1 Mimosa St
Raleigh, NC 27604

919-834-4844

Hours: March-December, every Sat, 11am-3pm. Tour time is 45 minutes. Last tour begins at 2 pm.

Admission Charged

Trolley through the heart of the Capital City on a narrated tour with six stops. Visit historic sites, art galleries, museums, shops and restaurants. Board at any stop including Mordecai Historic Park and City Market. Unlimited re-boarding with all-day pass.

Joel Lane Museum House

728 W. Hargett St

Raleigh, NC 27603

919- 833-3431

Hours: Mar - mid-Dec, Tues  -Fri, 10am - 2pm, Sat, 1pm – 4pm.  Closed from mid-December to Feb. 28.

Admission Charged

Built in the 1760's, this landmark is Raleigh's oldest dwelling. Wakefield was the home of Colonel Joel Lane, the "father of Raleigh." In 1792, representatives of the newly formed North Carolina Legislature met here to choose a site for the state's Capital City and purchased 1,000 acres of Colonel Lane's plantation for that purpose. Tours are approximately 30 minutes.

1 Mimosa St

Raleigh, NC 27604

919- 834-4844

Hours: Mon and Wed - Sat, 10am – 4pm; Sun, 1 – 4pm; closed Tues.

Admission Charged

Mordecai features an antebellum plantation house museum that was home to five generations of the same family. Other historic structures are grouped together along a "village street," providing a unique glimpse into 19th-century Raleigh life. Seventeenth U.S. President Andrew Johnson’s birthplace also is preserved here.

Page-Walker Arts and History Center

119 Ambassador Loop

Cary, NC 27513

Located 15 miles west of Raleigh

919-460-4963

Hours: Mon - Wed, 10am - 9:30pm; Thurs, 10am – 5pm; Fri, 10am – 1pm; open weekends by reservation.

Admission Free

A circa-1868 hotel built to service the passengers on the Chatham & Seaboard Railroad, Page-Walker now serves as a cultural center for the Town of Cary and houses the Cary Heritage Museum. Open to the public for tours, classes, and cultural and historical performances.