Below we’ve listed the Historic Sites & if they charge fees. Most of the sites are open almost everyday. Remember, the majority of the NC’s state Historic sites are always free!! Note: most Historic Sites have gift shops, so spending money is suggested.

Central Region of NC
Horne Creek Living Farm, near Winston-Salem, FREE unless special event (nominal fee)

Lesson focus: agriculture
NC Transportation Museum, Spencer, FREE (fee for train rides);
Lesson focus: Transportation
Reed Gold Mine, near Charlotte, FREE (panning fee is nominal);
Lesson focus: Mining
Polk Memorial, near Charlotte, FREE (some events fee); Lesson focus: U.S. Presidents
Town Creek Indian Mounds, near Charlotte, FREE (some events fee);

Lesson focus: Native Americans
House in the Horseshoe, near Fayetteville, FREE;

 

Lesson focus: Revolutionary War
Charlotte Brown Memorial, near Greensboro, FREE;

Lesson focus: Education, African-American History
Alamance Battleground, near Burlington, FREE;

Lesson focus: Colonial NC
Bennett Place, Durham, FREE (school group of 60 is max);

Lesson focus: Civil War

Duke Homestead, Durham, FREE (unless noted); Lesson focus: Agriculture & Industry
Stagville, Durham, FREE;

Lesson focus: Slavery & plantation life
State Capitol Bldg., Raleigh, FREE;

Lesson focus: Government & architecture



 
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