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A ground up view of a marble George Washington Statue under a Capitol Rotunda ceiling. Students looking down at camera

North Carolina State Capitol

Explore the North Carolina State Capitol, a historic landmark of government and architecture since 1840. Students can learn about civic responsibility, state history, and the foundations of North Carolina’s government. Guided tours highlight the Governor’s office, former legislative chambers, and more.

Students sail on the historic Elizabeth II Ship

Roanoke Island Festival Park

Step into history at Roanoke Island Festival Park, a 27-acre site where you can explore life as it was for the first English settlers in 1585. Costumed interpreters bring the Settlement Site and the Elizabeth II ship to life, while interactive exhibits at the American Indian Town and Adventure Museum offer a hands-on experience for all ages. 

Side view of a two-story white clapboard antebellum house featuring a two-story porch

Somerset Place

Somerset Place offers a comprehensive and realistic view of 19th-century life by interpreting the lives of enslaved and free persons on an antebellum North Carolina plantation. Originally, this unusual plantation included more than 100,000 densely wooded, mainly swampy acres bordering the five-by-eight-mile Lake Phelps, in present-day Washington County.

A brick tavern with eight windows and two doors, and historic marker discussing Thomas Day

Thomas Day State Historic Site

Thomas Day, a free Black man, came to Milton in the 1820s. There he produced furniture and other wood pieces for esteemed clientele. With help from the enslaved people on his property and free artisans living with him, his influence on other craftsmen is seen around the state.