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North Carolina Museum of History, Durham, NC

  • Address 5 East Edenton Street
    Raleigh, NC 27601
    United States
  • Phone number+1 919 807 7900
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  • Neighborhood : Raleigh, Inside Beltline
    http://ncmuseumofhistory.org/
  • Tue to Sat from 09:00 AM to 05:00 PM,Sun from 12:00 PM to 05:00 PM

Founded in 1902, this museum is committed to exploring and preserving North Carolina's rich heritage. Among the permanent exhibits is the Sports Hall of Fame, North Carolina folk life, and David Marshall "Carbine" Williams, a famous inventor of weapons innovations. There is a variety of changing exhibits available to explore as well. The museum houses a large collection of artifacts that represent agriculture, costumes, furnishings, sports and leisure and more. Admission is free. A great place to take the kids.

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Trip Advisor Reviews ( 11 Reviews see all ) Top

Unlikely To Stay Again

 by  tech1Florida  on  2007-09-02

Stayed for three days while visiting relatives and would probably not return. On the positive side, the room was large and comfortable and clea...

Service is poor

 by  travelgrl1  on  2006-09-14

My husband and I stayed at this property last weekend. I have worked in the hotel business in management and expect a certain level of service....

Nice, safe property

 by  SC_Sam  on  2007-09-12

Wife and her friend stayed there for a weekend. They were pleased with both room and service. They plan to stay there again for upcoming trips....

Best Hotel Around!

 by  A TripAdvisor Member  on  2003-09-10

Excellent Hotel, very clean with friendly staff. They went above and beyond to help us during our stay. My family loved the indoor pool!We will...

Nice hotel

 by  SPoe  on  2006-10-30

My family and I stayed at this hotel and it was a very comfortable stay. The young lady that checked me in was friendly and courteous. The whol...

Great hotel...

 by  A TripAdvisor Member  on  2005-11-11

I stayed here a few days ago to attend the International Festival in Raleigh, and I was definitely pleased with this hotel. The staff was frien...

CitySearch Reviews ( 5 Reviews ) Top

great space, could use more exhibits

 by  durhamresident  on  2008-07-09

I agree with the previous poster that the exhibits were somewhat random. Although the NC Sports Hall of Fame and NC's Roll in Wars exhibits wer...

The NC Sports Hall of Fame, fabulous artifacts and even an exhibit on moonshine.

 by  Contributor  on  2006-11-10

Built in 1994, the museum highlights the lives of North Carolinians from the state's early days to the present. You won't find your

embarrassing for North Carolina

 by  smithfielder  on  2006-10-28

Do you know anything about NC history? You are not likely to learn it on a visit here. The facility is beautiful; unfortunately the exhibits ...

Very Interesting

 by  brookeleonard  on  2004-08-12

I was very impressed with all the exhibits that this museum offered. It offered everything from sports to the civil war, including facts on th...

NC spotlight on History

 by  CurtisAReed  on  2002-07-24

It is a nice museum offering everything from the history of sports to difeferent exhibits on flight and famous people in our history. It has s...

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