina as the "Western Carolinas", which is also counted as a single media market... |
Children's | website |
| Harmony Hall Plantation | White Oak White Oak, North Carolina White Oak is a census-designated place in Bladen County, North Carolina, United States. The population was 304 at the 2000 census.-Geography:White Oak is located at .... |
Piedmont Piedmont (United States) The Piedmont is a plateau region located in the eastern United States between the Atlantic Coastal Plain and the main Appalachian Mountains, stretching from New Jersey in the north to central Alabama in the south. The Piedmont province is a physiographic province of the larger Appalachian division... |
Open air | website |
| Harnett County Indian Museum | Kipling Kipling, North Carolina Kipling is an unincorporated community located along U.S. Highway 401 in the Hectors Creek Township of Harnett County, North Carolina between the communities of Cape Fear and Chalybeate Springs north of Lillington. Formerly known as Bradley's Store during the late 19th century . An incorporation... |
Fayetteville metro area Fayetteville, North Carolina metropolitan area The Fayetteville Metropolitan Statistical Area, as defined by the United States Census Bureau, is an area consisting of two counties – Cumberland and Hoke – in eastern North Carolina, anchored by the city of Fayetteville... |
Native American | information |
| Harper House/Hickory History Center | Hickory Hickory, North Carolina Hickory is a city in Catawba County, North Carolina. Hickory has the 162nd largest urban area in the United States. As of the 2000 census, the Metropolitan Statistical Area had a population of 341,851, making it the 4th largest metropolitan area in North Carolina. The city's population was 37,222... |
Western Western North Carolina Western North Carolina is the region of North Carolina which includes the Appalachian Mountains, thus it is often known geographically as the state's Mountain Region. It is sometimes included with upstate South Carolina as the "Western Carolinas", which is also counted as a single media market... |
Historic house | website, operated by the Catawba County Historical Association |
| Harris Hall Museum | Oxford Oxford, North Carolina Oxford is a city in Granville County, North Carolina, United States. The population was 8,461 at the 2010 census It is the county seat of Granville County.-History:... |
Piedmont Piedmont (United States) The Piedmont is a plateau region located in the eastern United States between the Atlantic Coastal Plain and the main Appalachian Mountains, stretching from New Jersey in the north to central Alabama in the south. The Piedmont province is a physiographic province of the larger Appalachian division... |
Multiple | website, science, history, art, and culture |
| Hatteras Histories and Mysteries Museum Hatteras Histories and Mysteries Museum The Hatteras Histories and Mysteries Museum is a museum located in Buxton, North Carolina, that focuses on the possible fate of the inhabitants of the Roanoke Colony, who disappeared around 1587... |
Buxton Buxton, North Carolina Buxton is an unincorporated community of nearly 1,500 people on Hatteras Island near Cape Hatteras. It is located in Dare County in the U.S. state of North Carolina. North Carolina Highway 12 links the community to other Outer Banks communities such as Avon, Frisco, and Hatteras... |
Outer Banks Outer Banks The Outer Banks is a 200-mile long string of narrow barrier islands off the coast of North Carolina, beginning in the southeastern corner of Virginia Beach on the east coast of the United States.... |
History | website, history and culture |
| Havelock Tourist & Event Center | Havelock Havelock, North Carolina Havelock is a city in Craven County, North Carolina, United States. The population was 22,442 at the 2000 census, and estimated to be 21,906 in 2006... |
Crystal Coast Crystal Coast The Crystal Coast is an 85-mile stretch of coastline in North Carolina that extends from the Cape Lookout National Seashore, which includes 56 miles of protected beaches, westward to the New River. It is also known as the Southern Outer Banks and is a popular area with tourists and second-home... |
Aviation | website, features exhibits about the Marine Corps history and aircraft |
| Haw River Town Museum Haw River Town Museum The Haw River Town Museum is a museum located in Haw River, North Carolina Housed in a 145 year old building which once served as the town's fire hall, the museum exhibits photographs, artifacts and memorabilia, focusing on the town's history.... |
Haw River Haw River, North Carolina Haw River is a town in Alamance County, North Carolina, United States. It is part of the Burlington, North Carolina Metropolitan Statistical Area. The current population estimate is 2,012.-Geography:Haw River is located at .... |
Piedmont Triad Piedmont Triad The Piedmont Triad, or Triad, is a north-central region of the U.S. state of North Carolina that consists of the area within and surrounding the three major cities of Greensboro, Winston-Salem, and High Point. This close group or "triad" of cities lies in the Piedmont geographical region of the... |
Local history | |
| Hayti Heritage Center | Durham Durham, North Carolina Durham is a city in the U.S. state of North Carolina. It is the county seat of Durham County and also extends into Wake County. It is the fifth-largest city in the state, and the 85th-largest in the United States by population, with 228,330 residents as of the 2010 United States census... |
The Triangle The Triangle (North Carolina) The Research Triangle, also known as Raleigh-Durham and commonly referred to as simply "The Triangle", is a region in the Piedmont of North Carolina in the United States, anchored by North Carolina State University, Duke University, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, and cities of... |
African American | website |
| Haywood Hall | Raleigh Raleigh, North Carolina Raleigh is the capital and the second largest city in the state of North Carolina as well as the seat of Wake County. Raleigh is known as the "City of Oaks" for its many oak trees. According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the city's 2010 population was 403,892, over an area of , making Raleigh... |
The Triangle The Triangle (North Carolina) The Research Triangle, also known as Raleigh-Durham and commonly referred to as simply "The Triangle", is a region in the Piedmont of North Carolina in the United States, anchored by North Carolina State University, Duke University, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, and cities of... |
Historic house | website, historic home of John Haywood John Haywood John Haywood was an American politician, who was the longest-serving North Carolina State Treasurer .-Career:Haywood began public service in 1781 as clerk of the State Senate, and held this office for five years, after which... |
| Health Adventure | Asheville Asheville, North Carolina Asheville is a city in and the county seat of Buncombe County, North Carolina, United States. It is the largest city in Western North Carolina, and the 11th largest city in North Carolina. The City is home to the United States National Climatic Data Center , which is the world's largest active... |
Western Western North Carolina Western North Carolina is the region of North Carolina which includes the Appalachian Mountains, thus it is often known geographically as the state's Mountain Region. It is sometimes included with upstate South Carolina as the "Western Carolinas", which is also counted as a single media market... |
Science | website, Health, biological and physical sciences, technology, and the scientific process |
| Henderson County Heritage Museum | Hendersonville Hendersonville, North Carolina Hendersonville is a city in Henderson County, North Carolina, USA, southeast of Asheville. In 1900, 1,917 persons lived in Hendersonville; in 1910, 2,818; and in 1940, 5,381 people lived here. As of the 2010 census, the city population was 12,223, up fivefold in one century. It is the county... |
Western Western North Carolina Western North Carolina is the region of North Carolina which includes the Appalachian Mountains, thus it is often known geographically as the state's Mountain Region. It is sometimes included with upstate South Carolina as the "Western Carolinas", which is also counted as a single media market... |
Local history | website |
| Henderson Institute Historical Museum | Henderson Henderson, North Carolina Henderson, with a population of 16,095 at the 2000 census, is the county seat of Vance County, North Carolina, United States.The city was named in honor of former North Carolina Supreme Court Chief Justice Leonard Henderson, who lived nearby and was a friend of early settler Lewis Reavis... |
African American | information | |
| Hendrick Motorsports Museum | Concord Concord, North Carolina Concord is a city in the U.S. state of North Carolina. According to Census 2010, the city has a current population of 79,066. It is the largest city in Cabarrus County and is the county seat. In terms of population, the city of Concord is the second largest city in the Charlotte Metropolitan Area... |
Metro Charlotte Charlotte metropolitan area The Charlotte metropolitan area is a metropolitan area/region of North and South Carolina within and surrounding the city of Charlotte... |
Automotive | website, information, ars, trophies, and memorabilia from the Hendrick Motorsports Hendrick Motorsports Hendrick Motorsports , originally named All Star Racing, is a current American auto racing team created in 1984 by Rick Hendrick. The team currently competes in the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series with Chevrolet Impalas... racing teams |
| Hickory Aviation Museum Hickory Aviation Museum Hickory Aviation Museum is an aerospace museum at the Hickory Regional Airport in Hickory, North Carolina. It features a museum located in the former airport terminal with artifacts, a hangar with aircraft and outdoor exhibits of aircraft on the former airport ramp.-Exhibits:Most aircraft in the... |
Hickory Hickory, North Carolina Hickory is a city in Catawba County, North Carolina. Hickory has the 162nd largest urban area in the United States. As of the 2000 census, the Metropolitan Statistical Area had a population of 341,851, making it the 4th largest metropolitan area in North Carolina. The city's population was 37,222... |
Western Western North Carolina Western North Carolina is the region of North Carolina which includes the Appalachian Mountains, thus it is often known geographically as the state's Mountain Region. It is sometimes included with upstate South Carolina as the "Western Carolinas", which is also counted as a single media market... |
Aviation | website |
| Hickory Museum of Art | Hickory Hickory, North Carolina Hickory is a city in Catawba County, North Carolina. Hickory has the 162nd largest urban area in the United States. As of the 2000 census, the Metropolitan Statistical Area had a population of 341,851, making it the 4th largest metropolitan area in North Carolina. The city's population was 37,222... |
Western Western North Carolina Western North Carolina is the region of North Carolina which includes the Appalachian Mountains, thus it is often known geographically as the state's Mountain Region. It is sometimes included with upstate South Carolina as the "Western Carolinas", which is also counted as a single media market... |
Art | website, American art including paintings, contemporary, folk, outsider, studio art glass and pottery |
| Hickory Ridge Homestead Hickory Ridge Homestead Hickory Ridge Living History Museum is a living history museum in Boone, North Carolina located adjacent to the Horn In The West. The museum's motto is "Keeping Yesterday For Tomorrow". The museum is a non-profit operation run by the Southern Appalachian Historical Association... |
Boone Boone, North Carolina Boone is a town located in the Blue Ridge Mountains of western North Carolina, United States. Boone's population was reported as 17,122, as of 2010... |
Western Western North Carolina Western North Carolina is the region of North Carolina which includes the Appalachian Mountains, thus it is often known geographically as the state's Mountain Region. It is sometimes included with upstate South Carolina as the "Western Carolinas", which is also counted as a single media market... |
Living | website, information, on the grounds of the Horn in the West Horn in the West Horn in the West, by Kermit Hunter, is an outdoor drama produced every summer since 1952 in the Daniel Boone Amphitheatre in Boone, North Carolina . The show, the oldest revolutionary war drama in the United States, is about the life and times of the first people to settle the mountains of western... , Revolutionary War mountain community |
| Hiddenite Center | Hiddenite Hiddenite, North Carolina Hiddenite is an unincorporated community in east-central Alexander County, North Carolina. It is part of the Hickory–Lenoir–Morganton Metropolitan Statistical Area. The town of Hiddenite was incorporated in 1913, but its charter was repealed in 1919... |
Western Western North Carolina Western North Carolina is the region of North Carolina which includes the Appalachian Mountains, thus it is often known geographically as the state's Mountain Region. It is sometimes included with upstate South Carolina as the "Western Carolinas", which is also counted as a single media market... |
Multiple | website, includes Victorian Lucas Mansion and art gallery, doll collection from the 19th century, native gems and minerals |
| Highlands Historical Museum | Highlands Highlands, North Carolina Highlands is an incorporated town in Macon County in the U.S. state of North Carolina. Located on a plateau in the southern Appalachian Mountains, within the Nantahala National Forest, it lies mostly in southeastern Macon County and slightly in southwestern Jackson County, in the Highlands and... |
Western Western North Carolina Western North Carolina is the region of North Carolina which includes the Appalachian Mountains, thus it is often known geographically as the state's Mountain Region. It is sometimes included with upstate South Carolina as the "Western Carolinas", which is also counted as a single media market... |
Local history | website |
| Highlands Nature Center | Highlands Highlands, North Carolina Highlands is an incorporated town in Macon County in the U.S. state of North Carolina. Located on a plateau in the southern Appalachian Mountains, within the Nantahala National Forest, it lies mostly in southeastern Macon County and slightly in southwestern Jackson County, in the Highlands and... |
Western Western North Carolina Western North Carolina is the region of North Carolina which includes the Appalachian Mountains, thus it is often known geographically as the state's Mountain Region. It is sometimes included with upstate South Carolina as the "Western Carolinas", which is also counted as a single media market... |
Natural history | website, part of Highlands Biological Station that includes a botanical garden |
| High Point Museum | High Point High Point, North Carolina High Point is a city located in the Piedmont Triad region of North Carolina. As of 2010 the city had a total population of 104,371, according to the US Census Bureau. High Point is currently the eighth-largest municipality in North Carolina.... |
Piedmont Triad Piedmont Triad The Piedmont Triad, or Triad, is a north-central region of the U.S. state of North Carolina that consists of the area within and surrounding the three major cities of Greensboro, Winston-Salem, and High Point. This close group or "triad" of cities lies in the Piedmont geographical region of the... |
Multiple | website, includes local history museum with exhibits about the area furniture industry, 1801 Hoggatt House, 1786 Haley House and a blacksmith shop |
| Historic Bath | Bath Bath, North Carolina Bath is a town in Beaufort County, North Carolina, United States. The population was 268 at the 2008 census. Incorporated in 1705, Bath was North Carolina's first port of entry. Bath is North Carolina's oldest town, celebrating its 300th anniversary in 2005... |
Inner Banks Inner Banks The Inner Banks is a term used by some to describe the inland coastal region of eastern North Carolina, an area on the East Coast of the United States that is 22,227 square-miles by its broadest definition... |
Open air | website, includes guided tours of the Palmer-Marsh House Palmer-Marsh House Palmer-Marsh House was built in 1744 as a combination residence and place of business located in Bath, North Carolina.It was declared a National Historic Landmark in 1970.It is located on the east side of Main Street, just south of Carteret Street .... , Van Der Veer House, Bonner House Bonner House (Bath, North Carolina) Bonner House in Bath, North Carolina was built in 1835. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1970.It is a contributing property in the NRHP-listed Bath Historic District, also known as Historic Bath, and is now a 1830s period historic house museum... |
| Historic Edenton | Edenton Edenton, North Carolina Edenton is a town in Chowan County, North Carolina, United States. The population was 4,966 at the 2008 census. It is the county seat of Chowan County. Edenton is located in North Carolina's Inner Banks region. In recent years Edenton has become a popular retirement location and a destination for... |
Inner Banks Inner Banks The Inner Banks is a term used by some to describe the inland coastal region of eastern North Carolina, an area on the East Coast of the United States that is 22,227 square-miles by its broadest definition... |
Open air | website |
| History Museum of Burke County | Morganton Morganton, North Carolina Morganton is a city in Burke County, North Carolina, United States. Reader's Digest included Morganton in its list of top ten places to raise a family. The town was recently profiled in The 50 Best Small Southern Towns. The population was 17,310 at the 2000 census... |
Western Western North Carolina Western North Carolina is the region of North Carolina which includes the Appalachian Mountains, thus it is often known geographically as the state's Mountain Region. It is sometimes included with upstate South Carolina as the "Western Carolinas", which is also counted as a single media market... |
Local history | website |
| Historic Bethabara Park | Winston-Salem Winston-Salem, North Carolina Winston-Salem is a city in the U.S. state of North Carolina, with a 2010 population of 229,617. Winston-Salem is the county seat and largest city of Forsyth County and the fourth-largest city in the state. Winston-Salem is the second largest municipality in the Piedmont Triad region and is home to... |
Piedmont Triad Piedmont Triad The Piedmont Triad, or Triad, is a north-central region of the U.S. state of North Carolina that consists of the area within and surrounding the three major cities of Greensboro, Winston-Salem, and High Point. This close group or "triad" of cities lies in the Piedmont geographical region of the... |
Open air | Site of first settlement by members of the Moravian Church in 1753 |
| Historic Halifax State Historic Site | Halifax Halifax, North Carolina Halifax is a town in Halifax County, North Carolina, United States. The population was 344 at the 2000 census. It is the county seat of Halifax County... |
Inner Banks Inner Banks The Inner Banks is a term used by some to describe the inland coastal region of eastern North Carolina, an area on the East Coast of the United States that is 22,227 square-miles by its broadest definition... |
Open air | website, includes visitor center museum, several 18th & early 19th century historic houses, tavern, tap room, Clerk of Court’s Office, Jail and the Montfort archaeological exhibit |
| Historic Hope Plantation Hope Plantation Historic Hope Plantation an early federal house in the Palladian mode, is located Carolina Coastal Plain, near Windsor, North Carolina, in the United States. The manor house was built by David Stone, a member of the coastal Carolina planter class, later Governor of North Carolina and a United... |
Windsor Windsor, North Carolina Windsor is a town in Bertie County, North Carolina, United States. The population was 2,283 at the 2000 census. It is the county seat of Bertie County... |
Inner Banks Inner Banks The Inner Banks is a term used by some to describe the inland coastal region of eastern North Carolina, an area on the East Coast of the United States that is 22,227 square-miles by its broadest definition... |
Historic house | Includes the 1803 Hope Mansion and 1763 King-Bazemore House |
| Historic Johnson Farm | Hendersonville Hendersonville, North Carolina Hendersonville is a city in Henderson County, North Carolina, USA, southeast of Asheville. In 1900, 1,917 persons lived in Hendersonville; in 1910, 2,818; and in 1940, 5,381 people lived here. As of the 2010 census, the city population was 12,223, up fivefold in one century. It is the county... |
Western Western North Carolina Western North Carolina is the region of North Carolina which includes the Appalachian Mountains, thus it is often known geographically as the state's Mountain Region. It is sometimes included with upstate South Carolina as the "Western Carolinas", which is also counted as a single media market... |
Farm | website, includes farm house, boarding house, barn loft museum, animals |
| Historic Latta Plantation | Huntersville Huntersville, North Carolina Huntersville is a large town in Mecklenburg and Cabarrus Counties, North Carolina, United States. The population was 46,773 at the 2010 census, which makes Huntersville the 19th largest city in North Carolina. It is located about 12 miles north of uptown Charlotte. It is thought that the town... |
Metro Charlotte Charlotte metropolitan area The Charlotte metropolitan area is a metropolitan area/region of North and South Carolina within and surrounding the city of Charlotte... |
Living | website, 1800 cotton plantation and living history farm |
| Historic Oak View County Park | Raleigh Raleigh, North Carolina Raleigh is the capital and the second largest city in the state of North Carolina as well as the seat of Wake County. Raleigh is known as the "City of Oaks" for its many oak trees. According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the city's 2010 population was 403,892, over an area of , making Raleigh... |
The Triangle The Triangle (North Carolina) The Research Triangle, also known as Raleigh-Durham and commonly referred to as simply "The Triangle", is a region in the Piedmont of North Carolina in the United States, anchored by North Carolina State University, Duke University, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, and cities of... |
Farm | website, includes agriculture exhibit, 1855 farmhouse and detached kitchen, livestock barn, carriage house, and turn-of-the-20th-century cotton gin |
| Historic Rockwell Museum | Rockwell Rockwell, North Carolina Rockwell is a town in Rowan County, North Carolina, United States. The population was 1,971 at the 2000 census.-Geography:Rockwell is located at .... |
Metro Charlotte Charlotte metropolitan area The Charlotte metropolitan area is a metropolitan area/region of North and South Carolina within and surrounding the city of Charlotte... |
Local history | website |
| Historic Rosedale Plantation | Charlotte Charlotte, North Carolina Charlotte is the largest city in the U.S. state of North Carolina and the seat of Mecklenburg County. In 2010, Charlotte's population according to the US Census Bureau was 731,424, making it the 17th largest city in the United States based on population. The Charlotte metropolitan area had a 2009... |
Metro Charlotte Charlotte metropolitan area The Charlotte metropolitan area is a metropolitan area/region of North and South Carolina within and surrounding the city of Charlotte... |
Historic house | website, 13 room antebellum plantation |
| Historic Stagville Stagville Stagville Plantation is located in Durham County, North Carolina. With buildings constructed from the late 18th century to the mid-19th century, it was one of the largest plantation complexes in the American South. It was owned by the Bennehan-Cameron family... |
Durham Durham, North Carolina Durham is a city in the U.S. state of North Carolina. It is the county seat of Durham County and also extends into Wake County. It is the fifth-largest city in the state, and the 85th-largest in the United States by population, with 228,330 residents as of the 2010 United States census... |
The Triangle The Triangle (North Carolina) The Research Triangle, also known as Raleigh-Durham and commonly referred to as simply "The Triangle", is a region in the Piedmont of North Carolina in the United States, anchored by North Carolina State University, Duke University, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, and cities of... |
Open air | 18th century plantation house, slave cabins, farmer's house, visitor center and barn |
| Historic Vance House & Civil War Museum | Statesville Statesville, North Carolina Statesville is a city located in Iredell County, North Carolina, United States and was named an All-America City in 1997 and 2009. The population was 24,633 at the 2010 census... |
Metro Charlotte Charlotte metropolitan area The Charlotte metropolitan area is a metropolitan area/region of North and South Carolina within and surrounding the city of Charlotte... |
Historic house | website |
| Historic Yates Mill County Park Yates Mill Yates Mill is a fully restored, circa 1756 gristmill located five miles south of downtown Raleigh, North Carolina. It is the centerpiece of Historic Yates Mill County Park, located in central Wake County... |
Raleigh Raleigh, North Carolina Raleigh is the capital and the second largest city in the state of North Carolina as well as the seat of Wake County. Raleigh is known as the "City of Oaks" for its many oak trees. According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the city's 2010 population was 403,892, over an area of , making Raleigh... |
The Triangle The Triangle (North Carolina) The Research Triangle, also known as Raleigh-Durham and commonly referred to as simply "The Triangle", is a region in the Piedmont of North Carolina in the United States, anchored by North Carolina State University, Duke University, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, and cities of... |
Mill | History gristmill and exhibits on the park's natural and cultural history |
| History House Museum | Tillery | Inner Banks Inner Banks The Inner Banks is a term used by some to describe the inland coastal region of eastern North Carolina, an area on the East Coast of the United States that is 22,227 square-miles by its broadest definition... |
Local history | website, information, history of 1930s New Deal African American resettlement farm |
| The History Place | Morehead City Morehead City, North Carolina Morehead City is a port city in Carteret County, North Carolina, United States. The population was 8,661 at the 2010 census. Morehead City celebrated the 150th anniversary of its founding on May 5, 2007... |
Crystal Coast Crystal Coast The Crystal Coast is an 85-mile stretch of coastline in North Carolina that extends from the Cape Lookout National Seashore, which includes 56 miles of protected beaches, westward to the New River. It is also known as the Southern Outer Banks and is a popular area with tourists and second-home... |
Local history | website, operated by the Carteret County Historical Society |
| Horace Williams House The Preservation Society of Chapel Hill The Preservation Society of Chapel Hill is a tax-exempt, nonprofit organization located in Chapel Hill, North Carolina. Founded in 1972 by Ida Friday and Georgia Kyser , the society works to save and restore Chapel Hill's natural and man-made, historic artifacts... |
Chapel Hill Chapel Hill, North Carolina Chapel Hill is a town in Orange County, North Carolina, United States and the home of the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill and UNC Health Care... |
The Triangle The Triangle (North Carolina) The Research Triangle, also known as Raleigh-Durham and commonly referred to as simply "The Triangle", is a region in the Piedmont of North Carolina in the United States, anchored by North Carolina State University, Duke University, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, and cities of... |
Art | Changing exhibits presented by the Preservation Society of Chapel Hill |
| Horne Creek Living Historical Farm | Pinnacle Pinnacle, North Carolina Pinnacle is an unincorporated community in southwestern Stokes County, North Carolina, United States, approximately five miles SSE of the town of Pilot Mountain, near Pilot Mountain State Park.-History:... |
Foothills | Farm | Depicts 1900-1910 farm life |
| House in the Horseshoe | Sanford Sanford, North Carolina Sanford is a city in Lee County, North Carolina, United States. The population was 23,220 at the 2000 census. It is the county seat of Lee County.-Geography:Sanford is located at .... |
Piedmont Piedmont (United States) The Piedmont is a plateau region located in the eastern United States between the Atlantic Coastal Plain and the main Appalachian Mountains, stretching from New Jersey in the north to central Alabama in the south. The Piedmont province is a physiographic province of the larger Appalachian division... |
Historic house | website, website, late 18th century period plantation home |
| Hudson Depot Museum | Hudson Hudson, North Carolina Hudson is a town in Caldwell County, North Carolina, United States. The population was 3,078 at the 2000 census. It is part of the Hickory–Lenoir–Morganton Metropolitan Statistical Area.... |
Western Western North Carolina Western North Carolina is the region of North Carolina which includes the Appalachian Mountains, thus it is often known geographically as the state's Mountain Region. It is sometimes included with upstate South Carolina as the "Western Carolinas", which is also counted as a single media market... |
Railroad | information |
| Hugh Mangum Museum of Photography | Durham Durham, North Carolina Durham is a city in the U.S. state of North Carolina. It is the county seat of Durham County and also extends into Wake County. It is the fifth-largest city in the state, and the 85th-largest in the United States by population, with 228,330 residents as of the 2010 United States census... |
The Triangle The Triangle (North Carolina) The Research Triangle, also known as Raleigh-Durham and commonly referred to as simply "The Triangle", is a region in the Piedmont of North Carolina in the United States, anchored by North Carolina State University, Duke University, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, and cities of... |
Art | website, information, historic and contemporary photographs |
| Hugh Torrance House and Store | Huntersville Huntersville, North Carolina Huntersville is a large town in Mecklenburg and Cabarrus Counties, North Carolina, United States. The population was 46,773 at the 2010 census, which makes Huntersville the 19th largest city in North Carolina. It is located about 12 miles north of uptown Charlotte. It is thought that the town... |
Metro Charlotte Charlotte metropolitan area The Charlotte metropolitan area is a metropolitan area/region of North and South Carolina within and surrounding the city of Charlotte... |
Historic house | information |
| Imagination Station Science Museum Imagination Station Science Museum Imagination Station is a children's interactive science museum located in downtown Wilson, North Carolina at 224 East Nash Street. It is housed in the former Wilson Federal Building which served as a post office with a federal courthouse of the United States District Court for the Eastern District... |
Wilson Wilson, North Carolina Wilson is a city and the county seat of Wilson County in the Coastal Plain region of the U.S. state of North Carolina. The 18th largest city in the state, Wilson had a population of 49,167 according to the 2010 census.- Geography :... |
Inner Banks Inner Banks The Inner Banks is a term used by some to describe the inland coastal region of eastern North Carolina, an area on the East Coast of the United States that is 22,227 square-miles by its broadest definition... |
Science | |
| Indian Museum of the Carolinas | Laurinburg Laurinburg, North Carolina Laurinburg is a mid-sized city in Scotland County, North Carolina, United States. It is the county seat of Scotland County. Located in southern North Carolina near the South Carolina state border, Laurinburg is southwest of Fayetteville and is home to St. Andrews Presbyterian College... |
Sandhills Sandhills (Carolina) The Sandhills is a region in the interior of the U.S. states of North Carolina and South Carolina. It is a strip of ancient beach dunes which generally divides the Piedmont from the coastal plain, and is the evidence of a former coastline when the ocean level was higher, or the land lower. The... |
Native American | information, photos |
| Ingram Planetarium Ingram Planetarium The Ingram Planetarium is a planetarium located at Sunset Beach in Brunswick County, North Carolina. The Board of Trustees of the Ocean Isle Museum Foundation, Inc. is the governing body of the Ingram Planetarium as well as the Museum of Coastal Carolina, located at Ocean Isle Beach, North Carolina.... |
Sunset Beach Sunset Beach, North Carolina Sunset Beach is a seaside town in Brunswick County, North Carolina, United States. The population was 1,824 at the 2000 census. It is part of the Wilmington Metropolitan Statistical Area.-Geography:Sunset Beach is located at .... |
Lower Cape Fear | Science | website, planetarium and science exhibits |
| International Civil Rights Center and Museum International Civil Rights Center and Museum The International Civil Rights Center and Museum is located in Greensboro, North Carolina. The museum building is the former location of the Woolworth's in which the Greensboro sit-ins took place, beginning February 1, 1960... |
Greensboro Greensboro, North Carolina Greensboro is a city in the U.S. state of North Carolina. It is the third-largest city by population in North Carolina and the largest city in Guilford County and the surrounding Piedmont Triad metropolitan region. According to the 2010 U.S... |
Piedmont Triad Piedmont Triad The Piedmont Triad, or Triad, is a north-central region of the U.S. state of North Carolina that consists of the area within and surrounding the three major cities of Greensboro, Winston-Salem, and High Point. This close group or "triad" of cities lies in the Piedmont geographical region of the... |
History | Planned museum |
| International Lineman's Museum | Shelby Shelby, North Carolina Shelby is a city in Cleveland County, North Carolina, United States. The population was 19,477 at the 2000 census. It is the county seat of Cleveland County.-Geography:Shelby is located at .... |
Metro Charlotte Charlotte metropolitan area The Charlotte metropolitan area is a metropolitan area/region of North and South Carolina within and surrounding the city of Charlotte... |
Industry | website, history of linemen and the electrical utility industry |
| Iredell Museums | Statesville Statesville, North Carolina Statesville is a city located in Iredell County, North Carolina, United States and was named an All-America City in 1997 and 2009. The population was 24,633 at the 2010 census... |
Metro Charlotte Charlotte metropolitan area The Charlotte metropolitan area is a metropolitan area/region of North and South Carolina within and surrounding the city of Charlotte... |
Multiple | website, merger of the Iredell Museum of Arts and Heritage and the Children's Museum of Iredell County; art, history, Heritage Farmstead and children's museum |
| JAARS Museum of the Alphabet | Waxhaw Waxhaw, North Carolina Waxhaw is a town located in Union County, North Carolina. The population was 2,627 at the 2000 Census.-Geography:Waxhaw is located at .According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of , all of it land... |
Metro Charlotte Charlotte metropolitan area The Charlotte metropolitan area is a metropolitan area/region of North and South Carolina within and surrounding the city of Charlotte... |
History | website, history of the development of the alphabet |
| Jesse Helms Center Jesse Helms Center The Jesse Helms Center, located in Wingate, North Carolina and named for its founder Jesse Helms, is a repository of Helms' papers, letters, and speeches, transcripts of his televised editorials for WRAL-TV, and campaign materials such as polling information and advertisements... |
Wingate Wingate, North Carolina Wingate is a town in Union County, North Carolina and a suburb of the city of Charlotte. The population was 2,406 at the 2000 census.-Geography:Wingate is located at .... |
Metro Charlotte Charlotte metropolitan area The Charlotte metropolitan area is a metropolitan area/region of North and South Carolina within and surrounding the city of Charlotte... |
Biographical | Papers and works of Senator Jesse Helms Jesse Helms Jesse Alexander Helms, Jr. was a five-term Republican United States Senator from North Carolina who served as chairman of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee from 1995 to 2001... , promotes "principles of free enterprise, representative democracy, traditional American values, and a strong national defense" |
| Jockey's Ridge State Park Jockey's Ridge State Park Jockey's Ridge State Park is a North Carolina state park in Dare County, North Carolina in the United States. Located in Nags Head, North Carolina, it covers 426 acres and includes the tallest active sand dune system in the eastern United States. It is the most visited park within the NC park... |
Nags Head Nags Head, North Carolina Nags Head is a town in Dare County, North Carolina, United States. The population was 2,700 at the 2000 census.-History:Early maps of the area show Nags Head as a promontory of land characterized by high sand dunes visible from miles at sea... |
Outer Banks Outer Banks The Outer Banks is a 200-mile long string of narrow barrier islands off the coast of North Carolina, beginning in the southeastern corner of Virginia Beach on the east coast of the United States.... |
Natural history | Visitor center museum |
| Joel Lane Museum House Joel Lane House The Joel Lane House, built between 1760 and 1770, is a historic restored home and museum located in Raleigh, North Carolina. It is the oldest dwelling in Raleigh and contains collections of 18th century artifacts and period furnishings. The museum grounds include a detached kitchen, formal city... |
Raleigh Raleigh, North Carolina Raleigh is the capital and the second largest city in the state of North Carolina as well as the seat of Wake County. Raleigh is known as the "City of Oaks" for its many oak trees. According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the city's 2010 population was 403,892, over an area of , making Raleigh... |
The Triangle The Triangle (North Carolina) The Research Triangle, also known as Raleigh-Durham and commonly referred to as simply "The Triangle", is a region in the Piedmont of North Carolina in the United States, anchored by North Carolina State University, Duke University, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, and cities of... |
Historic house | Operated by the National Society of Colonial Dames of America, late 18th century period home |
| John Blue Complex | Laurinburg Laurinburg, North Carolina Laurinburg is a mid-sized city in Scotland County, North Carolina, United States. It is the county seat of Scotland County. Located in southern North Carolina near the South Carolina state border, Laurinburg is southwest of Fayetteville and is home to St. Andrews Presbyterian College... |
Sandhills Sandhills (Carolina) The Sandhills is a region in the interior of the U.S. states of North Carolina and South Carolina. It is a strip of ancient beach dunes which generally divides the Piedmont from the coastal plain, and is the evidence of a former coastline when the ocean level was higher, or the land lower. The... |
Multiple | website, includes the 1890s John Blue House, sawmill, several 19th century cabins, late 19th century general store, a half mile, 18 gauge railroad, a cotton gin, and the Historical Museum of Scotland County which includes antique vehicles |
| John Charles McNeill House | Wagram Wagram, North Carolina Wagram is a town in Scotland County, North Carolina, United States. The population was 801 at the 2000 census.-Geography:Wagram is located at .... |
Sandhills Sandhills (Carolina) The Sandhills is a region in the interior of the U.S. states of North Carolina and South Carolina. It is a strip of ancient beach dunes which generally divides the Piedmont from the coastal plain, and is the evidence of a former coastline when the ocean level was higher, or the land lower. The... |
Historic house | information, open by appointment |
| John F. Kennedy Special Warfare Museum | Fort Bragg Fort Bragg (North Carolina) Fort Bragg is a major United States Army installation, in Cumberland and Hoke counties, North Carolina, U.S., mostly in Fayetteville but also partly in the town of Spring Lake. It was also a census-designated place in the 2010 census and had a population of 39,457. The fort is named for Confederate... |
Fayetteville metro area Fayetteville, North Carolina metropolitan area The Fayetteville Metropolitan Statistical Area, as defined by the United States Census Bureau, is an area consisting of two counties – Cumberland and Hoke – in eastern North Carolina, anchored by the city of Fayetteville... |
Military | website, website, information |
| Johnston County Heritage Center | Smithfield Smithfield, North Carolina Smithfield is a town in Johnston County, North Carolina, United States. In 2008, the estimated population was 12,965. It is the county seat of Johnston County... |
Inner Banks Inner Banks The Inner Banks is a term used by some to describe the inland coastal region of eastern North Carolina, an area on the East Coast of the United States that is 22,227 square-miles by its broadest definition... |
Local history | website, information |
| J. Summie Propst House | Hickory Hickory, North Carolina Hickory is a city in Catawba County, North Carolina. Hickory has the 162nd largest urban area in the United States. As of the 2000 census, the Metropolitan Statistical Area had a population of 341,851, making it the 4th largest metropolitan area in North Carolina. The city's population was 37,222... |
Western Western North Carolina Western North Carolina is the region of North Carolina which includes the Appalachian Mountains, thus it is often known geographically as the state's Mountain Region. It is sometimes included with upstate South Carolina as the "Western Carolinas", which is also counted as a single media market... |
Historic house | website, operated by the Hickory Landmarks Society, late 19th century Victorian house |
| Jugtown Pottery and Museum | Seagrove Seagrove, North Carolina Seagrove is a town in Randolph County, North Carolina, United States. The population was 246 at the 2000 census. The name is derived from a railroad official... |
Piedmont Triad Piedmont Triad The Piedmont Triad, or Triad, is a north-central region of the U.S. state of North Carolina that consists of the area within and surrounding the three major cities of Greensboro, Winston-Salem, and High Point. This close group or "triad" of cities lies in the Piedmont geographical region of the... |
Art | website, information, includes museum of pottery |
| Junaluska Museum and Memorial Site | Robbinsville Robbinsville, North Carolina Robbinsville is a town in Graham County, North Carolina, United States. The population was 747 at the 2000 census. It is the county seat of Graham County. Robbinsville High School is the only high school in Graham County... |
Western Western North Carolina Western North Carolina is the region of North Carolina which includes the Appalachian Mountains, thus it is often known geographically as the state's Mountain Region. It is sometimes included with upstate South Carolina as the "Western Carolinas", which is also counted as a single media market... |
Native American | website, located at the burial site of Cherokee Warrior Junaluska Junaluska Junaluska, or Tsunu’lahun’ski in Cherokee , was a leader of the Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians who reside in and around western North Carolina.... |
| KidSenses | Rutherfordton Rutherfordton, North Carolina Rutherfordton is a town in Rutherford County, North Carolina, United States. The population was 4,131 at the 2000 census. It is the county seat of Rutherford County.-Geography:Rutherfordton is located at .... |
Western Western North Carolina Western North Carolina is the region of North Carolina which includes the Appalachian Mountains, thus it is often known geographically as the state's Mountain Region. It is sometimes included with upstate South Carolina as the "Western Carolinas", which is also counted as a single media market... |
Children's | website |
| Kidzu Children's Museum | Chapel Hill Chapel Hill, North Carolina Chapel Hill is a town in Orange County, North Carolina, United States and the home of the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill and UNC Health Care... |
The Triangle The Triangle (North Carolina) The Research Triangle, also known as Raleigh-Durham and commonly referred to as simply "The Triangle", is a region in the Piedmont of North Carolina in the United States, anchored by North Carolina State University, Duke University, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, and cities of... |
Children's | website |
| Kings Mountain Historical Fire Museum | Kings Mountain Kings Mountain, North Carolina Kings Mountain is a small suburban city of Gastonia and Charlotte in Cleveland and Gaston counties, North Carolina, United States. The population was 9,693 at the 2000 census.... |
Metro Charlotte Charlotte metropolitan area The Charlotte metropolitan area is a metropolitan area/region of North and South Carolina within and surrounding the city of Charlotte... |
Firefighting | website |
| Kings Mountain Historical Museum | Kings Mountain Kings Mountain, North Carolina Kings Mountain is a small suburban city of Gastonia and Charlotte in Cleveland and Gaston counties, North Carolina, United States. The population was 9,693 at the 2000 census.... |
Metro Charlotte Charlotte metropolitan area The Charlotte metropolitan area is a metropolitan area/region of North and South Carolina within and surrounding the city of Charlotte... |
Local history | website |
| Kinston Arts Center | Kinston Kinston, North Carolina Kinston is a city in Lenoir County, North Carolina, United States. The population was 23,688 at the 2000 census. The population was estimated at 22,360 in 2008. It has been the county seat of Lenoir County since its formation in 1791 . Kinston is located in North Carolina's Inner Banks... |
Inner Banks Inner Banks The Inner Banks is a term used by some to describe the inland coastal region of eastern North Carolina, an area on the East Coast of the United States that is 22,227 square-miles by its broadest definition... |
Art | website, changing exhibits and model railroad display |
| Kirby Gallery | Roxboro Roxboro, North Carolina Roxboro is a city and the county seat of Person County, North Carolina. As of the 2010 census, the city of Roxboro has a population of 8,362. The city is 30 miles north of Durham, NC. It is part of the Durham-Chapel Hill Metropolitan Area.-History:... |
Piedmont Piedmont (United States) The Piedmont is a plateau region located in the eastern United States between the Atlantic Coastal Plain and the main Appalachian Mountains, stretching from New Jersey in the north to central Alabama in the south. The Piedmont province is a physiographic province of the larger Appalachian division... |
Art | website, home of the Art Guild of Person County |
| Körner’s Folly | Kernersville Kernersville, North Carolina Kernersville is a town in Forsyth County in the U.S. state of North Carolina. The population was 17,126 at the 2000 census. In 2007 the U.S. Census estimated the town's population at 22,309. Kernersville is located at the heart of the Piedmont Triad metropolitan area, which consists of the cities... |
Piedmont Triad Piedmont Triad The Piedmont Triad, or Triad, is a north-central region of the U.S. state of North Carolina that consists of the area within and surrounding the three major cities of Greensboro, Winston-Salem, and High Point. This close group or "triad" of cities lies in the Piedmont geographical region of the... |
Historic house | website, unusual historic mansion |
| Lake Waccamaw Depot Museum | Lake Waccamaw Lake Waccamaw, North Carolina Lake Waccamaw is a town in Columbus County, North Carolina, United States. The population was 1,411 at the 2000 census.-Geography:Lake Waccamaw is located at .... |
Lower Cape Fear | Local history | website |
| Latimer House | Wilmington Wilmington, North Carolina Wilmington is a port city in and is the county seat of New Hanover County, North Carolina, United States. The population is 106,476 according to the 2010 Census, making it the eighth most populous city in the state of North Carolina... |
Lower Cape Fear | Historic house | website, operated by the Lower Cape Fear Historical Society, Victorian period home |
| Lawndale Museum | Lawndale Lawndale, North Carolina Lawndale is a town in Cleveland County, North Carolina, along the First Broad River. The population was 642 at the 2000 census.-Geography:Lawndale is located at .... |
Metro Charlotte Charlotte metropolitan area The Charlotte metropolitan area is a metropolitan area/region of North and South Carolina within and surrounding the city of Charlotte... |
Local history | website |
| Levine Museum of the New South Levine Museum of the New South The Levine Museum of the New South, located in Charlotte, North Carolina, is a history museum focusing on life in the North Carolina Piedmont after the American Civil War... |
Charlotte Charlotte, North Carolina Charlotte is the largest city in the U.S. state of North Carolina and the seat of Mecklenburg County. In 2010, Charlotte's population according to the US Census Bureau was 731,424, making it the 17th largest city in the United States based on population. The Charlotte metropolitan area had a 2009... |
Metro Charlotte Charlotte metropolitan area The Charlotte metropolitan area is a metropolitan area/region of North and South Carolina within and surrounding the city of Charlotte... |
History | Southern and regional history and culture since the Civil War |
| Liberty Hall (Kenansville, North Carolina) Liberty Hall (Kenansville, North Carolina) Liberty Hall in Kenansville, North Carolina, USA, is a historic plantation house. It is now one of North Carolina's museums.-History of the first Kenans to come to America:The first Liberty Hall was built by Thomas Kenan in the late 1730s... |
Kenansville Kenansville, North Carolina Kenansville is a town in Duplin County, North Carolina, United States. The population was 1,149 at the 2000 census. It is the county seat of Duplin County.-Geography:Kenansville is located at .... |
Inner Banks Inner Banks The Inner Banks is a term used by some to describe the inland coastal region of eastern North Carolina, an area on the East Coast of the United States that is 22,227 square-miles by its broadest definition... |
Historic house | website |
| Light Factory | Charlotte Charlotte, North Carolina Charlotte is the largest city in the U.S. state of North Carolina and the seat of Mecklenburg County. In 2010, Charlotte's population according to the US Census Bureau was 731,424, making it the 17th largest city in the United States based on population. The Charlotte metropolitan area had a 2009... |
Metro Charlotte Charlotte metropolitan area The Charlotte metropolitan area is a metropolitan area/region of North and South Carolina within and surrounding the city of Charlotte... |
Art | website, photography and film and related light-generated mediums |
| Lincoln County Museum of History | Lincolnton Lincolnton, North Carolina Lincolnton is a city in Lincoln County, North Carolina, United States, within the Charlotte metropolitan area. The population was 10,683 at the 2010 census. Lincolnton is located northwest of Charlotte, on the South Fork of the Catawba River, and near the junction of State Highway 27 and U.S. Route... |
Metro Charlotte Charlotte metropolitan area The Charlotte metropolitan area is a metropolitan area/region of North and South Carolina within and surrounding the city of Charlotte... |
Local history | website |
| Louisburg College Art Galleries | Louisburg Louisburg, North Carolina Louisburg is a town in Franklin County, North Carolina, in the United States. As of the 2000 census, the town population was 3,111. It is the county seat of Franklin County... |
The Triangle The Triangle (North Carolina) The Research Triangle, also known as Raleigh-Durham and commonly referred to as simply "The Triangle", is a region in the Piedmont of North Carolina in the United States, anchored by North Carolina State University, Duke University, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, and cities of... |
Art | website |
| Lundy-Fetterman Museum & Exhibit Hall | Buies Creek Buies Creek, North Carolina Buies Creek is a census-designated place located in the Neills Creek Township of Harnett County, North Carolina, United States. The population was 2,215 at the 2000 census.-Incorporation:... |
Piedmont Piedmont (United States) The Piedmont is a plateau region located in the eastern United States between the Atlantic Coastal Plain and the main Appalachian Mountains, stretching from New Jersey in the north to central Alabama in the south. The Piedmont province is a physiographic province of the larger Appalachian division... |
Natural history | website, part of Campbell University Campbell University Campbell University is a coeducational, church-related university in rural North Carolina, USA. Its main campus is located in the community of Buies Creek; its law school moved from Buies Creek to a new campus in the state capital of Raleigh in 2009. Campbell has an approximately equal number of... |
| Macon County Historical Museum | Franklin Franklin, North Carolina Franklin is a town in Franklin Township, Macon County, North Carolina, United States, within the Nantahala National Forest. The population was 3,490 as of the 2000 census. It is the county seat of Macon County. Franklin is an official Appalachian Trail friendly destination... |
Western Western North Carolina Western North Carolina is the region of North Carolina which includes the Appalachian Mountains, thus it is often known geographically as the state's Mountain Region. It is sometimes included with upstate South Carolina as the "Western Carolinas", which is also counted as a single media market... |
Local history | website, exhibits include Cherokee Cherokee The Cherokee are a Native American people historically settled in the Southeastern United States . Linguistically, they are part of the Iroquoian language family... arrowheads and artifacts, early medical instruments and supplies, period clothing |
| Madison Dry Goods Museum | Madison Madison, North Carolina Madison is a town located in Rockingham County, North Carolina. As of the 2000 census, the town had a total population of 2,262. It is home to the corporate headquarters of Remington Arms.-Schools:... |
Foothills | History | website, exhibits include early 20th century hardware, hotel and funeral chapel displays |
| Malcolm Blue Farm and Museum | Aberdeen Aberdeen, North Carolina Aberdeen is a town in Moore County, North Carolina, United States. The population was 3,400 at the 2000 census.-Geography:Aberdeen is located at .... |
Sandhills Sandhills (Carolina) The Sandhills is a region in the interior of the U.S. states of North Carolina and South Carolina. It is a strip of ancient beach dunes which generally divides the Piedmont from the coastal plain, and is the evidence of a former coastline when the ocean level was higher, or the land lower. The... |
Farm | website, 18th century farm with 1825 farmhouse, grist mill, stable, corn crib, tobacco barn, water tower and windmill |
| Maple Grove Historical Museum | Hickory Hickory, North Carolina Hickory is a city in Catawba County, North Carolina. Hickory has the 162nd largest urban area in the United States. As of the 2000 census, the Metropolitan Statistical Area had a population of 341,851, making it the 4th largest metropolitan area in North Carolina. The city's population was 37,222... |
Western Western North Carolina Western North Carolina is the region of North Carolina which includes the Appalachian Mountains, thus it is often known geographically as the state's Mountain Region. It is sometimes included with upstate South Carolina as the "Western Carolinas", which is also counted as a single media market... |
Historic house | website, operated by the Hickory Landmarks Society, late 19th century Victorian house |
| Marbles Kids Museum Marbles Kids Museum Marbles Kids Museum is a nonprofit children's museum located in downtown Raleigh, North Carolina in the Moore Square Historic District.Its mission is to "inspire imagination, discovery and learning through extraordinary adventures in play and larger-than-life IMAX experiences." It was created... |
Raleigh Raleigh, North Carolina Raleigh is the capital and the second largest city in the state of North Carolina as well as the seat of Wake County. Raleigh is known as the "City of Oaks" for its many oak trees. According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the city's 2010 population was 403,892, over an area of , making Raleigh... |
The Triangle The Triangle (North Carolina) The Research Triangle, also known as Raleigh-Durham and commonly referred to as simply "The Triangle", is a region in the Piedmont of North Carolina in the United States, anchored by North Carolina State University, Duke University, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, and cities of... |
Children's Children's museum Children's museums are institutions that provide exhibits and programs to stimulate informal learning experiences for children. In contrast with traditional museums that typically have a hands-off policy regarding exhibits, children's museums feature interactive exhibits that are designed to be... |
Formerly Exploris Museum |
| Maxton Museum | Maxton Maxton, North Carolina Maxton is a town in Robeson County and Scotland County Counties, North Carolina, in the United States. The population was 2,551 at the time of the 2000 U.S. Census.-History:... |
Sandhills Sandhills (Carolina) The Sandhills is a region in the interior of the U.S. states of North Carolina and South Carolina. It is a strip of ancient beach dunes which generally divides the Piedmont from the coastal plain, and is the evidence of a former coastline when the ocean level was higher, or the land lower. The... |
Local history | website |
| May Museum and Park | Farmville Farmville, North Carolina Farmville is a town in Pitt County, North Carolina, eight miles to the west of Greenville, North Carolina. According to a census taken in 2008 the estimated population is 4,615... |
Inner Banks Inner Banks The Inner Banks is a term used by some to describe the inland coastal region of eastern North Carolina, an area on the East Coast of the United States that is 22,227 square-miles by its broadest definition... |
Local history | information |
| McColl Center for Visual Art | Charlotte Charlotte, North Carolina Charlotte is the largest city in the U.S. state of North Carolina and the seat of Mecklenburg County. In 2010, Charlotte's population according to the US Census Bureau was 731,424, making it the 17th largest city in the United States based on population. The Charlotte metropolitan area had a 2009... |
Metro Charlotte Charlotte metropolitan area The Charlotte metropolitan area is a metropolitan area/region of North and South Carolina within and surrounding the city of Charlotte... |
Art | website, includes art gallery |
| McDowell House | Morganton Morganton, North Carolina Morganton is a city in Burke County, North Carolina, United States. Reader's Digest included Morganton in its list of top ten places to raise a family. The town was recently profiled in The 50 Best Small Southern Towns. The population was 17,310 at the 2000 census... |
Western Western North Carolina Western North Carolina is the region of North Carolina which includes the Appalachian Mountains, thus it is often known geographically as the state's Mountain Region. It is sometimes included with upstate South Carolina as the "Western Carolinas", which is also counted as a single media market... |
Historic house | website, operated by the Historic Burke Foundation, also known as Quaker Meadows Plantation |
| Memory Lane Museum | Mooresville Mooresville, North Carolina Mooresville is a large suburban town in southern Iredell County, North Carolina, USA. It is in the Metrolina metro area. The population was 32,133 at the 2010 United States Census... |
Metro Charlotte Charlotte metropolitan area The Charlotte metropolitan area is a metropolitan area/region of North and South Carolina within and surrounding the city of Charlotte... |
Automotive | website |
| Mendenhall Plantation | Jamestown Jamestown, North Carolina Jamestown is a town in Guilford County, North Carolina, United States, and is a suburb of the nearby cities of Greensboro and High Point. The population was 3,088 at the 2000 census.-Geography:Jamestown is located at .... |
Piedmont Triad Piedmont Triad The Piedmont Triad, or Triad, is a north-central region of the U.S. state of North Carolina that consists of the area within and surrounding the three major cities of Greensboro, Winston-Salem, and High Point. This close group or "triad" of cities lies in the Piedmont geographical region of the... |
Historic house | website, 1811 Quaker Homeplace and plantation buildings |
| Meredith College Galleries | Raleigh Raleigh, North Carolina Raleigh is the capital and the second largest city in the state of North Carolina as well as the seat of Wake County. Raleigh is known as the "City of Oaks" for its many oak trees. According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the city's 2010 population was 403,892, over an area of , making Raleigh... |
The Triangle The Triangle (North Carolina) The Research Triangle, also known as Raleigh-Durham and commonly referred to as simply "The Triangle", is a region in the Piedmont of North Carolina in the United States, anchored by North Carolina State University, Duke University, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, and cities of... |
Art | website, part of Meredith College Meredith College Meredith College is a liberal arts women's college located in Raleigh, North Carolina. For the 2010-2011 academic year, there were approximately 2,300 students enrolled, including about 350 graduate students, making Meredith the largest women's college in the southeastern United States... |
| Mineral and Lapidary Museum Mineral and Lapidary Museum The Mineral and Lapidary Museum of Henderson County is a volunteer-run museum in Hendersonville, North Carolina founded in 1997 at 400 North Main Street in the middle of the city's Historic District.... |
Hendersonville Hendersonville, North Carolina Hendersonville is a city in Henderson County, North Carolina, USA, southeast of Asheville. In 1900, 1,917 persons lived in Hendersonville; in 1910, 2,818; and in 1940, 5,381 people lived here. As of the 2010 census, the city population was 12,223, up fivefold in one century. It is the county... |
Western Western North Carolina Western North Carolina is the region of North Carolina which includes the Appalachian Mountains, thus it is often known geographically as the state's Mountain Region. It is sometimes included with upstate South Carolina as the "Western Carolinas", which is also counted as a single media market... |
Natural history | website, minerals, rocks, fossils, Native American artifacts |
| Mint Museum of Art | Charlotte Charlotte, North Carolina Charlotte is the largest city in the U.S. state of North Carolina and the seat of Mecklenburg County. In 2010, Charlotte's population according to the US Census Bureau was 731,424, making it the 17th largest city in the United States based on population. The Charlotte metropolitan area had a 2009... |
Metro Charlotte Charlotte metropolitan area The Charlotte metropolitan area is a metropolitan area/region of North and South Carolina within and surrounding the city of Charlotte... |
Art | |
| Mint Museum of Craft + Design | Charlotte Charlotte, North Carolina Charlotte is the largest city in the U.S. state of North Carolina and the seat of Mecklenburg County. In 2010, Charlotte's population according to the US Census Bureau was 731,424, making it the 17th largest city in the United States based on population. The Charlotte metropolitan area had a 2009... |
Metro Charlotte Charlotte metropolitan area The Charlotte metropolitan area is a metropolitan area/region of North and South Carolina within and surrounding the city of Charlotte... |
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| Missiles and More Museum | Topsail Beach Topsail Beach, North Carolina Topsail Beach is a town in Pender County, North Carolina, United States. The population was 581 at the 2008 census. It is part of the Wilmington Metropolitan Statistical Area.-Geography:Topsail Beach is located at .... |
Lower Cape Fear | Local history | website, operated by the Historical Society of Topsail Island, exhibits include Operation Bumblebee, Camp Davis Camp Davis Marine Corps Outlying Field Camp Davis is a military use airport located southeast of the central business district of Holly Ridge, in Onslow County, North Carolina, United States... , pirates, Native Americans Indigenous peoples of the Americas The indigenous peoples of the Americas are the pre-Columbian inhabitants of North and South America, their descendants and other ethnic groups who are identified with those peoples. Indigenous peoples are known in Canada as Aboriginal peoples, and in the United States as Native Americans... , natural history and the V-22 Osprey V-22 Osprey The Bell Boeing V-22 Osprey is an American multi-mission, military, tiltrotor aircraft with both a vertical takeoff and landing , and short takeoff and landing capability... aircraft |
| Mitchell House Museum Mitchell House (Thomasville, North Carolina) The Mitchell House Museum was founded in 1982 as a project of the Mills Home Alumni Association. The museum is located in Thomasville, NC on the Mills Home Campus, the original campus of the Baptist Children's Homes of North Carolina. It occupies the oldest building on the Mills Home... |
Thomasville Thomasville, North Carolina Thomasville is a city in Davidson County in the U.S. state of North Carolina. The population was 21,354 at the 2010 census. The city is notable for its furniture industry as are its neighbors of High Point and Lexington. This Piedmont Triad community was established in 1852 and hosts the state's... |
Piedmont Triad Piedmont Triad The Piedmont Triad, or Triad, is a north-central region of the U.S. state of North Carolina that consists of the area within and surrounding the three major cities of Greensboro, Winston-Salem, and High Point. This close group or "triad" of cities lies in the Piedmont geographical region of the... |
History | History of the Mills Home orphanage |
| Montford Point Marine Museum | Camp Lejeune | Crystal Coast Crystal Coast The Crystal Coast is an 85-mile stretch of coastline in North Carolina that extends from the Cape Lookout National Seashore, which includes 56 miles of protected beaches, westward to the New River. It is also known as the Southern Outer Banks and is a popular area with tourists and second-home... |
Military | website, history of the Montford Point Marines Montford Point Marine Association The Montford Point Marine Association is a non-profit military veteran's organization, founded to memorialize the legacy of the first African Americans to serve in the United States Marine Corps... , the first African American Marines |
| Moores Creek National Battlefield Moores Creek National Battlefield Moores Creek National Battlefield is a United States National Battlefield managed by the National Park Service. The park commemorates the 1776 victory by 1,000 Patriots over about 800 Loyalists at the Battle of Moore's Creek Bridge. The battle dashed the hopes of Province of North Carolina Royal... |
Wilmington Wilmington, North Carolina Wilmington is a port city in and is the county seat of New Hanover County, North Carolina, United States. The population is 106,476 according to the 2010 Census, making it the eighth most populous city in the state of North Carolina... |
Lower Cape Fear | Military | Revolutionary War battlefield and museum |
| Mordecai Mansion Mordecai House The Mordecai House , built in 1785, is a registered historical landmark and museum in Raleigh, North Carolina that is the centerpiece of Mordecai Historic Park, right outside the Historic Oakwood neighborhood. It is the oldest residence in Raleigh on its original foundation... |
Raleigh Raleigh, North Carolina Raleigh is the capital and the second largest city in the state of North Carolina as well as the seat of Wake County. Raleigh is known as the "City of Oaks" for its many oak trees. According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the city's 2010 population was 403,892, over an area of , making Raleigh... |
The Triangle The Triangle (North Carolina) The Research Triangle, also known as Raleigh-Durham and commonly referred to as simply "The Triangle", is a region in the Piedmont of North Carolina in the United States, anchored by North Carolina State University, Duke University, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, and cities of... |
Historic house | Antebellum plantation home |
| Morehead Planetarium and Science Center Morehead Planetarium Morehead Planetarium and Science Center is located on the campus of the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. It is one of the oldest and largest planetariums in the United States having welcomed over 7 million visitors by its 60th anniversary in 2009... |
Chapel Hill Chapel Hill, North Carolina Chapel Hill is a town in Orange County, North Carolina, United States and the home of the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill and UNC Health Care... |
The Triangle The Triangle (North Carolina) The Research Triangle, also known as Raleigh-Durham and commonly referred to as simply "The Triangle", is a region in the Piedmont of North Carolina in the United States, anchored by North Carolina State University, Duke University, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, and cities of... |
Science | Part of the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill is a public research university located in Chapel Hill, North Carolina, United States... |
| Morrow Mountain State Park Morrow Mountain State Park Morrow Mountain State Park is a North Carolina state park in Stanly County, North Carolina, in the United States. Located near Albemarle, North Carolina Morrow Mountain State Park is a North Carolina state park in Stanly County, North Carolina, in the United States. Located near Albemarle, North... |
Albemarle Albemarle, North Carolina Albemarle is the county seat of Stanly County, North Carolina. The population was 15,680 at the 2000 census. It is governed by Mayor Elbert L. "Whit" Whitley, Jr... |
Metro Charlotte Charlotte metropolitan area The Charlotte metropolitan area is a metropolitan area/region of North and South Carolina within and surrounding the city of Charlotte... |
Local history | Includes museum of local cultural and natural history and a restored historic house |
| Mountain Farm & Home Museum | Hendersonville Hendersonville, North Carolina Hendersonville is a city in Henderson County, North Carolina, USA, southeast of Asheville. In 1900, 1,917 persons lived in Hendersonville; in 1910, 2,818; and in 1940, 5,381 people lived here. As of the 2010 census, the city population was 12,223, up fivefold in one century. It is the county... |
Western Western North Carolina Western North Carolina is the region of North Carolina which includes the Appalachian Mountains, thus it is often known geographically as the state's Mountain Region. It is sometimes included with upstate South Carolina as the "Western Carolinas", which is also counted as a single media market... |
Agriculture | website |
| Mountain Farm Museum and Mingus Mill | Cherokee Cherokee, North Carolina Cherokee is a town in Swain County, North Carolina, USA, within the Qualla Boundary land trust. It is located in the Oconaluftee River Valley, near the intersection of U.S. Route 19 and U.S... |
Western Western North Carolina Western North Carolina is the region of North Carolina which includes the Appalachian Mountains, thus it is often known geographically as the state's Mountain Region. It is sometimes included with upstate South Carolina as the "Western Carolinas", which is also counted as a single media market... |
Open air | Includes reconstructed late 19th century log farm buildings and a historic corn grist mill |
| Mountain Heritage Center | Cullowhee Cullowhee, North Carolina Cullowhee is a census-designated place in Jackson County, North Carolina, United States. Cullowhee is best known for being the home of Western Carolina University . The population was 9,428 as of the 2010 census. The area known as Cullowhee has Western Carolina University, part of the UNC... |
Western Western North Carolina Western North Carolina is the region of North Carolina which includes the Appalachian Mountains, thus it is often known geographically as the state's Mountain Region. It is sometimes included with upstate South Carolina as the "Western Carolinas", which is also counted as a single media market... |
Local history | website, information, part of Western Carolina University Western Carolina University Western Carolina University is a coeducational public university located in Cullowhee, North Carolina, United States. The university is a constituent campus of the University of North Carolina system.... , natural and cultural heritage of the southern Appalachian region |
| Mountain Gateway Museum and Heritage Center Mountain Gateway Museum and Heritage Center The Mountain Gateway Museum and Heritage Center focuses on Southern Appalachian heritage, and the culture and history of western North Carolina. The museum is located in Old Fort, North Carolina, and is part of the Division of State History Museums, Office of Archives and History, an agency of the... |
Old Fort Old Fort, North Carolina Old Fort is a town in McDowell County, North Carolina, United States. The population was 959 at the 2008 estimated census. The town is well known for its weekly Mountain Music concerts, attracting large audiences and many musicians from the surrounding areas to Old Fort's downtown each Friday at... |
Western Western North Carolina Western North Carolina is the region of North Carolina which includes the Appalachian Mountains, thus it is often known geographically as the state's Mountain Region. It is sometimes included with upstate South Carolina as the "Western Carolinas", which is also counted as a single media market... |
Local history | Regional branch of the North Carolina Museum of History North Carolina Museum of History The North Carolina Museum of History is located in downtown Raleigh, North Carolina. Permanent exhibits focus on the state’s military history, decorative arts, the North Carolina Sports Hall of Fame, and more. Visitors will see a variety of short-term and traveling exhibits... , culture and heritage of the southern Appalachians |
| Mount Airy Museum of Regional History | Mount Airy Mount Airy, North Carolina Mount Airy is a city in Surry County, North Carolina, United States. As of the 2010 census, the city population was 10,388.-History:Mount Airy was settled in the 1750s as a stagecoach stop on the road between Winston-Salem and Galax, Virginia. It was named for a nearby plantation... |
Foothills | Local history | website, information |
| Mount Mitchell State Park Mount Mitchell State Park Mount Mitchell State Park is a North Carolina state park in Yancey County, North Carolina in the United States. Established in 1915 by the state legislature, it became the first state park of North Carolina... |
Burnsville Burnsville, North Carolina Burnsville is a town in Yancey County, North Carolina, United States. The population was 1,623 at the 2000 census. It is the county seat of Yancey County.-Geography:Burnsville is located at .... |
Western Western North Carolina Western North Carolina is the region of North Carolina which includes the Appalachian Mountains, thus it is often known geographically as the state's Mountain Region. It is sometimes included with upstate South Carolina as the "Western Carolinas", which is also counted as a single media market... |
Multiple | Includes exhibits about the park's natural, cultural and historical heritage |
| Murfreesboro Historic District | Murfreesboro Murfreesboro, North Carolina Murfreesboro is a town in Hertford County, North Carolina, United States. The population was 2,045 at the 2000 census. Murfreesboro is located in North Carolina's Inner Banks region.-Geography:Murfreesboro is located at .... |
Inner Banks Inner Banks The Inner Banks is a term used by some to describe the inland coastal region of eastern North Carolina, an area on the East Coast of the United States that is 22,227 square-miles by its broadest definition... |
Open air | website, tours of several historic houses, shops and the William Rae Museum and Agriculture and Transportation Museum, operated by the Murfreesboro Historical Association |
| Murray's Mill | Newton Newton, North Carolina Newton is a city located in Catawba County, North Carolina. As of the 2000 census, the city had a total population of 12,560. It is the county seat of Catawba County.Newton is part of the Hickory–Lenoir–Morganton Metropolitan Statistical Area.... |
The Triangle The Triangle (North Carolina) The Research Triangle, also known as Raleigh-Durham and commonly referred to as simply "The Triangle", is a region in the Piedmont of North Carolina in the United States, anchored by North Carolina State University, Duke University, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, and cities of... |
Mill | website, operated by the Catawba County Historical Association |
| Museum of American Cut & Engraved Glass | Highlands Highlands, North Carolina Highlands is an incorporated town in Macon County in the U.S. state of North Carolina. Located on a plateau in the southern Appalachian Mountains, within the Nantahala National Forest, it lies mostly in southeastern Macon County and slightly in southwestern Jackson County, in the Highlands and... |
Western Western North Carolina Western North Carolina is the region of North Carolina which includes the Appalachian Mountains, thus it is often known geographically as the state's Mountain Region. It is sometimes included with upstate South Carolina as the "Western Carolinas", which is also counted as a single media market... |
Art | information, information |
| Museum of American Pottery | Creedmoor Creedmoor, North Carolina Creedmoor is a city in Granville County, North Carolina, United States . The population was 4,124 at the 2010 census.-Brief History of the Town:... |
The Triangle The Triangle (North Carolina) The Research Triangle, also known as Raleigh-Durham and commonly referred to as simply "The Triangle", is a region in the Piedmont of North Carolina in the United States, anchored by North Carolina State University, Duke University, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, and cities of... |
Art | website, located at Cedar Creek Pottery & Gallery |
| Museum of Anthropology at Wake Forest University | Winston-Salem Winston-Salem, North Carolina Winston-Salem is a city in the U.S. state of North Carolina, with a 2010 population of 229,617. Winston-Salem is the county seat and largest city of Forsyth County and the fourth-largest city in the state. Winston-Salem is the second largest municipality in the Piedmont Triad region and is home to... |
Piedmont Triad Piedmont Triad The Piedmont Triad, or Triad, is a north-central region of the U.S. state of North Carolina that consists of the area within and surrounding the three major cities of Greensboro, Winston-Salem, and High Point. This close group or "triad" of cities lies in the Piedmont geographical region of the... |
Anthropology | website, artifacts and art from Americas, Africa, Asia, and Oceania |
| Museum of Ashe County History | Jefferson Jefferson, North Carolina Jefferson is a town in Ashe County, North Carolina, United States. The population was 1,422 at the 2000 census. It is the county seat of Ashe County.-History:... |
Western Western North Carolina Western North Carolina is the region of North Carolina which includes the Appalachian Mountains, thus it is often known geographically as the state's Mountain Region. It is sometimes included with upstate South Carolina as the "Western Carolinas", which is also counted as a single media market... |
Local history | website |
| Museum of Coastal Carolina Museum of Coastal Carolina The Museum of Coastal Carolina is a Natural History museum located at Ocean Isle Beach in Brunswick County, North Carolina. The Board of Trustees of the Ocean Isle Museum Foundation, Inc. is the governing body of the Ingram Planetarium as well as the Museum of Coastal Carolina.... |
Ocean Isle Beach Ocean Isle Beach, North Carolina Ocean Isle Beach or simply Ocean Isle is a small seaside town located in Brunswick County, North Carolina, United States. The population was 426 at the 2000 census... |
Lower Cape Fear | Multiple | website, natural science, environment, and cultural history of the Coastal Carolina region |
| Museum of Colerain | Colerain Colerain, North Carolina Colerain is a town in Bertie County, North Carolina, United States. The population was 201 at the 2008 census.-Geography:Colerain is located at .... |
Inner Banks Inner Banks The Inner Banks is a term used by some to describe the inland coastal region of eastern North Carolina, an area on the East Coast of the United States that is 22,227 square-miles by its broadest definition... |
Local history | information |
| Museum of Early Southern Decorative Arts Old Salem Old Salem is a historic district of Winston-Salem, North Carolina. It features a living history museum that interprets the restored Moravian community. The non-profit organization began its work in 1950, although some private residents had restored buildings earlier... |
Winston-Salem Winston-Salem, North Carolina Winston-Salem is a city in the U.S. state of North Carolina, with a 2010 population of 229,617. Winston-Salem is the county seat and largest city of Forsyth County and the fourth-largest city in the state. Winston-Salem is the second largest municipality in the Piedmont Triad region and is home to... |
Piedmont Triad Piedmont Triad The Piedmont Triad, or Triad, is a north-central region of the U.S. state of North Carolina that consists of the area within and surrounding the three major cities of Greensboro, Winston-Salem, and High Point. This close group or "triad" of cities lies in the Piedmont geographical region of the... |
Decorative arts | Part of Old Salem Museums & Gardens |
| Museum of Life and Science | Durham Durham, North Carolina Durham is a city in the U.S. state of North Carolina. It is the county seat of Durham County and also extends into Wake County. It is the fifth-largest city in the state, and the 85th-largest in the United States by population, with 228,330 residents as of the 2010 United States census... |
The Triangle The Triangle (North Carolina) The Research Triangle, also known as Raleigh-Durham and commonly referred to as simply "The Triangle", is a region in the Piedmont of North Carolina in the United States, anchored by North Carolina State University, Duke University, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, and cities of... |
Science Science museum A science museum or a science centre is a museum devoted primarily to science. Older science museums tended to concentrate on static displays of objects related to natural history, paleontology, geology, industry and industrial machinery, etc. Modern trends in museology have broadened the range of... |
Formerly North Carolina Museum of Life and Science, science and natural history exhibits |
| Museum of North Carolina Handicrafts | Waynesville Waynesville, North Carolina Waynesville is a town in and the county seat of Haywood County, North Carolina, United States. It is the largest town in Haywood County and the largest in Western North Carolina west of Asheville. Waynesville is located about or 50 km southwest of Asheville between the Great Smoky and Blue... |
Western Western North Carolina Western North Carolina is the region of North Carolina which includes the Appalachian Mountains, thus it is often known geographically as the state's Mountain Region. It is sometimes included with upstate South Carolina as the "Western Carolinas", which is also counted as a single media market... |
Art | information, decorative arts, handicrafts and furniture created by North Carolina artists; also known as the Shelton House |
| Museum of North Carolina Minerals | Spruce Pine Spruce Pine, North Carolina Spruce Pine is a town in Mitchell County, North Carolina, United States. The population was 2,175 at the 2010 census.-History:Spruce Pine was founded in 1907 when the Clinchfield Railroad made its way up the North Toe River from Erwin, Tennessee... |
Western Western North Carolina Western North Carolina is the region of North Carolina which includes the Appalachian Mountains, thus it is often known geographically as the state's Mountain Region. It is sometimes included with upstate South Carolina as the "Western Carolinas", which is also counted as a single media market... |
Natural history | website, information |
| Museum of North Carolina Traditional Pottery | Seagrove Seagrove, North Carolina Seagrove is a town in Randolph County, North Carolina, United States. The population was 246 at the 2000 census. The name is derived from a railroad official... |
Piedmont Triad Piedmont Triad The Piedmont Triad, or Triad, is a north-central region of the U.S. state of North Carolina that consists of the area within and surrounding the three major cities of Greensboro, Winston-Salem, and High Point. This close group or "triad" of cities lies in the Piedmont geographical region of the... |
Art | website, features displays from surrounding area potteries |
| Museum of Old Domestic Life | High Point High Point, North Carolina High Point is a city located in the Piedmont Triad region of North Carolina. As of 2010 the city had a total population of 104,371, according to the US Census Bureau. High Point is currently the eighth-largest municipality in North Carolina.... |
Piedmont Triad Piedmont Triad The Piedmont Triad, or Triad, is a north-central region of the U.S. state of North Carolina that consists of the area within and surrounding the three major cities of Greensboro, Winston-Salem, and High Point. This close group or "triad" of cities lies in the Piedmont geographical region of the... |
History | information, 19th century household items, tools and everyday artifacts from Quaker homes |
| Museum of Rutherford Hospital | Rutherfordton Rutherfordton, North Carolina Rutherfordton is a town in Rutherford County, North Carolina, United States. The population was 4,131 at the 2000 census. It is the county seat of Rutherford County.-Geography:Rutherfordton is located at .... |
Western Western North Carolina Western North Carolina is the region of North Carolina which includes the Appalachian Mountains, thus it is often known geographically as the state's Mountain Region. It is sometimes included with upstate South Carolina as the "Western Carolinas", which is also counted as a single media market... |
Medical | website |
| Museum of the Albemarle Museum of the Albemarle The Museum of the Albemarle is located in Elizabeth City, North Carolina. It serves as the northeastern regional branch of the North Carolina Museum of History... |
Elizabeth City Elizabeth City, North Carolina Elizabeth City is a city in Pasquotank County and Camden County in the State of North Carolina. With a population of 18,683 at the 2010 census, Elizabeth City is the county seat of Pasquotank County.... |
Inner Banks Inner Banks The Inner Banks is a term used by some to describe the inland coastal region of eastern North Carolina, an area on the East Coast of the United States that is 22,227 square-miles by its broadest definition... |
Local history | Regional branch of the North Carolina Museum of History North Carolina Museum of History The North Carolina Museum of History is located in downtown Raleigh, North Carolina. Permanent exhibits focus on the state’s military history, decorative arts, the North Carolina Sports Hall of Fame, and more. Visitors will see a variety of short-term and traveling exhibits... |
| Museum of the Cape Fear Historical Complex Museum of the Cape Fear Historical Complex The Museum of the Cape Fear Historical Complex is a museum about the history and cultural heritage of southern North Carolina. Opened in 1988 and located in Fayetteville, the museum is a regional branch of the North Carolina Museum of History in Raleigh... |
Fayetteville Fayetteville, North Carolina Fayetteville is a city located in Cumberland County, North Carolina, United States. It is the county seat of Cumberland County, and is best known as the home of Fort Bragg, a U.S. Army post located northwest of the city.... |
Fayetteville metro area Fayetteville, North Carolina metropolitan area The Fayetteville Metropolitan Statistical Area, as defined by the United States Census Bureau, is an area consisting of two counties – Cumberland and Hoke – in eastern North Carolina, anchored by the city of Fayetteville... |
Local history | Regional branch of the North Carolina Museum of History North Carolina Museum of History The North Carolina Museum of History is located in downtown Raleigh, North Carolina. Permanent exhibits focus on the state’s military history, decorative arts, the North Carolina Sports Hall of Fame, and more. Visitors will see a variety of short-term and traveling exhibits... , also features the 1897 Poe House and Arsenal Park |
| Museum of the Cherokee Indian | Cherokee Cherokee, North Carolina Cherokee is a town in Swain County, North Carolina, USA, within the Qualla Boundary land trust. It is located in the Oconaluftee River Valley, near the intersection of U.S. Route 19 and U.S... |
Western Western North Carolina Western North Carolina is the region of North Carolina which includes the Appalachian Mountains, thus it is often known geographically as the state's Mountain Region. It is sometimes included with upstate South Carolina as the "Western Carolinas", which is also counted as a single media market... |
Native American | website, information |
| Museum of the Marine Museum of the Marine The Museum of the Marine is a museum under development in Jacksonville, North Carolina, home of Marine Corps Base Camp Lejeune. The museum will provide exhibits on individual Marines, Marine units, Marine families and support to Marines by local communities.... |
Jacksonville Jacksonville, North Carolina Jacksonville, North Carolina, is a city in Onslow County, North Carolina, United States. As of the 2010 United States census, the population stood at 70,145, which makes Jacksonville the 14th largest city in North Carolina... |
Inner Banks Inner Banks The Inner Banks is a term used by some to describe the inland coastal region of eastern North Carolina, an area on the East Coast of the United States that is 22,227 square-miles by its broadest definition... |
Military | Planned museum |
| Museum of the Native American Resource Center | Pembroke Pembroke, North Carolina Pembroke is a town in Robeson County, North Carolina, United States. The population was 2,399, at the 2000 census, 89% of which is Native American... |
Piedmont Piedmont (United States) The Piedmont is a plateau region located in the eastern United States between the Atlantic Coastal Plain and the main Appalachian Mountains, stretching from New Jersey in the north to central Alabama in the south. The Piedmont province is a physiographic province of the larger Appalachian division... |
Native American | website, part of the University of North Carolina at Pembroke University of North Carolina at Pembroke The University of North Carolina at Pembroke , also known as UNC Pembroke, is a public, co-educational, historically American Indian liberal arts university in the town of Pembroke in Robeson County, North Carolina.... , prehistory, history, culture, art and contemporary issues of American Indians, with special emphasis on the Robeson County Native American community |
| Museum of the Waxhaws | Waxhaw Waxhaw, North Carolina Waxhaw is a town located in Union County, North Carolina. The population was 2,627 at the 2000 Census.-Geography:Waxhaw is located at .According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of , all of it land... |
Metro Charlotte Charlotte metropolitan area The Charlotte metropolitan area is a metropolitan area/region of North and South Carolina within and surrounding the city of Charlotte... |
Local history | website, includes exhibits on President Andrew Jackson Andrew Jackson Andrew Jackson was the seventh President of the United States . Based in frontier Tennessee, Jackson was a politician and army general who defeated the Creek Indians at the Battle of Horseshoe Bend , and the British at the Battle of New Orleans... |
| Museum of World Cultures | Wilmington Wilmington, North Carolina Wilmington is a port city in and is the county seat of New Hanover County, North Carolina, United States. The population is 106,476 according to the 2010 Census, making it the eighth most populous city in the state of North Carolina... |
Lower Cape Fear | Art | website, "museum without walls, public display in various buildings at University of North Carolina at Wilmington University of North Carolina at Wilmington The University of North Carolina at Wilmington, sometimes referred to as UNC Wilmington, is a public, co-educational university located in Wilmington, North Carolina... , includes clothing, textiles, jewelry, pottery, furniture, figures, drawings, photographs, prints and scrolls from all over the world |
| Mystery Hill | Blowing Rock Blowing Rock, North Carolina Blowing Rock is a town in North Carolina, USA, situated in both Caldwell and Watauga counties. The population was 1,418 at the 2000 census. However, during the summer the town's population increases to about 10,000.]]\\... |
Western Western North Carolina Western North Carolina is the region of North Carolina which includes the Appalachian Mountains, thus it is often known geographically as the state's Mountain Region. It is sometimes included with upstate South Carolina as the "Western Carolinas", which is also counted as a single media market... |
Multiple | website, includes historic house furnished for turn-of-the-20th-century life, science exhibits, Native American artifacts, and the house |
| NASCAR Hall of Fame NASCAR Hall of Fame The NASCAR Hall of Fame honors drivers who have shown exceptional skill at NASCAR driving, all-time great crew chiefs and owners, and other major contributors to competition within the sanctioning body. NASCAR committed itself to building a Hall of Fame and on March 6, 2006, the city of Charlotte,... |
Charlotte Charlotte, North Carolina Charlotte is the largest city in the U.S. state of North Carolina and the seat of Mecklenburg County. In 2010, Charlotte's population according to the US Census Bureau was 731,424, making it the 17th largest city in the United States based on population. The Charlotte metropolitan area had a 2009... |
Metro Charlotte Charlotte metropolitan area The Charlotte metropolitan area is a metropolitan area/region of North and South Carolina within and surrounding the city of Charlotte... |
Sports | Planned museum to open in 2010 |
| Nasher Museum of Art Nasher Museum of Art The Nasher Museum of Art is the art museum of Duke University, and is located on Duke's campus in Durham, North Carolina, USA. The $24 million museum was designed by architect Rafael Viñoly and opened on October 2, 2005... |
Durham Durham, North Carolina Durham is a city in the U.S. state of North Carolina. It is the county seat of Durham County and also extends into Wake County. It is the fifth-largest city in the state, and the 85th-largest in the United States by population, with 228,330 residents as of the 2010 United States census... |
The Triangle The Triangle (North Carolina) The Research Triangle, also known as Raleigh-Durham and commonly referred to as simply "The Triangle", is a region in the Piedmont of North Carolina in the United States, anchored by North Carolina State University, Duke University, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, and cities of... |
Art | Part of Duke University Duke University Duke University is a private research university located in Durham, North Carolina, United States. Founded by Methodists and Quakers in the present day town of Trinity in 1838, the school moved to Durham in 1892. In 1924, tobacco industrialist James B... |
| National Railroad Museum and Hall of Fame | Hamlet Hamlet, North Carolina Hamlet is a town in Richmond County, North Carolina, United States. The population was 6,018 at the 2000 census.-Geography:Hamlet is located at .... |
Sandhills Sandhills (Carolina) The Sandhills is a region in the interior of the U.S. states of North Carolina and South Carolina. It is a strip of ancient beach dunes which generally divides the Piedmont from the coastal plain, and is the evidence of a former coastline when the ocean level was higher, or the land lower. The... |
Railroad | website, website, includes railroad artifacts and model train layout |
| Neal John Deere Tractor Museum | Trinity Trinity, North Carolina Trinity is a city in Randolph County, North Carolina, United States. The population was 6,690 at the 2000 census.-History:The community was named after Trinity College, which later became Duke University. The "World's Longest Hot Wheels Track" was built at the Kyle Petty Farm in Trinity, North... |
Piedmont Triad Piedmont Triad The Piedmont Triad, or Triad, is a north-central region of the U.S. state of North Carolina that consists of the area within and surrounding the three major cities of Greensboro, Winston-Salem, and High Point. This close group or "triad" of cities lies in the Piedmont geographical region of the... |
Agriculture | website |
| Newbold-White House | Hertford Hertford, North Carolina Hertford is a town in Perquimans County, North Carolina, United States. The population was 2,185 at the 2008 census. It is the county seat of Perquimans County. Hertford is located in North Carolina's Inner Banks region and is part of the Elizabeth City Micropolitan Statistical Area... |
Inner Banks Inner Banks The Inner Banks is a term used by some to describe the inland coastal region of eastern North Carolina, an area on the East Coast of the United States that is 22,227 square-miles by its broadest definition... |
Historic house | website, Colonial Quaker home |
| Neuseway Nature Park | Kinston Kinston, North Carolina Kinston is a city in Lenoir County, North Carolina, United States. The population was 23,688 at the 2000 census. The population was estimated at 22,360 in 2008. It has been the county seat of Lenoir County since its formation in 1791 . Kinston is located in North Carolina's Inner Banks... |
Inner Banks Inner Banks The Inner Banks is a term used by some to describe the inland coastal region of eastern North Carolina, an area on the East Coast of the United States that is 22,227 square-miles by its broadest definition... |
Multiple | website, includes the Neuse Planetarium, Health & Science Museum and the Exchange Nature Center |
| Norlina Train Museum | Norlina Norlina, North Carolina Norlina is a town in Warren County, North Carolina, United States. The population was 1,107 at the 2000 census.-Geography:Norlina is located at .... |
Piedmont Piedmont (United States) The Piedmont is a plateau region located in the eastern United States between the Atlantic Coastal Plain and the main Appalachian Mountains, stretching from New Jersey in the north to central Alabama in the south. The Piedmont province is a physiographic province of the larger Appalachian division... |
Railroad | website |
| North Carolina Auto Racing Hall of Fame | Mooresville Mooresville, North Carolina Mooresville is a large suburban town in southern Iredell County, North Carolina, USA. It is in the Metrolina metro area. The population was 32,133 at the 2010 United States Census... |
Metro Charlotte Charlotte metropolitan area The Charlotte metropolitan area is a metropolitan area/region of North and South Carolina within and surrounding the city of Charlotte... |
Automotive | website |
| North Carolina Aviation Museum North Carolina Aviation Museum The North Carolina Aviation Museum and North Carolina Aviation Hall of Fame displays a collection across two hangars of static aircraft, uniforms and memorabilia, and an extensive collection of aircraft models. Nearly all aircraft on display are privately owned and on loan. All aircraft on display... |
Asheboro Asheboro, North Carolina Asheboro is a city in Randolph County, North Carolina, United States. The population was 21,672 at the 2000 census. It is the county seat of Randolph County, and is the home of the state-owned North Carolina Zoo.-Geography:... |
Piedmont Triad Piedmont Triad The Piedmont Triad, or Triad, is a north-central region of the U.S. state of North Carolina that consists of the area within and surrounding the three major cities of Greensboro, Winston-Salem, and High Point. This close group or "triad" of cities lies in the Piedmont geographical region of the... |
Aviation | website |
| North Carolina Baseball Museum | Wilson Wilson, North Carolina Wilson is a city and the county seat of Wilson County in the Coastal Plain region of the U.S. state of North Carolina. The 18th largest city in the state, Wilson had a population of 49,167 according to the 2010 census.- Geography :... |
Inner Banks Inner Banks The Inner Banks is a term used by some to describe the inland coastal region of eastern North Carolina, an area on the East Coast of the United States that is 22,227 square-miles by its broadest definition... |
Sports | information |
| North Carolina Central University Art Museum | Durham Durham, North Carolina Durham is a city in the U.S. state of North Carolina. It is the county seat of Durham County and also extends into Wake County. It is the fifth-largest city in the state, and the 85th-largest in the United States by population, with 228,330 residents as of the 2010 United States census... |
The Triangle The Triangle (North Carolina) The Research Triangle, also known as Raleigh-Durham and commonly referred to as simply "The Triangle", is a region in the Piedmont of North Carolina in the United States, anchored by North Carolina State University, Duke University, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, and cities of... |
Art | website, part of North Carolina Central University North Carolina Central University North Carolina Central University is a public historically black university in the University of North Carolina system, located in Durham, North Carolina, offering programs at the baccalaureate, master’s, professional and doctoral levels.... , focus is African-American and African art |
| North Carolina Collection Gallery | Chapel Hill Chapel Hill, North Carolina Chapel Hill is a town in Orange County, North Carolina, United States and the home of the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill and UNC Health Care... |
The Triangle The Triangle (North Carolina) The Research Triangle, also known as Raleigh-Durham and commonly referred to as simply "The Triangle", is a region in the Piedmont of North Carolina in the United States, anchored by North Carolina State University, Duke University, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, and cities of... |
History | website, part of the Wilson Library at University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill is a public research university located in Chapel Hill, North Carolina, United States... , includes literature, photographs, and artifacts about North Carolina history, and three historic rooms with furnishings |
| North Carolina Cotton Museum | Pikeville Pikeville, North Carolina Pikeville is a town in Wayne County, North Carolina, United States. The population was 704 at the 2008 census. It is included in the Goldsboro, North Carolina Metropolitan Statistical Area. It is notable as being the home of Collier Motors, an automobile sales and service business established in... |
Agriculture | information, information, also known as the Northern Wayne Heritage Museum | |
| North Carolina Estuarium | Washington Washington, North Carolina Washington is a city in Beaufort County, North Carolina, United States. The population was 9,744 at the 2010 census. It is the county seat of Beaufort County. The closest major city is Greenville, approximately 20 miles to the west.... |
Inner Banks Inner Banks The Inner Banks is a term used by some to describe the inland coastal region of eastern North Carolina, an area on the East Coast of the United States that is 22,227 square-miles by its broadest definition... |
Art | website, ecology of North Carolina's estuaries |
| North Carolina Homespun Museum | Asheville Asheville, North Carolina Asheville is a city in and the county seat of Buncombe County, North Carolina, United States. It is the largest city in Western North Carolina, and the 11th largest city in North Carolina. The City is home to the United States National Climatic Data Center , which is the world's largest active... |
Western Western North Carolina Western North Carolina is the region of North Carolina which includes the Appalachian Mountains, thus it is often known geographically as the state's Mountain Region. It is sometimes included with upstate South Carolina as the "Western Carolinas", which is also counted as a single media market... |
History | website, history, fine cloth and woodworking crafts of the Biltmore Industries, a school for workers on the Biltmore Estate Biltmore Estate Biltmore House is a Châteauesque-styled mansion near Asheville, North Carolina, built by George Washington Vanderbilt II between 1889 and 1895. It is the largest privately-owned home in the United States, at and featuring 250 rooms... |
| North Carolina Maritime Museum North Carolina Maritime Museum The North Carolina Maritime Museum is a divisional museum of the North Carolina Museum of History. There are several branches of the Maritime Museum located in Beaufort, Southport and Roanoke Island.-North Carolina Maritime Museum at Beaufort:... |
Beaufort Beaufort, North Carolina Beaufort is a town in Carteret County, North Carolina, United States. Established in 1709, it is the third-oldest town in North Carolina.The population was 4,189 at the 2008 census and it is the county seat of Carteret County... |
Crystal Coast Crystal Coast The Crystal Coast is an 85-mile stretch of coastline in North Carolina that extends from the Cape Lookout National Seashore, which includes 56 miles of protected beaches, westward to the New River. It is also known as the Southern Outer Banks and is a popular area with tourists and second-home... |
Maritime Maritime museum A maritime museum is a museum specializing in the display of objects relating to ships and travel on large bodies of water... |
Regional branch of the North Carolina Museum of History North Carolina Museum of History The North Carolina Museum of History is located in downtown Raleigh, North Carolina. Permanent exhibits focus on the state’s military history, decorative arts, the North Carolina Sports Hall of Fame, and more. Visitors will see a variety of short-term and traveling exhibits... |
| North Carolina Maritime Museum at Southport North Carolina Maritime Museum The North Carolina Maritime Museum is a divisional museum of the North Carolina Museum of History. There are several branches of the Maritime Museum located in Beaufort, Southport and Roanoke Island.-North Carolina Maritime Museum at Beaufort:... |
Southport Southport, North Carolina Southport is a city in Brunswick County, North Carolina, near the mouth of the Cape Fear River. It is part of the Wilmington Metropolitan Statistical Area... |
Lower Cape Fear | Maritime Maritime museum A maritime museum is a museum specializing in the display of objects relating to ships and travel on large bodies of water... |
Regional branch of the North Carolina Museum of History North Carolina Museum of History The North Carolina Museum of History is located in downtown Raleigh, North Carolina. Permanent exhibits focus on the state’s military history, decorative arts, the North Carolina Sports Hall of Fame, and more. Visitors will see a variety of short-term and traveling exhibits... |
| North Carolina Maritime Museum on Roanoke Island North Carolina Maritime Museum The North Carolina Maritime Museum is a divisional museum of the North Carolina Museum of History. There are several branches of the Maritime Museum located in Beaufort, Southport and Roanoke Island.-North Carolina Maritime Museum at Beaufort:... |
Roanoke Island | Outer Banks Outer Banks The Outer Banks is a 200-mile long string of narrow barrier islands off the coast of North Carolina, beginning in the southeastern corner of Virginia Beach on the east coast of the United States.... |
Maritime Maritime museum A maritime museum is a museum specializing in the display of objects relating to ships and travel on large bodies of water... |
Regional branch of the North Carolina Museum of History North Carolina Museum of History The North Carolina Museum of History is located in downtown Raleigh, North Carolina. Permanent exhibits focus on the state’s military history, decorative arts, the North Carolina Sports Hall of Fame, and more. Visitors will see a variety of short-term and traveling exhibits... , also known as Roanoke Island Maritime Museum |
| North Carolina Museum of Art North Carolina Museum of Art The North Carolina Museum of Art is an art museum in Raleigh, North Carolina, featuring paintings and sculpture representing 5,000 years of artistic work from antiquity to the present. The museum features more than 40 galleries as well as more than a dozen works of art in its Museum Park... |
Raleigh Raleigh, North Carolina Raleigh is the capital and the second largest city in the state of North Carolina as well as the seat of Wake County. Raleigh is known as the "City of Oaks" for its many oak trees. According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the city's 2010 population was 403,892, over an area of , making Raleigh... |
The Triangle The Triangle (North Carolina) The Research Triangle, also known as Raleigh-Durham and commonly referred to as simply "The Triangle", is a region in the Piedmont of North Carolina in the United States, anchored by North Carolina State University, Duke University, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, and cities of... |
Art | |
| North Carolina Museum of Forestry | Whiteville Whiteville, North Carolina Whiteville is a city in Columbus County, North Carolina, United States. The population was 5,148 at the 2000 census. It is the only city of Columbus County and is the county seat.... |
Piedmont Piedmont (United States) The Piedmont is a plateau region located in the eastern United States between the Atlantic Coastal Plain and the main Appalachian Mountains, stretching from New Jersey in the north to central Alabama in the south. The Piedmont province is a physiographic province of the larger Appalachian division... |
Natural history | website, natural history and cultural heritage of our forests and forestry, satellite museum of the North Carolina Museum of Natural Sciences North Carolina Museum of Natural Sciences The North Carolina Museum of Natural Sciences is located in Raleigh, North Carolina. This museum is the oldest established museum in North Carolina and the largest museum of its kind in the Southeast... |
| North Carolina Museum of History North Carolina Museum of History The North Carolina Museum of History is located in downtown Raleigh, North Carolina. Permanent exhibits focus on the state’s military history, decorative arts, the North Carolina Sports Hall of Fame, and more. Visitors will see a variety of short-term and traveling exhibits... |
Raleigh Raleigh, North Carolina Raleigh is the capital and the second largest city in the state of North Carolina as well as the seat of Wake County. Raleigh is known as the "City of Oaks" for its many oak trees. According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the city's 2010 population was 403,892, over an area of , making Raleigh... |
The Triangle The Triangle (North Carolina) The Research Triangle, also known as Raleigh-Durham and commonly referred to as simply "The Triangle", is a region in the Piedmont of North Carolina in the United States, anchored by North Carolina State University, Duke University, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, and cities of... |
History | Exhibits include state’s military history, decorative arts, the North Carolina Sports Hall of Fame, transportation and changing exhibits of state history and culture |
| North Carolina Museum of Natural Sciences North Carolina Museum of Natural Sciences The North Carolina Museum of Natural Sciences is located in Raleigh, North Carolina. This museum is the oldest established museum in North Carolina and the largest museum of its kind in the Southeast... |
Raleigh Raleigh, North Carolina Raleigh is the capital and the second largest city in the state of North Carolina as well as the seat of Wake County. Raleigh is known as the "City of Oaks" for its many oak trees. According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the city's 2010 population was 403,892, over an area of , making Raleigh... |
The Triangle The Triangle (North Carolina) The Research Triangle, also known as Raleigh-Durham and commonly referred to as simply "The Triangle", is a region in the Piedmont of North Carolina in the United States, anchored by North Carolina State University, Duke University, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, and cities of... |
Natural history | |
| North Carolina Pottery Center | Seagrove Seagrove, North Carolina Seagrove is a town in Randolph County, North Carolina, United States. The population was 246 at the 2000 census. The name is derived from a railroad official... |
Piedmont Triad Piedmont Triad The Piedmont Triad, or Triad, is a north-central region of the U.S. state of North Carolina that consists of the area within and surrounding the three major cities of Greensboro, Winston-Salem, and High Point. This close group or "triad" of cities lies in the Piedmont geographical region of the... |
Decorative arts | website |
| North Carolina School for the Deaf Historical Museum | Morganton Morganton, North Carolina Morganton is a city in Burke County, North Carolina, United States. Reader's Digest included Morganton in its list of top ten places to raise a family. The town was recently profiled in The 50 Best Small Southern Towns. The population was 17,310 at the 2000 census... |
Western Western North Carolina Western North Carolina is the region of North Carolina which includes the Appalachian Mountains, thus it is often known geographically as the state's Mountain Region. It is sometimes included with upstate South Carolina as the "Western Carolinas", which is also counted as a single media market... |
Education | website, information |
| North Carolina State Capitol North Carolina State Capitol The North Carolina State Capitol is the main house of government of the U.S. state of North Carolina. Housing the offices of the Governor of North Carolina, it is located in the state capital of Raleigh on Union Square at One East Edenton Street. The cornerstone of the Greek Revival building was... |
Raleigh Raleigh, North Carolina Raleigh is the capital and the second largest city in the state of North Carolina as well as the seat of Wake County. Raleigh is known as the "City of Oaks" for its many oak trees. According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the city's 2010 population was 403,892, over an area of , making Raleigh... |
The Triangle The Triangle (North Carolina) The Research Triangle, also known as Raleigh-Durham and commonly referred to as simply "The Triangle", is a region in the Piedmont of North Carolina in the United States, anchored by North Carolina State University, Duke University, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, and cities of... |
Historic site | |
| North Carolina Transportation Museum North Carolina Transportation Museum The North Carolina Transportation Museum is a transport museum in Spencer, North Carolina.The museum is largely devoted to the state's railroad history, however its collection also includes exhibits of automobiles and aircraft.... |
Spencer Spencer, North Carolina Spencer is a town in Rowan County, North Carolina, United States, incorporated in 1905. As of the 2000 census, the town population was 3,355.-History:... |
Metro Charlotte Charlotte metropolitan area The Charlotte metropolitan area is a metropolitan area/region of North and South Carolina within and surrounding the city of Charlotte... |
Transportation | Railroad, aviation and automobiles |
| North Carolina Wesleyan College Galleries North Carolina Wesleyan College North Carolina Wesleyan College is a private four-year coeducational, liberal arts college, located in Rocky Mount, North Carolina. Founded in 1956, the school is affiliated with the United Methodist Church and offers a number of preprofessional programs... |
Rocky Mount Rocky Mount, North Carolina Rocky Mount is an All-America City Award-winning city in Edgecombe and Nash counties in the coastal plains of the state of North Carolina. Although it was not formally incorporated until February 28, 1867, the North Carolina community that became the city of Rocky Mount dates from the beginning of... |
Inner Banks Inner Banks The Inner Banks is a term used by some to describe the inland coastal region of eastern North Carolina, an area on the East Coast of the United States that is 22,227 square-miles by its broadest definition... |
Art | Includes the {http://www.ncwc.edu/Arts/ Mims Gallery and Four Sisters Gallery] |
| Northampton County Museum | Jackson Jackson, North Carolina Jackson is a town in Northampton County, North Carolina, United States. The population was 695 at the 2000 census. It is the county seat of Northampton County.Jackson is part of the Roanoke Rapids, North Carolina Micropolitan Statistical Area.-Geography:... |
Inner Banks Inner Banks The Inner Banks is a term used by some to describe the inland coastal region of eastern North Carolina, an area on the East Coast of the United States that is 22,227 square-miles by its broadest definition... |
Local history | website, information, information |
| Oakboro Railroad Museum | Oakboro Oakboro, North Carolina Oakboro is a town in Stanly County, North Carolina, United States. The population was 1,198 at the 2000 census.-Geography:Oakboro is located at .... |
Metro Charlotte Charlotte metropolitan area The Charlotte metropolitan area is a metropolitan area/region of North and South Carolina within and surrounding the city of Charlotte... |
Railroad | website |
| Oakboro Regional Museum of History | Oakboro Oakboro, North Carolina Oakboro is a town in Stanly County, North Carolina, United States. The population was 1,198 at the 2000 census.-Geography:Oakboro is located at .... |
Metro Charlotte Charlotte metropolitan area The Charlotte metropolitan area is a metropolitan area/region of North and South Carolina within and surrounding the city of Charlotte... |
Local history | website |
| Oconaluftee Indian Village Oconaluftee Indian Village The Oconaluftee Indian Village is a replica of an 18th century eastern Cherokee community located in Cherokee, North Carolina, USA.This "living museum" is operated by the Cherokee Historical Association... |
Cherokee Cherokee, North Carolina Cherokee is a town in Swain County, North Carolina, USA, within the Qualla Boundary land trust. It is located in the Oconaluftee River Valley, near the intersection of U.S. Route 19 and U.S... |
Western Western North Carolina Western North Carolina is the region of North Carolina which includes the Appalachian Mountains, thus it is often known geographically as the state's Mountain Region. It is sometimes included with upstate South Carolina as the "Western Carolinas", which is also counted as a single media market... |
Native American | Replica of an 18th century eastern Cherokee community |
| Old Baldy Lighthouse & Smith Island Museum of History | Bald Head Island Bald Head Island, North Carolina Bald Head Island is a village located on the east side of the Cape Fear River in Brunswick County, North Carolina, United States. Compared to the city of Wilmington to the north, the village of Bald Head Island is small and somewhat remote. It is only accessible by ferry from the nearby town of... |
Lower Cape Fear | Maritime | Reconstructed lighthouse keeper's quarters and local history museum, and tours of lighthouse |
| Old Brunswick County Jail | Southport Southport, North Carolina Southport is a city in Brunswick County, North Carolina, near the mouth of the Cape Fear River. It is part of the Wilmington Metropolitan Statistical Area... |
Lower Cape Fear | Jail | information, website, operated by the Southport Historical Society |
| Old City Jail | Mount Airy Mount Airy, North Carolina Mount Airy is a city in Surry County, North Carolina, United States. As of the 2010 census, the city population was 10,388.-History:Mount Airy was settled in the 1750s as a stagecoach stop on the road between Winston-Salem and Galax, Virginia. It was named for a nearby plantation... |
Foothills | Media | information, re-creation of “The Courthouse” from the Andy Griffith Show |
| Old Fort Railroad Museum | Old Fort Old Fort, North Carolina Old Fort is a town in McDowell County, North Carolina, United States. The population was 959 at the 2008 estimated census. The town is well known for its weekly Mountain Music concerts, attracting large audiences and many musicians from the surrounding areas to Old Fort's downtown each Friday at... |
Western Western North Carolina Western North Carolina is the region of North Carolina which includes the Appalachian Mountains, thus it is often known geographically as the state's Mountain Region. It is sometimes included with upstate South Carolina as the "Western Carolinas", which is also counted as a single media market... |
Railroad | information |
| Old Jail Museum | Taylorsville Taylorsville, North Carolina Taylorsville is a town in Alexander County, North Carolina, United States. The population was 1,799 at the 2000 census. It is the county seat of Alexander County.Taylorsville is part of the Hickory–Lenoir–Morganton Metropolitan Statistical Area.... |
Western Western North Carolina Western North Carolina is the region of North Carolina which includes the Appalachian Mountains, thus it is often known geographically as the state's Mountain Region. It is sometimes included with upstate South Carolina as the "Western Carolinas", which is also counted as a single media market... |
Jail | website |
| Old Rock School Railway Museum | Valdese Valdese, North Carolina Valdese is a town in Burke County, North Carolina, United States. The population was 4,485 at the 2000 census. It is part of the Hickory–Lenoir–Morganton Metropolitan Statistical Area.-Geography:Valdese is located at .... |
Western Western North Carolina Western North Carolina is the region of North Carolina which includes the Appalachian Mountains, thus it is often known geographically as the state's Mountain Region. It is sometimes included with upstate South Carolina as the "Western Carolinas", which is also counted as a single media market... |
Railroad | website, model train layouts and railroad memorabilia, operated by the Piedmont and Western Railroad Club |
| Old Salem Museums & Gardens Old Salem Old Salem is a historic district of Winston-Salem, North Carolina. It features a living history museum that interprets the restored Moravian community. The non-profit organization began its work in 1950, although some private residents had restored buildings earlier... |
Winston-Salem Winston-Salem, North Carolina Winston-Salem is a city in the U.S. state of North Carolina, with a 2010 population of 229,617. Winston-Salem is the county seat and largest city of Forsyth County and the fourth-largest city in the state. Winston-Salem is the second largest municipality in the Piedmont Triad region and is home to... |
Piedmont Triad Piedmont Triad The Piedmont Triad, or Triad, is a north-central region of the U.S. state of North Carolina that consists of the area within and surrounding the three major cities of Greensboro, Winston-Salem, and High Point. This close group or "triad" of cities lies in the Piedmont geographical region of the... |
Living | 18th and 19th century Moravian village |
| Old Salem Toy Museum Old Salem Old Salem is a historic district of Winston-Salem, North Carolina. It features a living history museum that interprets the restored Moravian community. The non-profit organization began its work in 1950, although some private residents had restored buildings earlier... |
Winston-Salem Winston-Salem, North Carolina Winston-Salem is a city in the U.S. state of North Carolina, with a 2010 population of 229,617. Winston-Salem is the county seat and largest city of Forsyth County and the fourth-largest city in the state. Winston-Salem is the second largest municipality in the Piedmont Triad region and is home to... |
Piedmont Triad Piedmont Triad The Piedmont Triad, or Triad, is a north-central region of the U.S. state of North Carolina that consists of the area within and surrounding the three major cities of Greensboro, Winston-Salem, and High Point. This close group or "triad" of cities lies in the Piedmont geographical region of the... |
Toy | Part of Old Salem Museums & Gardens, includes toys, dolls, teddy bears, puppets, doll houses, toy zoos, automobiles and planes |
| Old Wilkes Jail | Wilkesboro Wilkesboro, North Carolina Wilkesboro is a town in and the county seat of Wilkes County, North Carolina, United States. The population was 3,159 at the 2000 census, and it is the second largest municipality in the county. The 2010 Census listed the town's population at 3,044. The town is located along the south bank of the... |
Western Western North Carolina Western North Carolina is the region of North Carolina which includes the Appalachian Mountains, thus it is often known geographically as the state's Mountain Region. It is sometimes included with upstate South Carolina as the "Western Carolinas", which is also counted as a single media market... |
Jail | information |
| Oliver Nestus Freeman Round House Museum | Wilson Wilson, North Carolina Wilson is a city and the county seat of Wilson County in the Coastal Plain region of the U.S. state of North Carolina. The 18th largest city in the state, Wilson had a population of 49,167 according to the 2010 census.- Geography :... |
Inner Banks Inner Banks The Inner Banks is a term used by some to describe the inland coastal region of eastern North Carolina, an area on the East Coast of the United States that is 22,227 square-miles by its broadest definition... |
African American | information, contributions of local African Americans |
| Onslow County Museum | Richlands Richlands, North Carolina Richlands is a town in Onslow County, North Carolina, United States. The 2005 estimated population was 827. It is included in the Jacksonville, North Carolina Metropolitan Statistical Area.-Geography:... |
Inner Banks Inner Banks The Inner Banks is a term used by some to describe the inland coastal region of eastern North Carolina, an area on the East Coast of the United States that is 22,227 square-miles by its broadest definition... |
Local history | website |
| Orange County Historical Museum | Hillsborough Hillsborough, North Carolina Hillsborough is a town in Orange County, North Carolina, United States. The population was 5,653 at the 2008 census. It is the county seat of Orange County.... |
The Triangle The Triangle (North Carolina) The Research Triangle, also known as Raleigh-Durham and commonly referred to as simply "The Triangle", is a region in the Piedmont of North Carolina in the United States, anchored by North Carolina State University, Duke University, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, and cities of... |
Local history | website |
| Oriental History Museum | Oriental Oriental, North Carolina Oriental is known as 'The Sailing Capital of North Carolina'.This tiny harbor town is on the Neuse River, the widest river in the USA, leading to the vast sailing waters of Pamlico Sound and on to the Atlantic through North Carolina's barrier islands. The area is easily some of the finest boating... |
Inner Banks Inner Banks The Inner Banks is a term used by some to describe the inland coastal region of eastern North Carolina, an area on the East Coast of the United States that is 22,227 square-miles by its broadest definition... |
Local history | information |
| Orton Plantation Orton Plantation The Orton Plantation is a historic Southern plantation in the Smithville Township of Brunswick County, North Carolina, United States. Located beside the Cape Fear River between Wilmington and Southport, Orton Plantation is considered to be a near-perfect example of Southern antebellum architecture... |
Smithville Township Smithville Township, Brunswick County, North Carolina Smithville Township is one of six townships within Brunswick County, North Carolina, United States. As of the 2000 Census, Smithville Township had a population of 12,019 and a population density of .... |
Lower Cape Fear | Historic house | Southern plantation, outbuildings and gardens |
| Outer Banks Center for Wildlife Education | Corolla Corolla, North Carolina Corolla is an unincorporated community located in Poplar Branch township, Currituck County, North Carolina along the northern Outer Banks. It has a permanent population of approximately 500 people; during the summer vacation season, the population surges into the thousands... |
Outer Banks Outer Banks The Outer Banks is a 200-mile long string of narrow barrier islands off the coast of North Carolina, beginning in the southeastern corner of Virginia Beach on the east coast of the United States.... |
Natural history | website, coastal North Carolina's wildlife, natural history and cultural heritage, operated by the N.C. Wildlife Resources Commission N.C. Wildlife Resources Commission The North Carolina Wildlife Resources Commission is a state government agency that practices conservation and management of North Carolina's fish and wildlife resources.- Hunting, fishing, trapping and boating :... |
| Outer Banks History Center | Manteo Manteo, North Carolina Manteo is a town in Dare County, North Carolina, United States, located on Roanoke Island. The population was 1,052 at the 2000 census. It is the county seat of Dare County.-Geography:... |
Outer Banks Outer Banks The Outer Banks is a 200-mile long string of narrow barrier islands off the coast of North Carolina, beginning in the southeastern corner of Virginia Beach on the east coast of the United States.... |
Local history | website, regional archives with changing exhibits |
| Page-Walker Arts & History Center Page-Walker Hotel The Page-Walker Hotel, also known as The Page-Walker Arts & History Center is an historic house museum and former hotel located in Cary, North Carolina. The founder of the town of Cary, Allison Francis Page, built the Second Empire style hotel in 1868, and J. R... |
Cary Cary, North Carolina Cary is a large town and suburb of Raleigh, North Carolina in Wake and Chatham counties in the U.S. state of North Carolina. Located almost entirely in Wake County, it is the second largest municipality in that county and the third largest municipality in The Triangle after Raleigh and Durham... |
The Triangle The Triangle (North Carolina) The Research Triangle, also known as Raleigh-Durham and commonly referred to as simply "The Triangle", is a region in the Piedmont of North Carolina in the United States, anchored by North Carolina State University, Duke University, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, and cities of... |
Multiple | Local history and changing art exhibits |
| Palmer-Marsh House Palmer-Marsh House Palmer-Marsh House was built in 1744 as a combination residence and place of business located in Bath, North Carolina.It was declared a National Historic Landmark in 1970.It is located on the east side of Main Street, just south of Carteret Street .... |
Bath Bath, North Carolina Bath is a town in Beaufort County, North Carolina, United States. The population was 268 at the 2008 census. Incorporated in 1705, Bath was North Carolina's first port of entry. Bath is North Carolina's oldest town, celebrating its 300th anniversary in 2005... |
Inner Banks Inner Banks The Inner Banks is a term used by some to describe the inland coastal region of eastern North Carolina, an area on the East Coast of the United States that is 22,227 square-miles by its broadest definition... |
Historic house | 1744 home |
| Pantego Academy Historical Museum | Pantego Pantego, North Carolina Pantego is a town in Beaufort County, North Carolina, United States. The population was 170 at the 2000 census.-Geography:Pantego is located at .... |
Inner Banks Inner Banks The Inner Banks is a term used by some to describe the inland coastal region of eastern North Carolina, an area on the East Coast of the United States that is 22,227 square-miles by its broadest definition... |
Local history | website |
| Pender County Museum | Burgaw Burgaw, North Carolina Burgaw is a town in Pender County, North Carolina, United States. The population was 3,337 at the 2000 census. It is the county seat of Pender County.Burgaw is part of the Wilmington Metropolitan Statistical Area.-Geography:... |
Lower Cape Fear | Local history | information, information |
| Penderlea Homestead Museum | Willard | Inner Banks Inner Banks The Inner Banks is a term used by some to describe the inland coastal region of eastern North Carolina, an area on the East Coast of the United States that is 22,227 square-miles by its broadest definition... |
Historic house | website, information, homestead community farm of the Depression era |
| Penland School of Crafts Penland School of Crafts The Penland School of Crafts is a center for craft education located in the Blue Ridge Mountains in Spruce Pine, North Carolina, about 50 miles from Asheville.... |
Spruce Pine Spruce Pine, North Carolina Spruce Pine is a town in Mitchell County, North Carolina, United States. The population was 2,175 at the 2010 census.-History:Spruce Pine was founded in 1907 when the Clinchfield Railroad made its way up the North Toe River from Erwin, Tennessee... |
Western Western North Carolina Western North Carolina is the region of North Carolina which includes the Appalachian Mountains, thus it is often known geographically as the state's Mountain Region. It is sometimes included with upstate South Carolina as the "Western Carolinas", which is also counted as a single media market... |
Art | Includes exhibit gallery |
| Person County Museum of History | Roxboro Roxboro, North Carolina Roxboro is a city and the county seat of Person County, North Carolina. As of the 2010 census, the city of Roxboro has a population of 8,362. The city is 30 miles north of Durham, NC. It is part of the Durham-Chapel Hill Metropolitan Area.-History:... |
Piedmont Piedmont (United States) The Piedmont is a plateau region located in the eastern United States between the Atlantic Coastal Plain and the main Appalachian Mountains, stretching from New Jersey in the north to central Alabama in the south. The Piedmont province is a physiographic province of the larger Appalachian division... |
Open air | website, complex includes a local history museum in the Governor W. W. Kitchin House William Walton Kitchin William Walton Kitchin was the 52nd Governor of the U.S. state of North Carolina from 1909 to 1913.-Early Life and Family:... , the Male Academy/Parsonage, Woodsdale General Store, Dr. John H. Merritt's office, a tobacco barn, and the Van Hook Subscription School |
| Pisgah Center for Wildlife Education | Pisgah Forest Pisgah Forest, North Carolina Pisgah Forest is an unincorporated community in Transylvania County, North Carolina, United States. It sits at an elevation of 2100 feet along U.S. Route 64, northeast of Brevard. It is approximately a 30 minute drive from the Asheville Airport. The community lies in an area noted for its many... |
Western Western North Carolina Western North Carolina is the region of North Carolina which includes the Appalachian Mountains, thus it is often known geographically as the state's Mountain Region. It is sometimes included with upstate South Carolina as the "Western Carolinas", which is also counted as a single media market... |
Natural history | website, mountain wildlife and habitats, freshwater fish, operated by the N.C. Wildlife Resources Commission N.C. Wildlife Resources Commission The North Carolina Wildlife Resources Commission is a state government agency that practices conservation and management of North Carolina's fish and wildlife resources.- Hunting, fishing, trapping and boating :... |
| Polk County History Museum | Tryon Tryon, North Carolina Tryon is a town in Polk County, North Carolina, United States. According to the 2000 Census the population of Tryon was 1,760. The area is a center for equestrian activity and fine arts.... |
Western Western North Carolina Western North Carolina is the region of North Carolina which includes the Appalachian Mountains, thus it is often known geographically as the state's Mountain Region. It is sometimes included with upstate South Carolina as the "Western Carolinas", which is also counted as a single media market... |
Local history | website |
| Poplar Grove Plantation | Wilmington Wilmington, North Carolina Wilmington is a port city in and is the county seat of New Hanover County, North Carolina, United States. The population is 106,476 according to the 2010 Census, making it the eighth most populous city in the state of North Carolina... |
Lower Cape Fear | Historic house | website, 19th century plantation homestead and outbuildings |
| Pope House Museum Pope House Museum The Pope House Museum, built in 1901, is a restored home once owned by Dr. M.T. Pope, a prominent African-American citizen of Raleigh, North Carolina... |
Raleigh Raleigh, North Carolina Raleigh is the capital and the second largest city in the state of North Carolina as well as the seat of Wake County. Raleigh is known as the "City of Oaks" for its many oak trees. According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the city's 2010 population was 403,892, over an area of , making Raleigh... |
The Triangle The Triangle (North Carolina) The Research Triangle, also known as Raleigh-Durham and commonly referred to as simply "The Triangle", is a region in the Piedmont of North Carolina in the United States, anchored by North Carolina State University, Duke University, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, and cities of... |
Historic house | |
| Port Discover | Elizabeth City Elizabeth City, North Carolina Elizabeth City is a city in Pasquotank County and Camden County in the State of North Carolina. With a population of 18,683 at the 2010 census, Elizabeth City is the county seat of Pasquotank County.... |
Inner Banks Inner Banks The Inner Banks is a term used by some to describe the inland coastal region of eastern North Carolina, an area on the East Coast of the United States that is 22,227 square-miles by its broadest definition... |
Science | website |
| Port O' Plymouth Museum | Plymouth Plymouth, North Carolina Plymouth is the largest town in Washington County, North Carolina, United States. The population was 4,107 at the 2000 census. It is the county seat of Washington County... |
Inner Banks Inner Banks The Inner Banks is a term used by some to describe the inland coastal region of eastern North Carolina, an area on the East Coast of the United States that is 22,227 square-miles by its broadest definition... |
Civil War | website |
| President James K. Polk State Historic Site | Pineville Pineville, North Carolina Pineville is a suburban town in the southernmost portion of Mecklenburg County, North Carolina situated in the Waxhaws district between Charlotte, North Carolina and Rock Hill, South Carolina.... |
Metro Charlotte Charlotte metropolitan area The Charlotte metropolitan area is a metropolitan area/region of North and South Carolina within and surrounding the city of Charlotte... |
Biographical | website, includes visitor center with exhibits about James K. Polk James K. Polk James Knox Polk was the 11th President of the United States . Polk was born in Mecklenburg County, North Carolina. He later lived in and represented Tennessee. A Democrat, Polk served as the 17th Speaker of the House of Representatives and the 12th Governor of Tennessee... , reconstructions of an early 19th century log house, separate kitchen and barn |
| Presidential Culinary Museum | Grover Grover, North Carolina Grover is a town in Cleveland County, North Carolina, United States. The population was 698 at the 2000 census.-History:Grover is classified a small town where railway and highway routes 85 and 29 cross the state line between North Carolina and South Carolina. It was previously named Whitaker and... |
Western Western North Carolina Western North Carolina is the region of North Carolina which includes the Appalachian Mountains, thus it is often known geographically as the state's Mountain Region. It is sometimes included with upstate South Carolina as the "Western Carolinas", which is also counted as a single media market... |
History | website, memorabilia from White House chefs |
| Raeford-Hoke Museum | Raeford Raeford, North Carolina Raeford is a city in Hoke County, North Carolina, United States. The population was 3,386 at the 2000 census. It is the county seat of Hoke County. The county was named after Confederate General Robert F. Hoke, as Tar Heel native.... |
Sandhills Sandhills (Carolina) The Sandhills is a region in the interior of the U.S. states of North Carolina and South Carolina. It is a strip of ancient beach dunes which generally divides the Piedmont from the coastal plain, and is the evidence of a former coastline when the ocean level was higher, or the land lower. The... |
Local history | website, information |
| Railroad House | Sanford Sanford, North Carolina Sanford is a city in Lee County, North Carolina, United States. The population was 23,220 at the 2000 census. It is the county seat of Lee County.-Geography:Sanford is located at .... |
Piedmont Piedmont (United States) The Piedmont is a plateau region located in the eastern United States between the Atlantic Coastal Plain and the main Appalachian Mountains, stretching from New Jersey in the north to central Alabama in the south. The Piedmont province is a physiographic province of the larger Appalachian division... |
Local history | website |
| Raleigh City Museum Raleigh City Museum The Raleigh City Museum is a local history museum associated with Raleigh, North Carolina. The museum is located in the historic Briggs Hardware Building on Fayetteville Street in downtown Raleigh and has a number of exhibits and programs that are free to the public.- History :The Raleigh City... |
Raleigh Raleigh, North Carolina Raleigh is the capital and the second largest city in the state of North Carolina as well as the seat of Wake County. Raleigh is known as the "City of Oaks" for its many oak trees. According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the city's 2010 population was 403,892, over an area of , making Raleigh... |
The Triangle The Triangle (North Carolina) The Research Triangle, also known as Raleigh-Durham and commonly referred to as simply "The Triangle", is a region in the Piedmont of North Carolina in the United States, anchored by North Carolina State University, Duke University, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, and cities of... |
Local history | |
| Rankin Museum of American and Natural History | Ellerbe Ellerbe, North Carolina Ellerbe is a town in Richmond County, North Carolina, United States. The population was 1,021 at the 2000 census. It is perhaps best known as the one-time home of professional wrestler André the Giant, who operated a nearby ranch/farm in his spare time and retirement. His ashes were scattered on... |
Sandhills Sandhills (Carolina) The Sandhills is a region in the interior of the U.S. states of North Carolina and South Carolina. It is a strip of ancient beach dunes which generally divides the Piedmont from the coastal plain, and is the evidence of a former coastline when the ocean level was higher, or the land lower. The... |
Multiple | website, natural history, paleontology, local history, Native American artifacts |
| Ray Price Legends of Harley Drag Racing Museum | Raleigh Raleigh, North Carolina Raleigh is the capital and the second largest city in the state of North Carolina as well as the seat of Wake County. Raleigh is known as the "City of Oaks" for its many oak trees. According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the city's 2010 population was 403,892, over an area of , making Raleigh... |
The Triangle The Triangle (North Carolina) The Research Triangle, also known as Raleigh-Durham and commonly referred to as simply "The Triangle", is a region in the Piedmont of North Carolina in the United States, anchored by North Carolina State University, Duke University, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, and cities of... |
Sports | website |
| Red Barn Mountain Museum | Waynesville Waynesville, North Carolina Waynesville is a town in and the county seat of Haywood County, North Carolina, United States. It is the largest town in Haywood County and the largest in Western North Carolina west of Asheville. Waynesville is located about or 50 km southwest of Asheville between the Great Smoky and Blue... |
Western Western North Carolina Western North Carolina is the region of North Carolina which includes the Appalachian Mountains, thus it is often known geographically as the state's Mountain Region. It is sometimes included with upstate South Carolina as the "Western Carolinas", which is also counted as a single media market... |
Local history | information |
| Red Springs Historical Museum | Red Springs Red Springs, North Carolina Red Springs is a town in Robeson and Hoke counties in the U.S. state of North Carolina. The population was 3,493 at the 2000 census.-Geography:Red Springs is located at .... |
Piedmont Piedmont (United States) The Piedmont is a plateau region located in the eastern United States between the Atlantic Coastal Plain and the main Appalachian Mountains, stretching from New Jersey in the north to central Alabama in the south. The Piedmont province is a physiographic province of the larger Appalachian division... |
Local history | website |
| Reed Gold Mine Reed Gold Mine The Reed Gold Mine is located in Midland, Cabarrus County, North Carolina, and is the site of the first documented commercial gold find in the United States... |
Midland Midland, North Carolina Midland is a town in southern Cabarrus County in the U.S. state of North Carolina. Located in the south-central portion of the state, it lies in the region known as the Piedmont. The name of the town is derived from its location approximately one-half way between Charlotte and Oakboro on the... |
Metro Charlotte Charlotte metropolitan area The Charlotte metropolitan area is a metropolitan area/region of North and South Carolina within and surrounding the city of Charlotte... |
Mining | Gold mining museum and tunnels |
| Reynolda House Museum of American Art Reynolda House Museum of American Art Reynolda House Museum of American Art displays a premiere collection of American art ranging from the colonial period to the present. Built in 1917 by Katharine Smith Reynolds and her husband R. J. Reynolds, founder of the R. J. Reynolds Tobacco Company, the house originally occupied the center of... |
Winston-Salem Winston-Salem, North Carolina Winston-Salem is a city in the U.S. state of North Carolina, with a 2010 population of 229,617. Winston-Salem is the county seat and largest city of Forsyth County and the fourth-largest city in the state. Winston-Salem is the second largest municipality in the Piedmont Triad region and is home to... |
Piedmont Triad Piedmont Triad The Piedmont Triad, or Triad, is a north-central region of the U.S. state of North Carolina that consists of the area within and surrounding the three major cities of Greensboro, Winston-Salem, and High Point. This close group or "triad" of cities lies in the Piedmont geographical region of the... |
Art | American art from colonial era to the present |
| Richard Childress Racing Museum | Welcome Welcome, North Carolina Welcome is a census-designated place in Davidson County, North Carolina, United States. The population was 3,538 at the 2000 census. It is nationally known as the home of NASCAR's Richard Childress. The town motto is "Welcome to Welcome, A Friendly Place," as posted on the welcoming sign... |
Piedmont Triad Piedmont Triad The Piedmont Triad, or Triad, is a north-central region of the U.S. state of North Carolina that consists of the area within and surrounding the three major cities of Greensboro, Winston-Salem, and High Point. This close group or "triad" of cities lies in the Piedmont geographical region of the... |
Automotive | website, website, includes over 50 cars of Richard Childress Racing Richard Childress Racing RCR Enterprises, LLC, doing business as Richard Childress Racing, is a NASCAR team based in Welcome, North Carolina, and is owned and operated by former driver Richard Childress... |
| Richard Gwyn Museum | Elkin Elkin, North Carolina Elkin is a town in Surry and Wilkes counties in the U.S. state of North Carolina, along the Yadkin River. Elkin shares its name with the surrounding township of Elkin Township... |
Foothills | Local history | information |
| Richard Petty Museum | Randleman Randleman, North Carolina Randleman is a city in Randolph County, North Carolina, United States. The population was 3,557 at the 2000 census. It is the home of NASCAR's Petty family, the Richard Petty Museum, and the Victory Junction Gang Camp.-Geography:... |
Piedmont Triad Piedmont Triad The Piedmont Triad, or Triad, is a north-central region of the U.S. state of North Carolina that consists of the area within and surrounding the three major cities of Greensboro, Winston-Salem, and High Point. This close group or "triad" of cities lies in the Piedmont geographical region of the... |
Biographical | information, race car driver Richard Petty Richard Petty Richard Lee Petty is a former NASCAR driver who raced in the Strictly Stock/Grand National Era and the NASCAR Winston Cup Series... |
| Richmond-Miles History Museum | Yanceyville Yanceyville, North Carolina Yanceyville, first incorporated in 1833, is the county seat of Caswell County, North Carolina, United States. The population was 2,091 at the 2000 census. It has been the county seat since 1792 . The original Caswell County Courthouse has been renovated and provides offices for county departments... |
Piedmont Triad Piedmont Triad The Piedmont Triad, or Triad, is a north-central region of the U.S. state of North Carolina that consists of the area within and surrounding the three major cities of Greensboro, Winston-Salem, and High Point. This close group or "triad" of cities lies in the Piedmont geographical region of the... |
Local history | website, located in the Graves-Florance-Gatewood House |
| Roanoke Canal Museum & Trail | Roanoke Rapids Roanoke Rapids, North Carolina Roanoke Rapids is a city in Halifax County, North Carolina, United States. The population was 16,957 at the 2000 census. It is the principal city of the Roanoke Rapids Micropolitan Statistical Area.-Geography:... |
Inner Banks Inner Banks The Inner Banks is a term used by some to describe the inland coastal region of eastern North Carolina, an area on the East Coast of the United States that is 22,227 square-miles by its broadest definition... |
Transportation | website |
| Roanoke/Cashie River Center | Windsor Windsor, North Carolina Windsor is a town in Bertie County, North Carolina, United States. The population was 2,283 at the 2000 census. It is the county seat of Bertie County... |
Inner Banks Inner Banks The Inner Banks is a term used by some to describe the inland coastal region of eastern North Carolina, an area on the East Coast of the United States that is 22,227 square-miles by its broadest definition... |
Natural history | website |
| Roanoke Island Festival Park Roanoke Island Festival Park Roanoke Island Festival Park is a North Carolina state historic site located at the end of NC 400 in Manteo, North Carolina on Roanoke Island. The park includes a recreated 16th-century sailing ship, living history demonstrators, a museum, and a variety of performing and visual arts... |
Manteo Manteo, North Carolina Manteo is a town in Dare County, North Carolina, United States, located on Roanoke Island. The population was 1,052 at the 2000 census. It is the county seat of Dare County.-Geography:... |
Outer Banks Outer Banks The Outer Banks is a 200-mile long string of narrow barrier islands off the coast of North Carolina, beginning in the southeastern corner of Virginia Beach on the east coast of the United States.... |
Multiple | Includes a museum ship, colonial and Native American living history site, local history museum, art exhibits |
| Robeson County History Museum | Lumberton Lumberton, North Carolina Lumberton is a city in Robeson County, North Carolina, United States. The population was 20,795 at the 2000 census. It is the county seat of Robeson County. Lumberton, located in southern North Carolina's Inner Banks region, is located on the Lumber River... |
Inner Banks Inner Banks The Inner Banks is a term used by some to describe the inland coastal region of eastern North Carolina, an area on the East Coast of the United States that is 22,227 square-miles by its broadest definition... |
Local history | website |
| Rock School Art Galleries | Valdese Valdese, North Carolina Valdese is a town in Burke County, North Carolina, United States. The population was 4,485 at the 2000 census. It is part of the Hickory–Lenoir–Morganton Metropolitan Statistical Area.-Geography:Valdese is located at .... |
Western Western North Carolina Western North Carolina is the region of North Carolina which includes the Appalachian Mountains, thus it is often known geographically as the state's Mountain Region. It is sometimes included with upstate South Carolina as the "Western Carolinas", which is also counted as a single media market... |
Art | website |
| Rocky Mount Arts Center | Rocky Mount Rocky Mount, North Carolina Rocky Mount is an All-America City Award-winning city in Edgecombe and Nash counties in the coastal plains of the state of North Carolina. Although it was not formally incorporated until February 28, 1867, the North Carolina community that became the city of Rocky Mount dates from the beginning of... |
Inner Banks Inner Banks The Inner Banks is a term used by some to describe the inland coastal region of eastern North Carolina, an area on the East Coast of the United States that is 22,227 square-miles by its broadest definition... |
Art | website |
| Rocky Mount Children's Museum and Science Center | Rocky Mount Rocky Mount, North Carolina Rocky Mount is an All-America City Award-winning city in Edgecombe and Nash counties in the coastal plains of the state of North Carolina. Although it was not formally incorporated until February 28, 1867, the North Carolina community that became the city of Rocky Mount dates from the beginning of... |
Inner Banks Inner Banks The Inner Banks is a term used by some to describe the inland coastal region of eastern North Carolina, an area on the East Coast of the United States that is 22,227 square-miles by its broadest definition... |
Science | website |
| Rosenzweig Gallery | Durham Durham, North Carolina Durham is a city in the U.S. state of North Carolina. It is the county seat of Durham County and also extends into Wake County. It is the fifth-largest city in the state, and the 85th-largest in the United States by population, with 228,330 residents as of the 2010 United States census... |
The Triangle The Triangle (North Carolina) The Research Triangle, also known as Raleigh-Durham and commonly referred to as simply "The Triangle", is a region in the Piedmont of North Carolina in the United States, anchored by North Carolina State University, Duke University, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, and cities of... |
Art | website |
| Rosetta C. Baldwin Museum | High Point High Point, North Carolina High Point is a city located in the Piedmont Triad region of North Carolina. As of 2010 the city had a total population of 104,371, according to the US Census Bureau. High Point is currently the eighth-largest municipality in North Carolina.... |
Piedmont Triad Piedmont Triad The Piedmont Triad, or Triad, is a north-central region of the U.S. state of North Carolina that consists of the area within and surrounding the three major cities of Greensboro, Winston-Salem, and High Point. This close group or "triad" of cities lies in the Piedmont geographical region of the... |
African American | website, contributions of African Americans in local history |
| Rowan Museum | Salisbury Salisbury, North Carolina Salisbury is a city in Rowan County in North Carolina, a state of the United States of America. The population was 33,663 in the 2010 Census . It is the county seat of Rowan County... |
Metro Charlotte Charlotte metropolitan area The Charlotte metropolitan area is a metropolitan area/region of North and South Carolina within and surrounding the city of Charlotte... |
Multiple | website, includes local history museum and two historic house museums, the Old Stone House and the Utzman Chambers House |
| Ruby City Gems & Minerals | Franklin Franklin, North Carolina Franklin is a town in Franklin Township, Macon County, North Carolina, United States, within the Nantahala National Forest. The population was 3,490 as of the 2000 census. It is the county seat of Macon County. Franklin is an official Appalachian Trail friendly destination... |
Western Western North Carolina Western North Carolina is the region of North Carolina which includes the Appalachian Mountains, thus it is often known geographically as the state's Mountain Region. It is sometimes included with upstate South Carolina as the "Western Carolinas", which is also counted as a single media market... |
Natural history | website, store with museum display of gems, minerals and fossils, Native American and pre-Columbian artifacts |
| Rural Hill, Center of Scottish Heritage | Huntersville Huntersville, North Carolina Huntersville is a large town in Mecklenburg and Cabarrus Counties, North Carolina, United States. The population was 46,773 at the 2010 census, which makes Huntersville the 19th largest city in North Carolina. It is located about 12 miles north of uptown Charlotte. It is thought that the town... |
Metro Charlotte Charlotte metropolitan area The Charlotte metropolitan area is a metropolitan area/region of North and South Carolina within and surrounding the city of Charlotte... |
Open air | website, includes 265 acres (1.1 km²) historic farm with eight historic structures and three reproductions |
| Rural Life Museum | Mars Hill Mars Hill, North Carolina Mars Hill is a town in Madison County, North Carolina, United States. The population was 1,764 at the 2000 census. It is the home of Mars Hill College, which is named after the town. The town is located approximately one mile west of Interstate 26, and due north of Asheville, western North... |
Western Western North Carolina Western North Carolina is the region of North Carolina which includes the Appalachian Mountains, thus it is often known geographically as the state's Mountain Region. It is sometimes included with upstate South Carolina as the "Western Carolinas", which is also counted as a single media market... |
Mining | website, information, part of Mars Hill College Mars Hill College Mars Hill College is a private, coed, liberal-arts college affiliated with the Baptist State Convention of North Carolina and the Cooperative Baptist Fellowship. The college is located in the small town of Mars Hill, North Carolina, due north of Asheville, western North Carolina's largest city... , open by appointment, Southern Appalachian mountain culture and history |
| Rush Wray Museum of Yancey County History John Wesley McElroy House The John Wesley McElroy house is a museum in Burnsville, North Carolina, United States. The vernacular Federal-Greek Revival style house, which was built in the 1840s, is on the National Register of Historic Places.- History :... |
Burnsville Burnsville, North Carolina Burnsville is a town in Yancey County, North Carolina, United States. The population was 1,623 at the 2000 census. It is the county seat of Yancey County.-Geography:Burnsville is located at .... |
Western Western North Carolina Western North Carolina is the region of North Carolina which includes the Appalachian Mountains, thus it is often known geographically as the state's Mountain Region. It is sometimes included with upstate South Carolina as the "Western Carolinas", which is also counted as a single media market... |
Local history | Located in the McElroy House, include period furniture and local history exhibits |
| Rutherford County Farm Museum | Forest City Forest City, North Carolina Forest City, formerly known as "Burnt Chimney," is a town in Rutherford County, North Carolina, United States. The population was 7,549 as of the 2000 census.-Geography:Forest City is located at .... |
Western Western North Carolina Western North Carolina is the region of North Carolina which includes the Appalachian Mountains, thus it is often known geographically as the state's Mountain Region. It is sometimes included with upstate South Carolina as the "Western Carolinas", which is also counted as a single media market... |
Agriculture | information, information, antique farm and home equipment |
| Sam Bass Gallery | Concord Concord, North Carolina Concord is a city in the U.S. state of North Carolina. According to Census 2010, the city has a current population of 79,066. It is the largest city in Cabarrus County and is the county seat. In terms of population, the city of Concord is the second largest city in the Charlotte Metropolitan Area... |
Metro Charlotte Charlotte metropolitan area The Charlotte metropolitan area is a metropolitan area/region of North and South Carolina within and surrounding the city of Charlotte... |
Art | website, information, racing art and mementos |
| Sampson County History Museum | Clinton Clinton, North Carolina Clinton is the county seat of Sampson County, North Carolina, United States. The population of Clinton is 8,639 according to the 2010 US Census. Clinton is named for American Revolution General Richard Clinton.-History:... |
Piedmont Piedmont (United States) The Piedmont is a plateau region located in the eastern United States between the Atlantic Coastal Plain and the main Appalachian Mountains, stretching from New Jersey in the north to central Alabama in the south. The Piedmont province is a physiographic province of the larger Appalachian division... |
Local history | website |
| Sciele Museum of Natural History | Gastonia Gastonia, North Carolina Gastonia is the largest city and county seat of Gaston County, North Carolina, United States. It is also the third largest suburb of the Charlotte Area, behind Concord and Rock Hill. The population was 71,226 as of Gastonia is the largest city and county seat of Gaston County, North Carolina,... |
Metro Charlotte Charlotte metropolitan area The Charlotte metropolitan area is a metropolitan area/region of North and South Carolina within and surrounding the city of Charlotte... |
Natural history | website |
| SciWorks SciWorks SciWorks, the Science Center and Environmental Park of Forsyth County is a science museum in Winston-Salem, North Carolina. The museum is geared toward families with children and has school programs for students from preschool to eighth grade.... |
Winston-Salem Winston-Salem, North Carolina Winston-Salem is a city in the U.S. state of North Carolina, with a 2010 population of 229,617. Winston-Salem is the county seat and largest city of Forsyth County and the fourth-largest city in the state. Winston-Salem is the second largest municipality in the Piedmont Triad region and is home to... |
Piedmont Triad Piedmont Triad The Piedmont Triad, or Triad, is a north-central region of the U.S. state of North Carolina that consists of the area within and surrounding the three major cities of Greensboro, Winston-Salem, and High Point. This close group or "triad" of cities lies in the Piedmont geographical region of the... |
Science | Science and natural history |
| Scottish Heritage Center | Laurinburg Laurinburg, North Carolina Laurinburg is a mid-sized city in Scotland County, North Carolina, United States. It is the county seat of Scotland County. Located in southern North Carolina near the South Carolina state border, Laurinburg is southwest of Fayetteville and is home to St. Andrews Presbyterian College... |
Sandhills Sandhills (Carolina) The Sandhills is a region in the interior of the U.S. states of North Carolina and South Carolina. It is a strip of ancient beach dunes which generally divides the Piedmont from the coastal plain, and is the evidence of a former coastline when the ocean level was higher, or the land lower. The... |
Ethnic | website, part of the library of St. Andrews Presbyterian College St. Andrews Presbyterian College St. Andrews University, formerly St. Andrews Presbyterian College, is a private, Presbyterian, four-year liberal arts college in Laurinburg, North Carolina.... , includes exhibits about the Scottish settlement of southeastern North Carolina |
| Scottish Tartans Museum | Franklin Franklin, North Carolina Franklin is a town in Franklin Township, Macon County, North Carolina, United States, within the Nantahala National Forest. The population was 3,490 as of the 2000 census. It is the county seat of Macon County. Franklin is an official Appalachian Trail friendly destination... |
Western Western North Carolina Western North Carolina is the region of North Carolina which includes the Appalachian Mountains, thus it is often known geographically as the state's Mountain Region. It is sometimes included with upstate South Carolina as the "Western Carolinas", which is also counted as a single media market... |
Ethnic | website, history of tartans, Scottish Scottish people The Scottish people , or Scots, are a nation and ethnic group native to Scotland. Historically they emerged from an amalgamation of the Picts and Gaels, incorporating neighbouring Britons to the south as well as invading Germanic peoples such as the Anglo-Saxons and the Norse.In modern use,... history, culture, dress, migration and military |
| Second Ward Alumni House Museum | Charlotte Charlotte, North Carolina Charlotte is the largest city in the U.S. state of North Carolina and the seat of Mecklenburg County. In 2010, Charlotte's population according to the US Census Bureau was 731,424, making it the 17th largest city in the United States based on population. The Charlotte metropolitan area had a 2009... |
Metro Charlotte Charlotte metropolitan area The Charlotte metropolitan area is a metropolitan area/region of North and South Carolina within and surrounding the city of Charlotte... |
African American | information |
| Sechrest Gallery | High Point High Point, North Carolina High Point is a city located in the Piedmont Triad region of North Carolina. As of 2010 the city had a total population of 104,371, according to the US Census Bureau. High Point is currently the eighth-largest municipality in North Carolina.... |
Piedmont Triad Piedmont Triad The Piedmont Triad, or Triad, is a north-central region of the U.S. state of North Carolina that consists of the area within and surrounding the three major cities of Greensboro, Winston-Salem, and High Point. This close group or "triad" of cities lies in the Piedmont geographical region of the... |
Art | website, part of High Point University High Point University High Point University is a private liberal arts university in High Point, North Carolina, USA, affiliated with the United Methodist Church.- Beginnings :... |
| SEJ Heritage Center and Museum | Lake Junaluska Lake Junaluska, North Carolina Lake Junaluska is a census-designated place in Haywood County, North Carolina, USA. It is part of the Asheville Metropolitan Statistical Area. The population was 2,675 at the 2000 census... |
Western Western North Carolina Western North Carolina is the region of North Carolina which includes the Appalachian Mountains, thus it is often known geographically as the state's Mountain Region. It is sometimes included with upstate South Carolina as the "Western Carolinas", which is also counted as a single media market... |
Religious | website, history of the United Methodist Church United Methodist Church The United Methodist Church is a Methodist Christian denomination which is both mainline Protestant and evangelical. Founded in 1968 by the union of The Methodist Church and the Evangelical United Brethren Church, the UMC traces its roots back to the revival movement of John and Charles Wesley... |
| Senator Sam J. Ervin Jr. Library and Museum | Morganton Morganton, North Carolina Morganton is a city in Burke County, North Carolina, United States. Reader's Digest included Morganton in its list of top ten places to raise a family. The town was recently profiled in The 50 Best Small Southern Towns. The population was 17,310 at the 2000 census... |
Western Western North Carolina Western North Carolina is the region of North Carolina which includes the Appalachian Mountains, thus it is often known geographically as the state's Mountain Region. It is sometimes included with upstate South Carolina as the "Western Carolinas", which is also counted as a single media market... |
Biographical | website, life, memorabilia and papers of Sam J. Ervin Jr., located on the campus of Western Piedmont Community College Western Piedmont Community College Western Piedmont Community College is a small community college located in Morganton, North Carolina.- Beginning :* Western Piedmont Community College was chartered on April 2, 1964, as a member of the North Carolina Community College System.... |
| Shaw House Properties | Southern Pines Southern Pines, North Carolina Southern Pines is a town in Moore County, North Carolina, United States. The population was 10,918 at the 2000 census.-Geography:Southern Pines is located at .... |
Sandhills Sandhills (Carolina) The Sandhills is a region in the interior of the U.S. states of North Carolina and South Carolina. It is a strip of ancient beach dunes which generally divides the Piedmont from the coastal plain, and is the evidence of a former coastline when the ocean level was higher, or the land lower. The... |
Historic house | website, operated by the Moore County Historical Association, includes the antebellum Shaw House, Garner House and Britt Sanders Cabin |
| Shook Museum | Clyde Clyde, North Carolina Clyde is a town in Haywood County, North Carolina, United States. The 200 census recorded the population at 1,324 people. It is part of the Asheville Metropolitan Statistical Area.-Geography:Clyde is located at .... |
Western Western North Carolina Western North Carolina is the region of North Carolina which includes the Appalachian Mountains, thus it is often known geographically as the state's Mountain Region. It is sometimes included with upstate South Carolina as the "Western Carolinas", which is also counted as a single media market... |
Historic house | website |
| Smith-McDowell House Smith-McDowell House The Smith-McDowell House is located in Asheville, North Carolina. It is the city's first mansion and oldest surviving house, and the oldest brick structure in Buncombe County.... |
Asheville Asheville, North Carolina Asheville is a city in and the county seat of Buncombe County, North Carolina, United States. It is the largest city in Western North Carolina, and the 11th largest city in North Carolina. The City is home to the United States National Climatic Data Center , which is the world's largest active... |
Western Western North Carolina Western North Carolina is the region of North Carolina which includes the Appalachian Mountains, thus it is often known geographically as the state's Mountain Region. It is sometimes included with upstate South Carolina as the "Western Carolinas", which is also counted as a single media market... |
Historic house | Victorian mansion and history exhibits |
| Smoky Mountain Trains | Bryson City Bryson City, North Carolina Bryson City is a town in Swain County, North Carolina in the United States. The population was 1,353 as of 2009, a decrease of 4.1% since the 2000 census... |
Western Western North Carolina Western North Carolina is the region of North Carolina which includes the Appalachian Mountains, thus it is often known geographically as the state's Mountain Region. It is sometimes included with upstate South Carolina as the "Western Carolinas", which is also counted as a single media market... |
Railroad | website, Lionel model train engines, cars and accessories, large model train layout |
| Somerset Place Somerset Place Somerset Place is a former plantation near Creswell in Washington County, North Carolina, along the northern shore of Lake Phelps, and now a State Historic Site. Somerset Place operated as a plantation from 1785 until 1865... |
Creswell Creswell, North Carolina Creswell is a town in Washington County, North Carolina, United States. The population was 259 at the 2008 census.-Geography:Creswell is located at .... |
Inner Banks Inner Banks The Inner Banks is a term used by some to describe the inland coastal region of eastern North Carolina, an area on the East Coast of the United States that is 22,227 square-miles by its broadest definition... |
Open air | 1830 antebellum plantation and outbuildings |
| Southeastern Center for Contemporary Art Southeastern Center for Contemporary Art The Southeastern Center for Contemporary Art , located at 750 Marguerite Drive in Winston-Salem, North Carolina, is a gallery designed to involve audiences in the art of our time... |
Winston-Salem Winston-Salem, North Carolina Winston-Salem is a city in the U.S. state of North Carolina, with a 2010 population of 229,617. Winston-Salem is the county seat and largest city of Forsyth County and the fourth-largest city in the state. Winston-Salem is the second largest municipality in the Piedmont Triad region and is home to... |
Piedmont Triad Piedmont Triad The Piedmont Triad, or Triad, is a north-central region of the U.S. state of North Carolina that consists of the area within and surrounding the three major cities of Greensboro, Winston-Salem, and High Point. This close group or "triad" of cities lies in the Piedmont geographical region of the... |
Art | Contemporary art gallery |
| Southern Appalachian Radio Museum | Asheville Asheville, North Carolina Asheville is a city in and the county seat of Buncombe County, North Carolina, United States. It is the largest city in Western North Carolina, and the 11th largest city in North Carolina. The City is home to the United States National Climatic Data Center , which is the world's largest active... |
Western Western North Carolina Western North Carolina is the region of North Carolina which includes the Appalachian Mountains, thus it is often known geographically as the state's Mountain Region. It is sometimes included with upstate South Carolina as the "Western Carolinas", which is also counted as a single media market... |
Technology | website, antique radios, equipment and history |
| Sparta Teapot Museum of Craft and Design Sparta Teapot Museum The Sparta Teapot Museum of Craft and Design was a museum in Sparta, North Carolina, USA. It closed in January 2010.It contained approximately devoted to the history of tea and teapots and to the display of teapots from all cultures and all eras.... |
Sparta Sparta, North Carolina Sparta is a town in Alleghany County, North Carolina, United States. The population was 1,817 at the 2000 census. It is the county seat of Alleghany County.-Geography:Sparta is located at .... |
Western Western North Carolina Western North Carolina is the region of North Carolina which includes the Appalachian Mountains, thus it is often known geographically as the state's Mountain Region. It is sometimes included with upstate South Carolina as the "Western Carolinas", which is also counted as a single media market... |
Decorative arts | Planned museum |
| Spring Hill House | Raleigh Raleigh, North Carolina Raleigh is the capital and the second largest city in the state of North Carolina as well as the seat of Wake County. Raleigh is known as the "City of Oaks" for its many oak trees. According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the city's 2010 population was 403,892, over an area of , making Raleigh... |
The Triangle The Triangle (North Carolina) The Research Triangle, also known as Raleigh-Durham and commonly referred to as simply "The Triangle", is a region in the Piedmont of North Carolina in the United States, anchored by North Carolina State University, Duke University, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, and cities of... |
Historic house | website, features exhibit about Dorothea Dix Dorothea Dix Dorothea Lynde Dix was an American activist on behalf of the indigent insane who, through a vigorous program of lobbying state legislatures and the United States Congress, created the first generation of American mental asylums... and Dorothea Dix Hospital Dorothea Dix Hospital The Dorthea Dix Hospital is a psychiatric hospital located on Dix Hill in Raleigh, North Carolina and named after mental health advocate Dorothea Dix.In 1848, Dorothea Dix visited North Carolina and called for reform in the care of mentally ill patients... , a psychiatric hospital |
| Spring Hope Historical Museum | Spring Hope Spring Hope, North Carolina Spring Hope is a town in Nash County, North Carolina, United States. It is part of the Rocky Mount, North Carolina Metropolitan Statistical Area. The population was 1,261 at the 2000 census... |
Inner Banks Inner Banks The Inner Banks is a term used by some to describe the inland coastal region of eastern North Carolina, an area on the East Coast of the United States that is 22,227 square-miles by its broadest definition... |
Local history | information |
| St. Paul Museum | Randleman Randleman, North Carolina Randleman is a city in Randolph County, North Carolina, United States. The population was 3,557 at the 2000 census. It is the home of NASCAR's Petty family, the Richard Petty Museum, and the Victory Junction Gang Camp.-Geography:... |
Piedmont Triad Piedmont Triad The Piedmont Triad, or Triad, is a north-central region of the U.S. state of North Carolina that consists of the area within and surrounding the three major cities of Greensboro, Winston-Salem, and High Point. This close group or "triad" of cities lies in the Piedmont geographical region of the... |
Local history | website, located in the St. Paul M. E. Church, South |
| Stanly County Museum | Albemarle Albemarle, North Carolina Albemarle is the county seat of Stanly County, North Carolina. The population was 15,680 at the 2000 census. It is governed by Mayor Elbert L. "Whit" Whitley, Jr... |
Metro Charlotte Charlotte metropolitan area The Charlotte metropolitan area is a metropolitan area/region of North and South Carolina within and surrounding the city of Charlotte... |
Multiple | website, includes local history exhibits, 1840s period Freeman-Marks House, 19th century I.W. Snuggs House |
| Stokes County Historical Museum | Danbury Danbury, North Carolina Danbury is a town located in Danbury Township, Stokes County, North Carolina. As of the 2000 census, the town had a total population of 108. It is the county seat of Stokes County.... |
Foothills | Local history | website |
| Stone Mountain State Park Stone Mountain State Park Stone Mountain State Park is a North Carolina state park in Alleghany and Wilkes Counties, North Carolina in the United States.-Size and location:Located in Wilkes and Alleghany counties of North Carolina, it covers 13,747 acres .... |
Wilkesboro Wilkesboro, North Carolina Wilkesboro is a town in and the county seat of Wilkes County, North Carolina, United States. The population was 3,159 at the 2000 census, and it is the second largest municipality in the county. The 2010 Census listed the town's population at 3,044. The town is located along the south bank of the... |
Western Western North Carolina Western North Carolina is the region of North Carolina which includes the Appalachian Mountains, thus it is often known geographically as the state's Mountain Region. It is sometimes included with upstate South Carolina as the "Western Carolinas", which is also counted as a single media market... |
Multiple | Includes Mountain Culture Exhibit and mid-19th century Hutchinson Homestead |
| Stonewall Manor | Rocky Mount Rocky Mount, North Carolina Rocky Mount is an All-America City Award-winning city in Edgecombe and Nash counties in the coastal plains of the state of North Carolina. Although it was not formally incorporated until February 28, 1867, the North Carolina community that became the city of Rocky Mount dates from the beginning of... |
Inner Banks Inner Banks The Inner Banks is a term used by some to describe the inland coastal region of eastern North Carolina, an area on the East Coast of the United States that is 22,227 square-miles by its broadest definition... |
Historic house | website, antebellum plantation home |
| Sunny Brook Store | Spruce Pine Spruce Pine, North Carolina Spruce Pine is a town in Mitchell County, North Carolina, United States. The population was 2,175 at the 2010 census.-History:Spruce Pine was founded in 1907 when the Clinchfield Railroad made its way up the North Toe River from Erwin, Tennessee... |
Western Western North Carolina Western North Carolina is the region of North Carolina which includes the Appalachian Mountains, thus it is often known geographically as the state's Mountain Region. It is sometimes included with upstate South Carolina as the "Western Carolinas", which is also counted as a single media market... |
Biographical | information, childhood home of acclaimed North Carolina author Gloria Houston |
| Swannanoa Valley Museum | Black Mountain Black Mountain, North Carolina Black Mountain is a town in Buncombe County, North Carolina, United States. The population was 7,511 at the 2000 census. It is part of the Asheville Metropolitan Statistical Area. The town is named for the Black Mountain range of the Blue Ridge range in the Southern Appalachians.-History:Black... |
Western Western North Carolina Western North Carolina is the region of North Carolina which includes the Appalachian Mountains, thus it is often known geographically as the state's Mountain Region. It is sometimes included with upstate South Carolina as the "Western Carolinas", which is also counted as a single media market... |
Local history | website |
| Tannenbaum Historic Park | Greensboro Greensboro, North Carolina Greensboro is a city in the U.S. state of North Carolina. It is the third-largest city by population in North Carolina and the largest city in Guilford County and the surrounding Piedmont Triad metropolitan region. According to the 2010 U.S... |
Piedmont Triad Piedmont Triad The Piedmont Triad, or Triad, is a north-central region of the U.S. state of North Carolina that consists of the area within and surrounding the three major cities of Greensboro, Winston-Salem, and High Point. This close group or "triad" of cities lies in the Piedmont geographical region of the... |
Open air | website, includes Colonial Heritage Center, 1813 Hoskins House, restored 1830s barn, a replica kitchen and blacksmith shop; adjacent to the Guilford Courthouse National Military Park Guilford Courthouse National Military Park Guilford Courthouse National Military Park, at 2332 New Garden Road in Greensboro, North Carolina, commemorates the Battle of Guilford Court House, fought on March 15, 1781. This battle opened the campaign that led to American victory in the Revolutionary War. The losses by the British in this... |
| Tarkil Branch Farm's Homestead Museum | Beulaville Beulaville, North Carolina Beulaville is a town in Duplin County, North Carolina, United States. The population was 1,067 at the 2000 census.-Geography:Beulaville is located at .... |
Piedmont Piedmont (United States) The Piedmont is a plateau region located in the eastern United States between the Atlantic Coastal Plain and the main Appalachian Mountains, stretching from New Jersey in the north to central Alabama in the south. The Piedmont province is a physiographic province of the larger Appalachian division... |
Open air | website, 19th century homestead, includes 1830's Dogtrot house Dogtrot house The dogtrot, also known as a breezeway house, dog-run, or possum-trot, is a style of house that was common throughout the Southeastern United States during the 19th and early 20th centuries. Most theories place its origins in the southern Appalachian Mountains. Some scholars believe the style... , smokehouse Smokehouse A smokehouse is a building where meat or fish is cured with smoke. The finished product might be stored in the building, sometimes for a year or more.-History:... , tobacco Tobacco Tobacco is an agricultural product processed from the leaves of plants in the genus Nicotiana. It can be consumed, used as a pesticide and, in the form of nicotine tartrate, used in some medicines... barn Barn A barn is an agricultural building used for storage and as a covered workplace. It may sometimes be used to house livestock or to store farming vehicles and equipment... , corn crib Corn crib A corn crib or corncrib is a type of granary used to dry and store corn. It is also known as a cornhouse or corn house, though this term can refer to any granary.... s, chicken house and other structures with exhibits |
| Teach's Hole Blackbeard Exhibit and Pirate Specialty Shop | Ocracoke Ocracoke, North Carolina Ocracoke is a census-designated place and unincorporated town located at the southern end of Ocracoke Island, located entirely within Hyde County, North Carolina. The population was 769 as of the 2000 census... |
Outer Banks Outer Banks The Outer Banks is a 200-mile long string of narrow barrier islands off the coast of North Carolina, beginning in the southeastern corner of Virginia Beach on the east coast of the United States.... |
History | website, shop and exhibit about Blackbeard Blackbeard Edward Teach , better known as Blackbeard, was a notorious English pirate who operated around the West Indies and the eastern coast of the American colonies.... and pirates |
| Textile Heritage Center at Cooleemee | Cooleemee Cooleemee, North Carolina Cooleemee is a town in Davie County, North Carolina, United States. The population was 905 at the 2000 census.-Geography:Cooleemee is located at .... |
Piedmont Piedmont (United States) The Piedmont is a plateau region located in the eastern United States between the Atlantic Coastal Plain and the main Appalachian Mountains, stretching from New Jersey in the north to central Alabama in the south. The Piedmont province is a physiographic province of the larger Appalachian division... |
Industry | website, includes Mill Village Museum, park and planned Mill Family Life Museum |
| Textile Heritage Museum | Glencoe Glencoe, North Carolina Glencoe is an unincorporated settlement in Alamance County, North Carolina on North Carolina Highway 62, north-northeast of downtown Burlington.... |
Piedmont Piedmont (United States) The Piedmont is a plateau region located in the eastern United States between the Atlantic Coastal Plain and the main Appalachian Mountains, stretching from New Jersey in the north to central Alabama in the south. The Piedmont province is a physiographic province of the larger Appalachian division... |
Industry | website, features history and machinery of the textile industry, textile history of Alamance County, the Piedmont, and beyond |
| Theatre Art Galleries | High Point High Point, North Carolina High Point is a city located in the Piedmont Triad region of North Carolina. As of 2010 the city had a total population of 104,371, according to the US Census Bureau. High Point is currently the eighth-largest municipality in North Carolina.... |
Piedmont Triad Piedmont Triad The Piedmont Triad, or Triad, is a north-central region of the U.S. state of North Carolina that consists of the area within and surrounding the three major cities of Greensboro, Winston-Salem, and High Point. This close group or "triad" of cities lies in the Piedmont geographical region of the... |
Art | website |
| Things From Yesteryear Museum | Pollocksville Pollocksville, North Carolina Pollocksville is a town in Jones County, North Carolina, United States. The population was 269 at the 2000 census. It is part of the New Bern, North Carolina Micropolitan Statistical Area.-Geography:Pollocksville is located at .... |
Inner Banks Inner Banks The Inner Banks is a term used by some to describe the inland coastal region of eastern North Carolina, an area on the East Coast of the United States that is 22,227 square-miles by its broadest definition... |
History | information, open by appointment, includes antique appliances, cars, typewriters, cameras, medical equipment and Fostoria glassware |
| Thomas Wolfe House Thomas Wolfe House The Thomas Wolfe House, AKA the Thomas Wolfe Memorial, is a historic house and museum located at 52 N Market St. in Asheville, North Carolina, that was the childhood home of author Thomas Wolfe .... |
Asheville Asheville, North Carolina Asheville is a city in and the county seat of Buncombe County, North Carolina, United States. It is the largest city in Western North Carolina, and the 11th largest city in North Carolina. The City is home to the United States National Climatic Data Center , which is the world's largest active... |
Western Western North Carolina Western North Carolina is the region of North Carolina which includes the Appalachian Mountains, thus it is often known geographically as the state's Mountain Region. It is sometimes included with upstate South Carolina as the "Western Carolinas", which is also counted as a single media market... |
Historic house | Victorian boyhood home of author Thomas Wolf Thomas Wolf Thomas Wolf may refer to:* Thom Wolf, professor* Thomas Wolf , German criminal and fugitive* Thomas Wolf , CEO of RIB Software AG, GermanyThomas Wolfe may refer to:* Thomas Wolfe , American novelist... |
| Tobacco Farm Life Museum | Kenly Kenly, North Carolina Kenly, known as "Friendly Kenly," is a town in Johnston and Wilson counties in the U.S. state of North Carolina. The population was 1,569 at the 2000 census... |
Inner Banks Inner Banks The Inner Banks is a term used by some to describe the inland coastal region of eastern North Carolina, an area on the East Coast of the United States that is 22,227 square-miles by its broadest definition... |
Agriculture | website |
| Town Creek Indian Mound Town Creek Indian Mound -External links:*, North Carolina Historic Sites... |
Mount Gilead Mount Gilead, North Carolina Mount Gilead is a town in Montgomery County, North Carolina, United States. The population was 1,389 at the 2000 census.-Geography:Mount Gilead is located at .... |
Sandhills Sandhills (Carolina) The Sandhills is a region in the interior of the U.S. states of North Carolina and South Carolina. It is a strip of ancient beach dunes which generally divides the Piedmont from the coastal plain, and is the evidence of a former coastline when the ocean level was higher, or the land lower. The... |
Archaeology | Historic Pee Dee Pee Dee (tribe) The Pee Dee tribe are a nation of Native Americans of the southeast United States, especially the Low Country of present-day South Carolina. Several tribes are recognized by the state, although none has federal recognition. The Pee Dee River and the Pee Dee region of South Carolina were named for... ceremonial mound with visitor center, two temples, a burial house, palisade wall and residence |
| Trail of Faith | Valdese Valdese, North Carolina Valdese is a town in Burke County, North Carolina, United States. The population was 4,485 at the 2000 census. It is part of the Hickory–Lenoir–Morganton Metropolitan Statistical Area.-Geography:Valdese is located at .... |
Western Western North Carolina Western North Carolina is the region of North Carolina which includes the Appalachian Mountains, thus it is often known geographically as the state's Mountain Region. It is sometimes included with upstate South Carolina as the "Western Carolinas", which is also counted as a single media market... |
Open air | website, information, fifteen open-air exhibits and replicas that trace the history of the Waldensians Waldensians Waldensians, Waldenses or Vaudois are names for a Christian movement of the later Middle Ages, descendants of which still exist in various regions, primarily in North-Western Italy. There is considerable uncertainty about the earlier history of the Waldenses because of a lack of extant source... , a Christian spiritual movement |
| Transylvania Heritage Museum | Brevard Brevard, North Carolina Brevard is a town in Transylvania County, North Carolina, United States. The 2005 population estimate by the United States Census Bureau was 6,643. It is the county seat of Transylvania County.... |
Western Western North Carolina Western North Carolina is the region of North Carolina which includes the Appalachian Mountains, thus it is often known geographically as the state's Mountain Region. It is sometimes included with upstate South Carolina as the "Western Carolinas", which is also counted as a single media market... |
Local history | website |
| Tryon Palace Historic Site & Gardens Tryon Palace Tryon Palace is a modern reconstruction of the historical colonial royal governors' palace of the Province of North Carolina. It was constructed in the 1950s across the original mansion site located in the city of New Bern, North Carolina. Today it is a State Historic Site. The Palace gardens are... |
New Bern New Bern, North Carolina New Bern is a city in Craven County, North Carolina with a population of 29,524 as of the 2010 census.. It is located at the confluence of the Trent and the Neuse rivers... |
Inner Banks Inner Banks The Inner Banks is a term used by some to describe the inland coastal region of eastern North Carolina, an area on the East Coast of the United States that is 22,227 square-miles by its broadest definition... |
Historic house | Modern reconstruction of the historical colonial governors' mansion of the Province of North Carolina |
| Turchin Center for the Visual Arts | Boone Boone, North Carolina Boone is a town located in the Blue Ridge Mountains of western North Carolina, United States. Boone's population was reported as 17,122, as of 2010... |
Western Western North Carolina Western North Carolina is the region of North Carolina which includes the Appalachian Mountains, thus it is often known geographically as the state's Mountain Region. It is sometimes included with upstate South Carolina as the "Western Carolinas", which is also counted as a single media market... |
Art | website |
| Tuscarora Nation Museum | Maxton Maxton, North Carolina Maxton is a town in Robeson County and Scotland County Counties, North Carolina, in the United States. The population was 2,551 at the time of the 2000 U.S. Census.-History:... |
Sandhills Sandhills (Carolina) The Sandhills is a region in the interior of the U.S. states of North Carolina and South Carolina. It is a strip of ancient beach dunes which generally divides the Piedmont from the coastal plain, and is the evidence of a former coastline when the ocean level was higher, or the land lower. The... |
Native American | website |
| University Galleries | Greensboro Greensboro, North Carolina Greensboro is a city in the U.S. state of North Carolina. It is the third-largest city by population in North Carolina and the largest city in Guilford County and the surrounding Piedmont Triad metropolitan region. According to the 2010 U.S... |
Piedmont Triad Piedmont Triad The Piedmont Triad, or Triad, is a north-central region of the U.S. state of North Carolina that consists of the area within and surrounding the three major cities of Greensboro, Winston-Salem, and High Point. This close group or "triad" of cities lies in the Piedmont geographical region of the... |
Art | website, part of North Carolina A&T State University |
| USS North Carolina Battleship Memorial USS North Carolina (BB-55) USS North Carolina was the lead ship of her class of battleship and the fourth in the United States Navy to be named in honor of this U.S. state. She was the first new-construction U.S. battleship to enter service during World War II, participating in every major naval offensive in the Pacific... |
Wilmington Wilmington, North Carolina Wilmington is a port city in and is the county seat of New Hanover County, North Carolina, United States. The population is 106,476 according to the 2010 Census, making it the eighth most populous city in the state of North Carolina... |
Lower Cape Fear | Maritime | |
| Vance Birthplace | Weaverville Weaverville, North Carolina Weaverville is a town in Buncombe County, North Carolina, United States. The population was 2,646 in 2007. It is part of the Asheville Metropolitan Statistical Area.-Geography:Weaverville is located at .... |
Western Western North Carolina Western North Carolina is the region of North Carolina which includes the Appalachian Mountains, thus it is often known geographically as the state's Mountain Region. It is sometimes included with upstate South Carolina as the "Western Carolinas", which is also counted as a single media market... |
Historic house | website, early 19th century log house, birthplace of Governor Zebulon Baird Vance Zebulon Baird Vance Zebulon Baird Vance was a Confederate military officer in the American Civil War, the 37th and 43rd Governor of North Carolina, and U.S. Senator... |
| Vance County Historical Museum | Henderson Henderson, North Carolina Henderson, with a population of 16,095 at the 2000 census, is the county seat of Vance County, North Carolina, United States.The city was named in honor of former North Carolina Supreme Court Chief Justice Leonard Henderson, who lived nearby and was a friend of early settler Lewis Reavis... |
Western Western North Carolina Western North Carolina is the region of North Carolina which includes the Appalachian Mountains, thus it is often known geographically as the state's Mountain Region. It is sometimes included with upstate South Carolina as the "Western Carolinas", which is also counted as a single media market... |
Local history | information |
| Van Every/Smith Galleries | Davidson Davidson, North Carolina Davidson is a town in Mecklenburg County in the U.S. state of North Carolina. The population was 7,139 at the 2000 census. It is home to Davidson College... |
Metro Charlotte Charlotte metropolitan area The Charlotte metropolitan area is a metropolitan area/region of North and South Carolina within and surrounding the city of Charlotte... |
Art | website, part of Davidson College Davidson College Davidson College is a private liberal arts college in Davidson, North Carolina. The college has graduated 23 Rhodes Scholars and is consistently ranked in the top ten liberal arts colleges in the country by U.S. News and World Report magazine, although it has recently dropped to 11th in U.S. News... |
| Vollis Simpson Whirligig Park | Lucama Lucama, North Carolina Lucama is a town in Wilson County, North Carolina, United States. The population was 847 at the 2000 census.-Geography:Lucama is located at .... |
Inner Banks Inner Banks The Inner Banks is a term used by some to describe the inland coastal region of eastern North Carolina, an area on the East Coast of the United States that is 22,227 square-miles by its broadest definition... |
Art | information, information, PBS article, private sculpture park |
| Wadesboro High School | Wadesboro Wadesboro, North Carolina Wadesboro is a town in Anson County, North Carolina, United States. The population was 5,780 at the 2010 census. It is the county seat of Anson County.-Geography:Wadesboro is located at .... |
Sandhills Sandhills (Carolina) The Sandhills is a region in the interior of the U.S. states of North Carolina and South Carolina. It is a strip of ancient beach dunes which generally divides the Piedmont from the coastal plain, and is the evidence of a former coastline when the ocean level was higher, or the land lower. The... |
Education | website, operated by the Anson County Historical Society |
| Wake Forest University Fine Arts Gallery | Winston-Salem Winston-Salem, North Carolina Winston-Salem is a city in the U.S. state of North Carolina, with a 2010 population of 229,617. Winston-Salem is the county seat and largest city of Forsyth County and the fourth-largest city in the state. Winston-Salem is the second largest municipality in the Piedmont Triad region and is home to... |
Piedmont Triad Piedmont Triad The Piedmont Triad, or Triad, is a north-central region of the U.S. state of North Carolina that consists of the area within and surrounding the three major cities of Greensboro, Winston-Salem, and High Point. This close group or "triad" of cities lies in the Piedmont geographical region of the... |
Art | website |
| Waldensian Heritage Museum | Valdese Valdese, North Carolina Valdese is a town in Burke County, North Carolina, United States. The population was 4,485 at the 2000 census. It is part of the Hickory–Lenoir–Morganton Metropolitan Statistical Area.-Geography:Valdese is located at .... |
Western Western North Carolina Western North Carolina is the region of North Carolina which includes the Appalachian Mountains, thus it is often known geographically as the state's Mountain Region. It is sometimes included with upstate South Carolina as the "Western Carolinas", which is also counted as a single media market... |
Religious | website, information, history of the Waldensians Waldensians Waldensians, Waldenses or Vaudois are names for a Christian movement of the later Middle Ages, descendants of which still exist in various regions, primarily in North-Western Italy. There is considerable uncertainty about the earlier history of the Waldenses because of a lack of extant source... , a Christian spiritual movement |
| Walter B Jones, Sr. Center for The Sounds | Columbia Columbia, North Carolina Columbia is a town in Tyrrell County, North Carolina, United States. The population was 819 at the 2000 census. It is the county seat of Tyrrell County.-Geography:... |
Inner Banks Inner Banks The Inner Banks is a term used by some to describe the inland coastal region of eastern North Carolina, an area on the East Coast of the United States that is 22,227 square-miles by its broadest definition... |
Multiple | website, art, natural history, local history |
| Walter L. Stasavich Science and Nature Center | Greenville Greenville, North Carolina Greenville is the county seat of Pitt County and principal city of the Greenville, North Carolina metropolitan area. Greenville is the health, entertainment, and educational hub of North Carolina's Tidewater and Coastal Plain and in 2008 was listed as the Tenth Largest City in North Carolina... |
Inner Banks Inner Banks The Inner Banks is a term used by some to describe the inland coastal region of eastern North Carolina, an area on the East Coast of the United States that is 22,227 square-miles by its broadest definition... |
Natural history | website |
| Waterworks Visual Arts Center | Salisbury Salisbury, North Carolina Salisbury is a city in Rowan County in North Carolina, a state of the United States of America. The population was 33,663 in the 2010 Census . It is the county seat of Rowan County... |
Metro Charlotte Charlotte metropolitan area The Charlotte metropolitan area is a metropolitan area/region of North and South Carolina within and surrounding the city of Charlotte... |
Art | website |
| Wayne County Museum | Goldsboro Goldsboro, North Carolina Goldsboro is a city in Wayne County, North Carolina, United States. The population was 37,597 at the 2008 census estimate. It is the principal city of and is included in the Goldsboro, North Carolina Metropolitan Statistical Area. The nearby town of Waynesboro was founded in 1787 and Goldsboro was... |
Piedmont Piedmont (United States) The Piedmont is a plateau region located in the eastern United States between the Atlantic Coastal Plain and the main Appalachian Mountains, stretching from New Jersey in the north to central Alabama in the south. The Piedmont province is a physiographic province of the larger Appalachian division... |
Local history | website |
| Waynesborough Historical Village | Goldsboro Goldsboro, North Carolina Goldsboro is a city in Wayne County, North Carolina, United States. The population was 37,597 at the 2008 census estimate. It is the principal city of and is included in the Goldsboro, North Carolina Metropolitan Statistical Area. The nearby town of Waynesboro was founded in 1787 and Goldsboro was... |
Piedmont Piedmont (United States) The Piedmont is a plateau region located in the eastern United States between the Atlantic Coastal Plain and the main Appalachian Mountains, stretching from New Jersey in the north to central Alabama in the south. The Piedmont province is a physiographic province of the larger Appalachian division... |
Open air | website, website, information |
| Weatherspoon Art Museum Weatherspoon Art Museum The Weatherspoon Art Museum is located at the University of North Carolina at Greensboro and is one of the largest collections of modern and contemporary art in the southeast with a focus on American art. Its programming includes fifteen or more exhibitions per year, year-round educational... |
Greensboro Greensboro, North Carolina Greensboro is a city in the U.S. state of North Carolina. It is the third-largest city by population in North Carolina and the largest city in Guilford County and the surrounding Piedmont Triad metropolitan region. According to the 2010 U.S... |
Piedmont Triad Piedmont Triad The Piedmont Triad, or Triad, is a north-central region of the U.S. state of North Carolina that consists of the area within and surrounding the three major cities of Greensboro, Winston-Salem, and High Point. This close group or "triad" of cities lies in the Piedmont geographical region of the... |
Art | website, part of University of North Carolina at Greensboro University of North Carolina at Greensboro The University of North Carolina at Greensboro , also known as UNC Greensboro, is a public university in Greensboro, North Carolina, United States and is a constituent institution of the University of North Carolina system. The university offers more than 100 undergraduate, 61 master's and 26... , modern and contemporary art |
| Wellington B. Gray Gallery | Greenville Greenville, North Carolina Greenville is the county seat of Pitt County and principal city of the Greenville, North Carolina metropolitan area. Greenville is the health, entertainment, and educational hub of North Carolina's Tidewater and Coastal Plain and in 2008 was listed as the Tenth Largest City in North Carolina... |
Inner Banks Inner Banks The Inner Banks is a term used by some to describe the inland coastal region of eastern North Carolina, an area on the East Coast of the United States that is 22,227 square-miles by its broadest definition... |
Art | website, part of East Carolina University East Carolina University East Carolina University is a public, coeducational, engaged doctoral/research university located in Greenville, North Carolina, United States. Named East Carolina University by statute and commonly known as ECU or East Carolina, the university is the largest institution of higher learning in... |
| Western Carolina University Fine Art Museum | Cullowhee Cullowhee, North Carolina Cullowhee is a census-designated place in Jackson County, North Carolina, United States. Cullowhee is best known for being the home of Western Carolina University . The population was 9,428 as of the 2010 census. The area known as Cullowhee has Western Carolina University, part of the UNC... |
Western Western North Carolina Western North Carolina is the region of North Carolina which includes the Appalachian Mountains, thus it is often known geographically as the state's Mountain Region. It is sometimes included with upstate South Carolina as the "Western Carolinas", which is also counted as a single media market... |
Art | website, part of Western Carolina University Western Carolina University Western Carolina University is a coeducational public university located in Cullowhee, North Carolina, United States. The university is a constituent campus of the University of North Carolina system.... |
| Western North Carolina Air Museum | Hendersonville Hendersonville, North Carolina Hendersonville is a city in Henderson County, North Carolina, USA, southeast of Asheville. In 1900, 1,917 persons lived in Hendersonville; in 1910, 2,818; and in 1940, 5,381 people lived here. As of the 2010 census, the city population was 12,223, up fivefold in one century. It is the county... |
Western Western North Carolina Western North Carolina is the region of North Carolina which includes the Appalachian Mountains, thus it is often known geographically as the state's Mountain Region. It is sometimes included with upstate South Carolina as the "Western Carolinas", which is also counted as a single media market... |
Aviation | website, historic aircraft and memorabilia |
| West Point Mill West Point Mill West Point Mill is a reproduction of the historic gristmill on the Eno River in north Durham, North Carolina. The mill and other historic structures are preserved in the West Point on the Eno city park. The mill operates as part of a free tour on weekends, with mill-ground meal and flour available... |
Durham Durham, North Carolina Durham is a city in the U.S. state of North Carolina. It is the county seat of Durham County and also extends into Wake County. It is the fifth-largest city in the state, and the 85th-largest in the United States by population, with 228,330 residents as of the 2010 United States census... |
The Triangle The Triangle (North Carolina) The Research Triangle, also known as Raleigh-Durham and commonly referred to as simply "The Triangle", is a region in the Piedmont of North Carolina in the United States, anchored by North Carolina State University, Duke University, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, and cities of... |
Mill | |
| Weymouth Woods-Sandhills Nature Preserve Weymouth Woods-Sandhills Nature Preserve Weymouth Woods-Sandhills Nature Preserve is a North Carolina state park in Moore County, North Carolina in the United States. Located near Southern Pines, North Carolina, it covers 898 acres in the Sandhills region of the state.-History:... |
Southern Pines Southern Pines, North Carolina Southern Pines is a town in Moore County, North Carolina, United States. The population was 10,918 at the 2000 census.-Geography:Southern Pines is located at .... |
Sandhills Sandhills (Carolina) The Sandhills is a region in the interior of the U.S. states of North Carolina and South Carolina. It is a strip of ancient beach dunes which generally divides the Piedmont from the coastal plain, and is the evidence of a former coastline when the ocean level was higher, or the land lower. The... |
Natural history | Longleaf pine forest, including geology, plants, animals and the use of prescribed fires |
| Whalehead Club | Corolla Corolla, North Carolina Corolla is an unincorporated community located in Poplar Branch township, Currituck County, North Carolina along the northern Outer Banks. It has a permanent population of approximately 500 people; during the summer vacation season, the population surges into the thousands... |
Outer Banks Outer Banks The Outer Banks is a 200-mile long string of narrow barrier islands off the coast of North Carolina, beginning in the southeastern corner of Virginia Beach on the east coast of the United States.... |
Historic house | website, 1925 Art Nouveau mansion |
| Whippoorwill Academy and Village | Ferguson | Western Western North Carolina Western North Carolina is the region of North Carolina which includes the Appalachian Mountains, thus it is often known geographically as the state's Mountain Region. It is sometimes included with upstate South Carolina as the "Western Carolinas", which is also counted as a single media market... |
Open air | website |
| Whistlestop Exhibit at Company Shops Station | Burlington Burlington, North Carolina Burlington is a city in Alamance and Guilford counties in the U.S. state of North Carolina. It is the principal city of the Burlington, North Carolina Metropolitan Statistical Area which encompasses all of Alamance County, in which most of the city is located. The population was 49,963 at the 2010... |
Piedmont Triad Piedmont Triad The Piedmont Triad, or Triad, is a north-central region of the U.S. state of North Carolina that consists of the area within and surrounding the three major cities of Greensboro, Winston-Salem, and High Point. This close group or "triad" of cities lies in the Piedmont geographical region of the... |
Railroad | website, information, history of the North Carolina Railroad Company |
| Wilbur A. Tyndall Tractor Museum | Pink Hill Pink Hill, North Carolina Pink Hill is a town in Lenoir County, North Carolina, United States. The population was estimated to be 538 in 2006. The town was incorporated in 1915.-Geography:Pink Hill is located at .... |
Inner Banks Inner Banks The Inner Banks is a term used by some to describe the inland coastal region of eastern North Carolina, an area on the East Coast of the United States that is 22,227 square-miles by its broadest definition... |
Agriculture | information, information, open by appointment, tractors, farm equipment and implements, advertisements, signs, agriculture and rural life memorabilia |
| Wilderness Taxidermy and Wildlife Museum | Franklin Franklin, North Carolina Franklin is a town in Franklin Township, Macon County, North Carolina, United States, within the Nantahala National Forest. The population was 3,490 as of the 2000 census. It is the county seat of Macon County. Franklin is an official Appalachian Trail friendly destination... |
Western Western North Carolina Western North Carolina is the region of North Carolina which includes the Appalachian Mountains, thus it is often known geographically as the state's Mountain Region. It is sometimes included with upstate South Carolina as the "Western Carolinas", which is also counted as a single media market... |
Natural history | website |
| Wilkes Art Gallery | North Wilkesboro North Wilkesboro, North Carolina North Wilkesboro is a town in Wilkes County, North Carolina, United States. The population was approximately 4,116 at the 2000 census and is now 4,245 as of the 2010 census. North Wilkesboro is the birthplace and original home of Lowe's Home Improvement, which continues to have a major presence in... |
Piedmont Triad Piedmont Triad The Piedmont Triad, or Triad, is a north-central region of the U.S. state of North Carolina that consists of the area within and surrounding the three major cities of Greensboro, Winston-Salem, and High Point. This close group or "triad" of cities lies in the Piedmont geographical region of the... |
Art | website |
| Wilkes Heritage Museum | Wilkesboro Wilkesboro, North Carolina Wilkesboro is a town in and the county seat of Wilkes County, North Carolina, United States. The population was 3,159 at the 2000 census, and it is the second largest municipality in the county. The 2010 Census listed the town's population at 3,044. The town is located along the south bank of the... |
Western Western North Carolina Western North Carolina is the region of North Carolina which includes the Appalachian Mountains, thus it is often known geographically as the state's Mountain Region. It is sometimes included with upstate South Carolina as the "Western Carolinas", which is also counted as a single media market... |
Local history | website, includes Old Jail, Robert Cleveland Log House, and exhibits about early settlement, military history, industry, agriculture, medicine, communication, education, entertainment, and transportation |
| William Rae Museum | Murfreesboro Murfreesboro, North Carolina Murfreesboro is a town in Hertford County, North Carolina, United States. The population was 2,045 at the 2000 census. Murfreesboro is located in North Carolina's Inner Banks region.-Geography:Murfreesboro is located at .... |
Inner Banks Inner Banks The Inner Banks is a term used by some to describe the inland coastal region of eastern North Carolina, an area on the East Coast of the United States that is 22,227 square-miles by its broadest definition... |
Local history | website, main museum of the Murfreesboro Historical Association |
| Wilmington Railroad Museum | Wilmington Wilmington, North Carolina Wilmington is a port city in and is the county seat of New Hanover County, North Carolina, United States. The population is 106,476 according to the 2010 Census, making it the eighth most populous city in the state of North Carolina... |
Lower Cape Fear | Railroad | website |
| Wilson Arts Center | Wilson Wilson, North Carolina Wilson is a city and the county seat of Wilson County in the Coastal Plain region of the U.S. state of North Carolina. The 18th largest city in the state, Wilson had a population of 49,167 according to the 2010 census.- Geography :... |
Inner Banks Inner Banks The Inner Banks is a term used by some to describe the inland coastal region of eastern North Carolina, an area on the East Coast of the United States that is 22,227 square-miles by its broadest definition... |
Art | website |
| Winton Century Post Office Museum | Winton Winton, North Carolina Winton is a town in Hertford County, North Carolina, United States. The population was 956 at the 2000 census. It is the county seat of Hertford County.-Geography:Winton is located at .... |
Inner Banks Inner Banks The Inner Banks is a term used by some to describe the inland coastal region of eastern North Carolina, an area on the East Coast of the United States that is 22,227 square-miles by its broadest definition... |
Philatelic | information |
| World Methodist Museum | Lake Junaluska Lake Junaluska, North Carolina Lake Junaluska is a census-designated place in Haywood County, North Carolina, USA. It is part of the Asheville Metropolitan Statistical Area. The population was 2,675 at the 2000 census... |
Western Western North Carolina Western North Carolina is the region of North Carolina which includes the Appalachian Mountains, thus it is often known geographically as the state's Mountain Region. It is sometimes included with upstate South Carolina as the "Western Carolinas", which is also counted as a single media market... |
Religious | information, history of the Wesleyan movement |
| Wright Brothers National Memorial Wright Brothers National Memorial Wright Brothers National Memorial, located in Kill Devil Hills, North Carolina, commemorates the first successful, sustained, powered flights in a heavier-than-air machine. From 1900 to 1903, Wilbur and Orville Wright came here from Dayton, Ohio, based on information from the U.S. Weather Bureau... |
Kill Devil Hills Kill Devil Hills, North Carolina Kill Devil Hills is a town in Dare County, North Carolina, USA. The population was 5,897 at the 2000 census.Nearby Kitty Hawk is frequently cited as the location of the Wright brothers' first controlled, powered airplane flights on December 17, 1903... |
Outer Banks Outer Banks The Outer Banks is a 200-mile long string of narrow barrier islands off the coast of North Carolina, beginning in the southeastern corner of Virginia Beach on the east coast of the United States.... |
Aviation | Includes museum, test site with outdoor displays and monument |
| Wright Tavern | Wentworth Wentworth, North Carolina Wentworth is a town in Rockingham County, North Carolina, United States. The population was 2,779 at the 2000 census. It is the county seat of Rockingham County.-Geography:Wentworth is located at .... |
Foothills | Historic site | website, open by appointment with the Rockingham County Historical Society |
| Wrightsville Beach Museum of History | Wrightsville Beach Wrightsville Beach, North Carolina Wrightsville Beach is a town in New Hanover County, North Carolina, United States. Wrightsville Beach is just east of Wilmington and is part of the Wilmington Metropolitan Statistical Area. The population was 2,593 at the 2000 census... |
Lower Cape Fear | Local history | website |
| YMI Cultural Center | Asheville Asheville, North Carolina Asheville is a city in and the county seat of Buncombe County, North Carolina, United States. It is the largest city in Western North Carolina, and the 11th largest city in North Carolina. The City is home to the United States National Climatic Data Center , which is the world's largest active... |
Western Western North Carolina Western North Carolina is the region of North Carolina which includes the Appalachian Mountains, thus it is often known geographically as the state's Mountain Region. It is sometimes included with upstate South Carolina as the "Western Carolinas", which is also counted as a single media market... |
African American | website |
| Zachary-Tolbert House | Cashiers Cashiers, North Carolina Cashiers is a census-designated place and unincorporated village located in southern Jackson County, North Carolina. As of the 2010 census, the community had a total population of 157. During the summer season , the population swells to 20,000... |
Western Western North Carolina Western North Carolina is the region of North Carolina which includes the Appalachian Mountains, thus it is often known geographically as the state's Mountain Region. It is sometimes included with upstate South Carolina as the "Western Carolinas", which is also counted as a single media market... |
Historic house | website, operated by the Cashiers Historical Society |
Defunct museums
- Appalachian Cultural Museum, BooneBoone, North CarolinaBoone is a town located in the Blue Ridge Mountains of western North Carolina, United States. Boone's population was reported as 17,122, as of 2010...
, part of Appalachian State UniversityAppalachian State UniversityAppalachian State University is a comprehensive , public, coeducational university located in Boone, North Carolina, United States. Appalachian State, also referred to as Appalachian, App State, or simply App, is the sixth largest institution in the University of North Carolina system...
, exhibits closed in 2006 but remain online - Chapel Hill MuseumChapel Hill MuseumChapel Hill Museum was a local cultural and historical museum in Chapel Hill, North Carolina. The museum was founded in 1996 by leaders of the Town of Chapel Hill's Bicentennial Committee and celebrated its 10th anniversary in 2006. In the decade since its founding, Chapel Hill Museum averaged over...
, Chapel HillChapel Hill, North CarolinaChapel Hill is a town in Orange County, North Carolina, United States and the home of the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill and UNC Health Care...
, closed in 2010 - Latta House, RaleighRaleigh, North CarolinaRaleigh is the capital and the second largest city in the state of North Carolina as well as the seat of Wake County. Raleigh is known as the "City of Oaks" for its many oak trees. According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the city's 2010 population was 403,892, over an area of , making Raleigh...
, destroyed by fire in 2007 - Maimy Etta Black Fine Arts Museum and Historical Society, Forest CityForest City, North CarolinaForest City, formerly known as "Burnt Chimney," is a town in Rutherford County, North Carolina, United States. The population was 7,549 as of the 2000 census.-Geography:Forest City is located at ....
, destroyed by fire, March 2009, "WNC Profile: Mamie Thompson Gumbs", WNC Magazine, January 2009, NC ECHO museum information and photos - Wheels Through Time Museum, Maggie ValleyMaggie Valley, North CarolinaMaggie Valley is a town in Haywood County, North Carolina, USA. The population was 607 at the 2000 census. It is home to the Ghost Town in the Sky amusement park.Maggie Valley is part of the Asheville Metropolitan Statistical Area....
, closed December 2008
See also
Arboreta in North Carolina (category)Aquaria in North Carolina (category)
Botanical gardens in North Carolina (category)
Houses in North Carolina (category)
Forts in North Carolina (category)
- Museums list
- Nature Centers in North Carolina
Observatories in North Carolina (category)
Resources
- North Carolina Museums Council
- North Carolina Exploring Cultural Heritage Online - includes listings and photos of NC museums
- Learn NC