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SNo,Name,Town/City,Region,Type,Summary1,82nd Airborne Division War Memorial Museum,Fort Bragg,Fayetteville metro area,Military,Exhibits include the history of the 82nd Airborne Division and historic military aircraft2,Ackland Art Museum,Chapel Hill,The Triangle,Art,Part of the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill3,A.D. Gallery,Pembroke,Piedmont,Art,part of the University of North Carolina at Pembroke4,African American Atelier,Greensboro,Piedmont Triad,Art,5,African American Cultural Complex,Raleigh,The Triangle,African American,contributions made by African Americans6,Afro-American Cultural Center,Charlotte,Metro Charlotte,African American,includes art galleries and a 1940s period shotgun house7,Agriculture and Transportation Museum,Murfreesboro,Inner Banks,Multiple,"operated by the Murfreesboro Historical Association, antique farm equipment and implements, early carriages, buggies and other vehicles"8,Airborne & Special Operations Museum,Fayetteville,Fayetteville metro area,Military,Recounts heroic actions of Airborne & Special Operations forces9,Alamance Battleground State Historic Site,Burlington,Piedmont Triad,Military,"Visitor center exhibits focus on American Revolution battle, also historic Allen House"10,Alamance County Arts Council,Graham,Piedmont Triad,Art,includes an exhibit gallery in a historic house11,Alamance County Historical Museum,Burlington,Piedmont Triad,Local history,information12,Alexander-Little Wing,Wadesboro,Sandhills,Historic house,operated by the Anson County Historical Society13,Allison-Deaver House Museum,Brevard,Western,Historic house,operated by the Transylvania County Historical Society14,American Classic Motorcycle Museum,Asheboro,Piedmont Triad,Transportation,Harley Davidson motorcycles15,American Military Museum of Gastonia,Gastonia,Metro Charlotte,Military,16,Andy Griffith Museum,Mount Airy,Foothills,Biographical,"Memorabilia of actor Andy Griffith and the Andy Griffith Show, located at The Andy Griffith Playhouse and Surry Arts Council"17,Arts Council of Henderson County,Hendersonville,Western,Art,includes exhibit gallery18,Arts Council of Wayne County,Goldsboro,Piedmont,Art,Includes an art gallery19,Artspace,Raleigh,The Triangle,Art,visual art center with 3 galleries20,Ashe-Covington Medical Museum,Wadesboro,Sandhills,Medical,operated by the Anson County Historical Society21,Asheville Art Museum,Asheville,Western,Art,Focus is 20th and 21st century American art and works of significance to Western North Carolinas cultural heritage22,Aurora Fossil Museum,Aurora,Inner Banks,Natural history,"area fossils, shark jaws, archaeological artifacts including projectile points, stone tools, jewelry and cooking implements of Native Americans from Eastern North Carolina"23,Ava Gardner Museum,Smithfield,Inner Banks,Biographical,Life of actress Ava Gardner24,Averasboro Battlefield and Museum,Dunn,The Triangle,Military,history of the Battle of Averasborough25,Avery County Historical Museum,Newland,Western,Local history,information26,Aycock Birthplace,Fremont,Inner Banks,Historic house,Mid-19th century period home of governor Charles Brantley Aycock27,Ayr Mount,Hillsborough,The Triangle,Historic house,Federal period plantation home28,Backing Up Classics Auto Museum,Concord,Metro Charlotte,Automotive,29,Badin Historic Museum,Badin,Metro Charlotte,Local history,30,Barker House,Edenton,Inner Banks,Historic house,31,Barton College Galleries,Wilson,Inner Banks,Art,part of Barton College32,The Bascom,Highlands,Western,Art,regional art gallery33,Beaufort Historic Site,Beaufort,Crystal Coast,Historic house,includes six restored buildings which are open for tours34,Bechtler Museum of Modern Art,Charlotte,Metro Charlotte,Art,"Focus is mid-20th century European and American modern art, with museum building designed by Mario Botta"35,Belhaven Memorial Museum,Belhaven,Inner Banks,Local history,information36,Bellamy Mansion,Wilmington,Lower Cape Fear,Historic house,"Changing exhibits on architectural history, historic preservation and the design arts"37,Belmont Historical Societys Cultural and Heritage Learning Center,Belmont,Metro Charlotte,Local history,38,Bennett Classics Antique Car Museum,Forest City,Piedmont,Automotive,39,Bennett Place State Historic Site,Durham,The Triangle,Civil War,"Site of the largest surrender of Confederate soldiers during the American Civil War, includes reconstructed period farmhouse, visitor center with exhibits"40,Ben Owen Pottery,Seagrove,Piedmont Triad,Art,includes museum of pottery41,Benson Museum of Local History,Benson,Piedmont,Local history,"information, information"42,Bentonville Battlefield State Historic Site,Princeton,The Triangle,Civil War,"Site of the Battle of Bentonville, includes visitor center with battle displays, period field hospital historic house"43,Big Ivy Historical Society and Park,Barnardsville,Piedmont,Open air,"information, information"44,Billy Graham Library,Charlotte,Metro Charlotte,Biographical,Features exhibits about the life and works of Christian evangelist Billy Graham45,Biltmore Estate,Asheville,Western,Historic house,"French Renaissance inspired chateau with collections of decorative arts and 75 acres (300,000m2) of formal gardens"46,Black Cat Station,North Wilkesboro,Western,Railroad,Model railroad layouts47,Black Mountain Center for the Arts,Black Mountain,Western,Art,includes gallery48,Black Mountain College Museum + Arts Center,Asheville,Western,Art,49,Bladenboro Museum,Bladenboro,Piedmont,Multiple,local history and art50,Blandwood Mansion and Gardens,Greensboro,Piedmont Triad,Historic house,Italianate home of former North Carolina Governor John Motley Morehead51,Blount-Bridgers House,Tarboro,Inner Banks,Multiple,"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"52,Blowing Rock Art and History Museum,Blowing Rock,Western,Multiple,planned museum to open in 201053,Boggan-Hammond House,Wadesboro,Sandhills,Historic house,operated by the Anson County Historical Society54,Brady C. Jefcoat Museum,Murfreesboro,Inner Banks,History,Collection of Americana55,Brevard Station Museum,Stanley,Metro Charlotte,Local history,56,Brock Historical Museum,Greensboro,Piedmont Triad,History,history of Greensboro College57,Brunswick Town/Fort Anderson State Historic Site,Smithville Township,Lower Cape Fear,Archaeology,Ruins of colonial town and Civil War era fort58,Buckner Hill Plantation,Faison,Inner Banks,Historic house,open by appointment59,Burgwin-Wright House,Wilmington,Lower Cape Fear,Historic house,60,Burke Arts Council,Morganton,Western,Art,features gallery with changing exhibits61,Burke Heritage Museum,Morganton,Western,Local history,"operated by the Historic Burke Foundation, located in the Old Burke County Courthouse"62,Burnett-Eaton Museum,Wilmington,Lower Cape Fear,African American,"information, information"63,Burwell School Historic Site,Hillsborough,The Triangle,Historic house,"1830s female academy and home, depicts mid-19th century life"64,Bryant House and McLendon Cabin,Carthage,Sandhills,Historic house,operated by the Moore County Historical Association65,Cabarrus County Veterans Museum,Concord,Metro Charlotte,Military,66,Caldwell Arts Council,Lenoir,Western,Art,features gallery with changing exhibits67,Caldwell Heritage Museum,Lenoir,Western,Local history,history of Caldwell County68,Calvin Jones Historical House,Wake Forest,The Triangle,Local history,History of Wake Forest College and local history69,Camden County Jail Museum,Camden,Inner Banks,Jail,information70,Cameron Art Museum,Wilmington,Lower Cape Fear,Art,"Collection includes fine arts, crafts, and design"71,Canton Area Historical Museum,Canton,Western,Local history,information72,Cape Fear Museum,Wilmington,Lower Cape Fear,Multiple,"History, natural science and cultures of the Lower Cape Fear region"73,Cape Hatteras Light,Buxton,Outer Banks,Maritime,Includes lighthouse and adjacent Museum of the Sea74,Carl J. McEwen Historic Village,Mint Hill,Metro Charlotte,Open air,"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"75,Carl Sandburg Home National Historic Site,Flat Rock,Western,Biographical,Home of Pulitzer Prize-winning poet and writer Carl Sandburg76,Carolina Basketball Museum,Chapel Hill,The Triangle,Sports,Part of University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill77,Carolinas Aviation Museum,Charlotte,Metro Charlotte,Aviation,"Over 50 aircraft, including flying Piedmont DC3"78,Carson House,Marion,Western,Historic house,19th century plantation home79,Carthage Museum,Carthage,Sandhills,Local history,"information, information"80,Castle McCulloch Gold Mill,High Point,Piedmont Triad,Mining,includes McCulloch Mineral and Technology Museum and tours of the McCulloch Gold Mill81,Caswell Center Museum,Kinston,Inner Banks,Medical,"History of the Caswell Developmental Center, a center for adults with mental retardation and other developmental disabilities"82,Caswell No.1 Fire Station Museum,Kinston,Inner Banks,Firefighting,"information, information"83,Catawba County Firefighters Museum,Conover,Western,Firefighting,operated by the Catawba County Historical Association84,Catawba County Museum of History,Newton,Western,Local history,operated by the Catawba County Historical Association85,Catawba Science Center,Hickory,Western,Science,86,Catherine Smith Gallery,Boone,Western,Art,part of Appalachian State University87,Cedarock Historical Farm,Graham,Piedmont Triad,Farm,19th-century farm88,Centennial Campus Center for Wildlife Education,Raleigh,The Triangle,Natural history,"ecology and environment of the Piedmont, operated by the N.C. Wildlife Resources Commission"89,"Center for Craft, Creativity and Design",Hendersonville,Western,Art,"includes decorative arts gallery, a regional inter-institutional center of the University of North Carolina"90,C. Grier Beam Truck Museum,Cherryville,Metro Charlotte,Automotive,"Trucks, early tractors and trailers, trucking memorabilia"91,Chadbourn Depot Museum,Chadbourn,Piedmont,Railroad,information92,Charlotte Hawkins Brown Museum,Sedalia,Piedmont Triad,African American,"Former school, exhibits on contributions made by African American citizens to education in North Carolina"93,Charlotte-Mecklenburg Fire Education Center and Museum,Charlotte,Metro Charlotte,Firefighting,94,Charlotte Museum of History,Charlotte,Metro Charlotte,Multiple,includes local history museum and 1774 Hezekiah Alexander Homesite with costumed guides95,Charlotte Nature Museum,Charlotte,Metro Charlotte,Natural history,"Operated by Discovery Place, features interactive nature exhibits and live animals"96,Charlotte Trolley Museum,Charlotte,Metro Charlotte,Transportation,97,ChathamArts Gallery,Pittsboro,The Triangle,Art,98,Chatham Historical Museum,Pittsboro,The Triangle,Local history,99,Cherokee County Historical Museum,Murphy,Western,Local history,100,Cherry Hospital Museum,Goldsboro,Piedmont,Medical,"History of Cherry Hospital, a historic psychiatric hospital for African Americans"101,Chicamacomico Life-Saving Station,Rodanthe,Outer Banks,Maritime,Includes two stations and five outbuildings102,Children's Museum of Wilmington,Wilmington,Lower Cape Fear,Children's,103,Children's Museum of Winston-Salem,Winston-Salem,Piedmont Triad,Children's,"Goal is to teach children literature, building, zoology"104,Children's Playhouse,Boone,Western,Children's,105,Chinqua Penn Plantation,Reidsville,Foothills,Historic house,1920s 27 room English countryside mansion with decorative arts and furnishings106,Clay County Historical & Arts Council Museum,Hayesville,Western,Local history,"information, housed in the old jail, includes 1920s  1940s office of a local doctor"107,Clemmons Educational State Forest,Clayton,The Triangle,Natural history,108,Cleveland County Historical Museum,Shelby,Metro Charlotte,Local history,information109,Cliffs of the Neuse State Park,Seven Springs,Inner Banks,Natural history,110,Coffey's General Store,Edgemont,Western,History,"information, photos, historic general store with a collection of antiques, original store fixtures and photographs"111,Colburn Earth Science Museum,Asheville,Western,Natural history,"hall of minerals, mining, fossils, astronomy, gemology, geology, meteorology, mineralogy, oceanography"112,Columbia Theater,Columbia,Inner Banks,Multiple,"local culture and environment, particularly heritage of farming, fishing, and forestry"113,Concord Museum,Concord,Metro Charlotte,Local history,information114,Contemporary Art Museum of Raleigh,Raleigh,The Triangle,Art,Multimedia contemporary art and design gallery115,Core Sound Waterfowl Museum,Harkers Island,Crystal Coast,Multiple,"includes duck decoys, local history, culture and natural history and environment"116,Corolla Wild Horse Museum,Corolla,Outer Banks,Natural history,117,Country Doctor Museum,Bailey,Inner Banks,Medical,history of rural health care in the United States118,Cowan Museum,Kenansville,Inner Banks,Local history,119,Cradle of Forestry,Brevard,Western,Multiple,"nature, conservation, science, forestry, includes two nature trails with historic forestry buildings and equipment, Forest Discovery Center with exhibits about the forest and forestry"120,Creation Museum & Taxidermy Hall of Fame,Southern Pines,Sandhills,Creationist,includes stuffed animal mounts and antique tools121,Crossnore Weavers and Gallery,Crossnore,Western,Textile,gallery Weavers information122,C. S. Brown Regional Cultural Arts Center,Winton,Inner Banks,African American,123,CSS Neuse State Historic Site,Kinston,Inner Banks,Military,Remains of the hull of the Confederate ironclad CSS Neuse124,Cultural Heritage Museum,Kinston,Inner Banks,African American,"information, open by appointment"125,Cupola House,Edenton,Inner Banks,Historic house,126,Curb Motosports Museum,Kannapolis,Metro Charlotte,Automotive,127,Cushman Motorscooter Museum,Concord,Metro Charlotte,Automotive,information128,Dare County Regional Airport Museum,Manteo,Outer Banks,Aviation,features models of aircraft that played a part in the aviation history of Dare County129,Darshana Hall Plantation,Cleveland,Metro Charlotte,Historic house,130,David John Aaron Museum,Mount Olive,Piedmont,Local history,131,David Williams House,Ocracoke,Outer Banks,Historic house,operated by the Ocracoke Preservation Society132,Davidson County Historical Museum,Lexington,Piedmont Triad,Local history,133,Delta Arts Center,Winston-Salem,Piedmont Triad,Art,"arts & humanities, with an emphasis on African American contributions"134,Diggs Gallery,Winston-Salem,Piedmont Triad,Art,part of Winston-Salem State University135,Discovery Place,Charlotte,Metro Charlotte,Science,136,Discovery Place Kids,Huntersville,Metro Charlotte,Children's,opening 2009137,Doll & Miniature Museum of High Point,High Point,Piedmont Triad,Toy,"formerly the Angela Peterson Doll & Miniature Museum, includes dolls, miniature displays, dollhouses and unusual artifacts"138,Dr. Robert Smith House,Mount Airy,Foothills,Local history,"information, depicts early 20th century life"139,Dr. Josephus Hall House,Salisbury,Metro Charlotte,Historic house,"operated by the Historic Salisbury Foundation, mid-19th century period house"140,Dry Ridge Historical Museum,Weaverville,Western,Local history,information141,Duke Homestead State Historic Site,Durham,The Triangle,Open air,"1850s home, factories, tobacco farm and museum"142,Duplin County Veterans Museum,Warsaw,Inner Banks,Military,information143,Earth Echoes Children's World Museum,Mint Hill,Metro Charlotte,Children's,information144,East Carolina Village of Yesteryear,Greenville,Inner Banks,Open air,145,Eastern Cabarrus Historical Society Museum,Mount Pleasant,Metro Charlotte,Local history,146,Edgecombe County Veterans Military Museum,Tarboro,Inner Banks,Military,147,Edwards-Franklin House,Low Gap,Western,Historic house,"Early 19th-century house, operated by the Surry County Historical Society"148,Elsewhere Artist Collaborative,Greensboro,Piedmont Triad,Art,149,EnergyExplorium,Huntersville,Metro Charlotte,Science,"located at our McGuire Nuclear Station, exhibits about electricity"150,Erwin History Museum,Erwin,Piedmont,Local history,"information, information"151,Estes-Winn Antique Car Museum,Asheville,Western,Automotive,152,Fair Bluff Depot Museum,Fair Bluff,Piedmont,Railroad,information153,Fascinate-U Children's Museum,Fayetteville,Fayetteville metro area,Children's,154,Fayetteville Area Transportation Museum,Fayetteville,Fayetteville metro area,Transportation,155,Fayetteville Independent Light Infantry Armory and Museum,Fayetteville,Fayetteville metro area,Military,156,Fayetteville Museum of Art,Fayetteville,Fayetteville metro area,Art,changing exhibits157,Fifth Avenue Mask Museum,Hendersonville,Western,Anthropology,"information, native masks, dolls dressed in native garb and locally produced textiles, open by appointment"158,Flat Top Manor,Blowing Rock,Western,Historic house,"Also known as Moses Cone Manor, located in Moses H. Cone Memorial Park, tours of the Victorian mansion's second floor, first floor houses the Parkway Craft Center"159,Folk Art Center,Asheville,Western,Art,"Appalachian folk art, crafts and culture, operated by the Southern Highland Craft Guild"160,Fort Defiance,Lenoir,Western,Historic house,1792 home of Revolutionary general William Lenoir161,Fort Dobbs,Statesville,Metro Charlotte,Military,Remains of the 18th-century fort from the French and Indian War era162,Fort Branch,Hamilton,Inner Banks,Military,163,Fort Fisher State Historic Site,Wilmington,Lower Cape Fear,Military,Restored fort and museum164,Fort Macon State Park,Beaufort,Crystal Coast,Military,Restored fort and museum165,Fort Raleigh National Historic Site,Roanoke Island,Outer Banks,History,"Includes history of Sir Walter Raleigh's ""Lost Colony"" and local history"166,Foscue Plantation House,Pollocksville,Inner Banks,Historic house,information167,Franklin Gem & Mineral Museum,Franklin,Western,Natural history,"gems, minerals, fossils, Indian artifacts, fluorescent mineral display, sea shells"168,Fremont Heritage Museum,Fremont,Inner Banks,Local history,"information, information"169,Frisco Native American Museum & Natural History Center,Frisco,Outer Banks,Multiple,"Native American artifacts, art, and culture, natural history displays"170,Gaston County Museum,Dallas,Metro Charlotte,Multiple,"art, transportation, textiles, historic hotel"171,Galyon & Cullis Galleries,Greensboro,Piedmont Triad,Art,part of Greensboro College172,General William C. Lee Airborne Museum,Dunn,The Triangle,Biographical,former home and military history of General William C. Lee173,Gertrude Smith House,Mount Airy,Foothills,Historic house,"information, depicts early 20th century life"174,GI Memorial House Museum,Kannapolis,Metro Charlotte,Historic house,"1945 house built for WWII veterans, operated by the Kannapolis History Associates"175,Gold Hill Mines Historic Park,Gold Hill Township,Piedmont,Mining,"includes Assay Museum, jail and mine shafts"176,Graham County Museum of Prehistoric Relics,Fontana Dam,Western,Archaeology,"located at the Hike Inn, pre-historic artifacts from North, Central and South America"177,Graham Historical Museum,Graham,Piedmont Triad,Local history,"information, information"178,Grandfather Mountain Nature Museum,Linville,Western,Natural history,"animals, plants and geology of Grandfather Mountain and surrounding area"179,Granite Falls History & Transportation Museum,Granite Falls,Western,Local history,"information, housed in the historic Andrew Baird House"180,Granville County History Museum,Oxford,Piedmont,Local history,181,Graveyard of the Atlantic Museum,Hatteras,Outer Banks,Maritime,maritime history and shipwrecks of the Outer Banks182,Green Hill Center,Greensboro,Piedmont Triad,Art,visual arts center with exhibitions of contemporary art and a family gallery183,Greene County Museum of Art and History,Snow Hill,Inner Banks,Multiple,"information, information, local and regional art and local history"184,Greensboro Children's Museum,Greensboro,Piedmont Triad,Children's,185,Greensboro Historical Museum,Greensboro,Piedmont Triad,Local history,"Exhibits include O. Henry, First Lady Dolley Madison, the Greensboro Sit-ins]], period displays, also late 18th century McNairy House and early 19th century Isley House"186,Greenville Museum of Art,Greenville,Inner Banks,Art,187,Gregg Museum of Art & Design,Raleigh,The Triangle,Art,"part of North Carolina State University, formerly Gallery of Art & Design, includes applied and decorative arts"188,Grifton Historical Museum,Grifton,Inner Banks,Local history,189,Grimes Mill,Salisbury,Metro Charlotte,Mill,"Operated by the Historic Salisbury Foundation, open by appointment and for special events"190,Guilford College Art Gallery,Greensboro,Piedmont Triad,Art,191,Guilford Courthouse National Military Park,Greensboro,Piedmont Triad,Military,Revolutionary War battlefield and museum192,Guilford Native American Art Gallery,Greensboro,Piedmont Triad,Art,193,Hammerstone Scout Museum,Lillington,The Triangle,Scouting,194,Hands On!,Hendersonville,Western,Children's,195,Harmony Hall Plantation,White Oak,Piedmont,Open air,196,Harnett County Indian Museum,Kipling,Fayetteville metro area,Native American,information197,Harper House/Hickory History Center,Hickory,Western,Historic house,operated by the Catawba County Historical Association198,Harris Hall Museum,Oxford,Piedmont,Multiple,"science, history, art, and culture"199,Hatteras Histories and Mysteries Museum,Buxton,Outer Banks,History,"Archaeological artifacts, history and culture of Hatteras Island"200,Havelock Tourist & Event Center,Havelock,Crystal Coast,Aviation,features exhibits about the Marine Corps history and aircraft201,Haw River Town Museum,Haw River,Piedmont Triad,Local history,202,Hayti Heritage Center,Durham,The Triangle,African American,203,Haywood Hall,Raleigh,The Triangle,Historic house,historic home of John Haywood204,Health Adventure,Asheville,Western,Science,"Health, biological and physical sciences, technology, and the scientific process"205,Henderson County Heritage Museum,Hendersonville,Western,Local history,206,Henderson Institute Historical Museum,Henderson,Western,African American,information207,Hendrick Motorsports Museum,Concord,Metro Charlotte,Automotive,"information, ars, trophies, and memorabilia from the Hendrick Motorsports racing teams"208,Hickory Aviation Museum,Hickory,Western,Aviation,"Historic military aircraft, aircraft weapons, flight suits, art, models"209,Hickory Museum of Art,Hickory,Western,Art,"American art including paintings, contemporary, folk, outsider, studio art glass and pottery"210,Hickory Ridge Homestead,Boone,Western,Living,"Located on the grounds of the Horn in the West, Revolutionary War mountain community"211,Hiddenite Center,Hiddenite,Western,Multiple,"includes Victorian Lucas Mansion and art gallery, doll collection from the 19th century, native gems and minerals"212,Highlands Historical Museum,Highlands,Western,Local history,213,Highlands Nature Center,Highlands,Western,Natural history,part of Highlands Biological Station that includes a botanical garden214,High Point Museum,High Point,Piedmont Triad,Multiple,"includes local history museum with exhibits about the area furniture industry, 1801 Hoggatt House, 1786 Haley House and a blacksmith shop"215,Historic Bath,Bath,Inner Banks,Open air,"includes guided tours of the Palmer-Marsh House, Van Der Veer House, Bonner House"216,Historic Edenton,Edenton,Inner Banks,Open air,217,History Museum of Burke County,Morganton,Western,Local history,218,Historic Bethabara Park,Winston-Salem,Piedmont Triad,Open air,Site of first settlement by members of the Moravian Church in 1753219,Historic Halifax State Historic Site,Halifax,Inner Banks,Open air,"includes visitor center museum, several 18th & early 19th century historic houses, tavern, tap room, Clerk of Courts Office, Jail and the Montfort archaeological exhibit"220,Historic Hope Plantation,Windsor,Inner Banks,Historic house,Includes the 1803 Hope Mansion and 1763 King-Bazemore House221,Historic Johnson Farm,Hendersonville,Western,Farm,"includes farm house, boarding house, barn loft museum, animals"222,Historic Latta Plantation,Huntersville,Metro Charlotte,Living,1800 cotton plantation and living history farm223,Historic Oak View County Park,Raleigh,The Triangle,Farm,"includes agriculture exhibit, 1855 farmhouse and detached kitchen, livestock barn, carriage house, and turn-of-the-20th-century cotton gin"224,Historic Rockwell Museum,Rockwell,Metro Charlotte,Local history,225,Historic Rosedale Plantation,Charlotte,Metro Charlotte,Historic house,13 room antebellum plantation226,Historic Stagville,Durham,The Triangle,Open air,"18th century plantation house, slave cabins, farmer's house, visitor center and barn"227,Historic Vance House & Civil War Museum,Statesville,Metro Charlotte,Historic house,228,Historic Yates Mill County Park,Raleigh,The Triangle,Mill,History gristmill and exhibits on the park's natural and cultural history229,History House Museum,Tillery,Inner Banks,Local history,"information, history of 1930s New Deal African American resettlement farm"230,The History Place,Morehead City,Crystal Coast,Local history,operated by the Carteret County Historical Society231,Horace Williams House,Chapel Hill,The Triangle,Art,Changing exhibits presented by the Preservation Society of Chapel Hill232,Horne Creek Living Historical Farm,Pinnacle,Foothills,Farm,Depicts 1900-1910 farm life233,House in the Horseshoe,Sanford,Piedmont,Historic house,Late 18th century period plantation home234,Hudson Depot Museum,Hudson,Western,Railroad,information235,Hugh Mangum Museum of Photography,Durham,The Triangle,Art,"information, historic and contemporary photographs"236,Hugh Torrance House and Store,Huntersville,Metro Charlotte,Historic house,information237,Imagination Station Science Museum,Wilson,Inner Banks,Science,238,Indian Museum of the Carolinas,Laurinburg,Sandhills,Native American,"information, photos"239,Ingram Planetarium,Sunset Beach,Lower Cape Fear,Science,Planetarium and science exhibits240,International Civil Rights Center and Museum,Greensboro,Piedmont Triad,History,Planned museum241,International Lineman's Museum,Shelby,Metro Charlotte,Industry,history of linemen and the electrical utility industry242,Iredell Museums,Statesville,Metro Charlotte,Multiple,"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"243,JAARS Museum of the Alphabet,Waxhaw,Metro Charlotte,History,history of the development of the alphabet244,Jesse Helms Center,Wingate,Metro Charlotte,Biographical,"Papers and works of Senator Jesse Helms, promotes ""principles of free enterprise, representative democracy, traditional American values, and a strong national defense"""245,Jockey's Ridge State Park,Nags Head,Outer Banks,Natural history,Visitor center museum246,Joel Lane Museum House,Raleigh,The Triangle,Historic house,"Operated by the National Society of Colonial Dames of America, late 18th century period home"247,John Blue Complex,Laurinburg,Sandhills,Multiple,"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"248,John Charles McNeill House,Wagram,Sandhills,Historic house,"information, open by appointment"249,John F. Kennedy Special Warfare Museum,Fort Bragg,Fayetteville metro area,Military,information250,Johnston County Heritage Center,Smithfield,Inner Banks,Local history,information251,J. Summie Propst House,Hickory,Western,Historic house,"operated by the Hickory Landmarks Society, late 19th century Victorian house"252,Jugtown Pottery and Museum,Seagrove,Piedmont Triad,Art,"information, includes museum of pottery"253,Junaluska Museum and Memorial Site,Robbinsville,Western,Native American,located at the burial site of Cherokee Warrior Junaluska254,KidSenses,Rutherfordton,Western,Children's,255,Kidzu Children's Museum,Chapel Hill,The Triangle,Children's,Interactive exhibit for ages 08256,Kings Mountain Historical Fire Museum,Kings Mountain,Metro Charlotte,Firefighting,257,Kings Mountain Historical Museum,Kings Mountain,Metro Charlotte,Local history,258,Kinston Arts Center,Kinston,Inner Banks,Art,changing exhibits and model railroad display259,Kirby Gallery,Roxboro,Piedmont,Art,home of the Art Guild of Person County260,Krners Folly,Kernersville,Piedmont Triad,Historic house,unusual historic mansion261,Lake Waccamaw Depot Museum,Lake Waccamaw,Lower Cape Fear,Local history,262,Latimer House,Wilmington,Lower Cape Fear,Historic house,"operated by the Lower Cape Fear Historical Society, Victorian period home"263,Lawndale Museum,Lawndale,Metro Charlotte,Local history,264,Levine Museum of the New South,Charlotte,Metro Charlotte,History,Southern and regional history and culture since the Civil War265,Liberty Hall,Kenansville,Inner Banks,Historic house,Late 18th century plantation house266,Light Factory,Charlotte,Metro Charlotte,Art,photography and film and related light-generated mediums267,Lincoln County Museum of History,Lincolnton,Metro Charlotte,Local history,268,Louisburg College Art Galleries,Louisburg,The Triangle,Art,269,Lundy-Fetterman Museum & Exhibit Hall,Buies Creek,Piedmont,Natural history,part of Campbell University270,Macon County Historical Museum,Franklin,Western,Local history,"exhibits include Cherokee arrowheads and artifacts, early medical instruments and supplies, period clothing"271,Madison Dry Goods Museum,Madison,Foothills,History,"exhibits include early 20th century hardware, hotel and funeral chapel displays"272,Malcolm Blue Farm and Museum,Aberdeen,Sandhills,Farm,"18th-century farm with 1825 farmhouse, grist mill, stable, corn crib, tobacco barn, water tower and windmill"273,Maple Grove Historical Museum,Hickory,Western,Historic house,"operated by the Hickory Landmarks Society, late 19th century Victorian house"274,Marbles Kids Museum,Raleigh,The Triangle,Children's,Formerly Exploris Museum275,Maxton Museum,Maxton,Sandhills,Local history,276,May Museum and Park,Farmville,Inner Banks,Local history,information277,McColl Center for Visual Art,Charlotte,Metro Charlotte,Art,includes art gallery278,McDowell House,Morganton,Western,Historic house,"operated by the Historic Burke Foundation, also known as Quaker Meadows Plantation"279,Memory Lane Museum,Mooresville,Metro Charlotte,Automotive,280,Mendenhall Plantation,Jamestown,Piedmont Triad,Historic house,1811 Quaker Homeplace and plantation buildings281,Meredith College Galleries,Raleigh,The Triangle,Art,part of Meredith College282,Mineral and Lapidary Museum,Hendersonville,Western,Natural history,"Minerals, rocks, fossils, Native American artifacts"283,Mint Museum of Art,Charlotte,Metro Charlotte,Art,284,Mint Museum of Craft + Design,Charlotte,Metro Charlotte,,285,Missiles and More Museum,Topsail Beach,Lower Cape Fear,Local history,"operated by the Historical Society of Topsail Island, exhibits include Operation Bumblebee, Camp Davis, pirates, Native Americans, natural history and the V-22 Osprey aircraft"286,Mitchell House Museum,Thomasville,Piedmont Triad,History,History of the Mills Home orphanage287,Montford Point Marine Museum,Camp Lejeune,Crystal Coast,Military,"history of the Montford Point Marines, the first African American Marines"288,Moores Creek National Battlefield,Wilmington,Lower Cape Fear,Military,Revolutionary War battlefield and museum289,Mordecai Mansion,Raleigh,The Triangle,Historic house,Antebellum plantation home290,Morehead Planetarium and Science Center,Chapel Hill,The Triangle,Science,Part of the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill291,Morrow Mountain State Park,Albemarle,Metro Charlotte,Local history,Includes museum of local cultural and natural history and a restored historic house292,Mountain Farm & Home Museum,Hendersonville,Western,Agriculture,293,Mountain Farm Museum and Mingus Mill,Cherokee,Western,Open air,Includes reconstructed late 19th century log farm buildings and a historic corn grist mill294,Mountain Heritage Center,Cullowhee,Western,Local history,"information, part of Western Carolina University, natural and cultural heritage of the southern Appalachian region"295,Mountain Gateway Museum and Heritage Center,Old Fort,Western,Local history,"Regional branch of the North Carolina Museum of History, culture and heritage of the southern Appalachians"296,Mount Airy Museum of Regional History,Mount Airy,Foothills,Local history,information297,Mount Mitchell State Park,Burnsville,Western,Multiple,"Includes exhibits about the park's natural, cultural and historical heritage"298,Murfreesboro Historic District,Murfreesboro,Inner Banks,Open air,"tours of several historic houses, shops and the William Rae Museum and Agriculture and Transportation Museum, operated by the Murfreesboro Historical Association"299,Murray's Mill,Newton,The Triangle,Mill,operated by the Catawba County Historical Association300,Museum of American Cut & Engraved Glass,Highlands,Western,Art,"information, information"301,Museum of American Pottery,Creedmoor,The Triangle,Art,"Located at Cedar Creek Gallery, works by family and studio potters"302,Museum of Anthropology at Wake Forest University,Winston-Salem,Piedmont Triad,Anthropology,"artifacts and art from Americas, Africa, Asia, and Oceania"303,Museum of Ashe County History,Jefferson,Western,Local history,304,Museum of Coastal Carolina,Ocean Isle Beach,Lower Cape Fear,Natural history,"Natural science, environment, and cultural history of the Coastal Carolina region"305,Museum of Colerain,Colerain,Inner Banks,Local history,information306,Museum of Early Southern Decorative Arts,Winston-Salem,Piedmont Triad,Decorative arts,Part of Old Salem Museums & Gardens307,Museum of Life and Science,Durham,The Triangle,Science,"Formerly North Carolina Museum of Life and Science, science and natural history exhibits"308,Museum of North Carolina Handicrafts,Waynesville,Western,Art,"information, decorative arts, handicrafts and furniture created by North Carolina artists; also known as the Shelton House"309,Museum of North Carolina Minerals,Spruce Pine,Western,Natural history,information310,Museum of North Carolina Traditional Pottery,Seagrove,Piedmont Triad,Art,features displays from surrounding area potteries311,Museum of Old Domestic Life,High Point,Piedmont Triad,History,"information, 19th-century household items, tools and everyday artifacts from Quaker homes"312,Museum of Rutherford Hospital,Rutherfordton,Western,Medical,313,Museum of the Albemarle,Elizabeth City,Inner Banks,Local history,Regional branch of the North Carolina Museum of History314,Museum of the Cape Fear Historical Complex,Fayetteville,Fayetteville metro area,Local history,"Regional branch of the North Carolina Museum of History, also features the 1897 Poe House and Arsenal Park"315,Museum of the Cherokee Indian,Cherokee,Western,Native American,information316,Museum of the Marine,Jacksonville,Inner Banks,Military,Planned museum317,Museum of the Native American Resource Center,Pembroke,Piedmont,Native American,"part of the University of North Carolina at Pembroke, prehistory, history, culture, art and contemporary issues of American Indians, with special emphasis on the Robeson County Native American community"318,Museum of the Waxhaws,Waxhaw,Metro Charlotte,Local history,includes exhibits on President Andrew Jackson319,Museum of World Cultures,Wilmington,Lower Cape Fear,Art,"""museum without walls, public display in various buildings at University of North Carolina at Wilmington, includes clothing, textiles, jewelry, pottery, furniture, figures, drawings, photographs, prints and scrolls from all over the world"320,Mystery Hill,Blowing Rock,Western,Multiple,"includes historic house furnished for turn-of-the-20th-century life, science exhibits, Native American artifacts, and the house"321,NASCAR Hall of Fame,Charlotte,Metro Charlotte,Sports,Planned museum to open in 2010322,Nasher Museum of Art,Durham,The Triangle,Art,Part of Duke University323,National Railroad Museum and Hall of Fame,Hamlet,Sandhills,Railroad,Includes railroad artifacts and model train layout324,Neal John Deere Tractor Museum,Trinity,Piedmont Triad,Agriculture,325,Newbold-White House,Hertford,Inner Banks,Historic house,Colonial Quaker home326,Neuseway Nature Park,Kinston,Inner Banks,Multiple,"includes the Neuse Planetarium, Health & Science Museum and the Exchange Nature Center"327,Norlina Train Museum,Norlina,Piedmont,Railroad,328,North Carolina Auto Racing Hall of Fame,Mooresville,Metro Charlotte,Automotive,329,North Carolina Aviation Museum,Asheboro,Piedmont Triad,Aviation,"Restored aircraft, models, uniforms, memorabilia"330,North Carolina Baseball Museum,Wilson,Inner Banks,Sports,information331,North Carolina Central University Art Museum,Durham,The Triangle,Art,"part of North Carolina Central University, focus is African-American and African art"332,North Carolina Collection Gallery,Chapel Hill,The Triangle,History,"part of the Wilson Library at University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, includes literature, photographs, and artifacts about North Carolina history, and three historic rooms with furnishings"333,North Carolina Cotton Museum,Pikeville,Piedmont,Agriculture,"information, information, also known as the Northern Wayne Heritage Museum"334,North Carolina Estuarium,Washington,Inner Banks,Art,ecology of North Carolina's estuaries335,North Carolina Homespun Museum,Asheville,Western,History,"history, fine cloth and woodworking crafts of the Biltmore Industries, a school for workers on the Biltmore Estate"336,North Carolina Maritime Museum,Beaufort,Crystal Coast,Maritime,Regional branch of the North Carolina Museum of History337,North Carolina Maritime Museum at Southport,Southport,Lower Cape Fear,Maritime,Regional branch of the North Carolina Museum of History338,North Carolina Maritime Museum on Roanoke Island,Roanoke Island,Outer Banks,Maritime,"Regional branch of the North Carolina Museum of History, also known as Roanoke Island Maritime Museum"339,North Carolina Museum of Art,Raleigh,The Triangle,Art,340,North Carolina Museum of Forestry,Whiteville,Piedmont,Natural history,"natural history and cultural heritage of our forests and forestry, satellite museum of the North Carolina Museum of Natural Sciences"341,North Carolina Museum of History,Raleigh,The Triangle,History,"Exhibits include states military history, decorative arts, the North Carolina Sports Hall of Fame, transportation and changing exhibits of state history and culture"342,North Carolina Museum of Natural Sciences,Raleigh,The Triangle,Natural history,343,North Carolina Pottery Center,Seagrove,Piedmont Triad,Decorative arts,344,North Carolina School for the Deaf Historical Museum,Morganton,Western,Education,information345,North Carolina State Capitol,Raleigh,The Triangle,Historic site,346,North Carolina Transportation Museum,Spencer,Metro Charlotte,Transportation,"Railroad, aviation and automobiles"347,North Carolina Wesleyan College Galleries,Rocky Mount,Inner Banks,Art,Includes the {http://www.ncwc.edu/Arts/ Mims Gallery and Four Sisters Gallery]348,Northampton County Museum,Jackson,Inner Banks,Local history,"information, information"349,Oakboro Railroad Museum,Oakboro,Metro Charlotte,Railroad,350,Oakboro Regional Museum of History,Oakboro,Metro Charlotte,Local history,351,Oconaluftee Indian Village,Cherokee,Western,Native American,Replica of an 18th-century eastern Cherokee community352,Old Baldy Lighthouse & Smith Island Museum of History,Bald Head Island,Lower Cape Fear,Maritime,"Reconstructed lighthouse keeper's quarters and local history museum, and tours of lighthouse"353,Old Brunswick County Jail,Southport,Lower Cape Fear,Jail,"information, operated by the Southport Historical Society"354,Old City Jail,Mount Airy,Foothills,Media,"information, re-creation of The Courthouse from the Andy Griffith Show"355,Old Fort Railroad Museum,Old Fort,Western,Railroad,information356,Old Jail Museum,Taylorsville,Western,Jail,357,Old Rock School Railway Museum,Valdese,Western,Railroad,"model train layouts and railroad memorabilia, operated by the Piedmont and Western Railroad Club"358,Old Salem Museums & Gardens,Winston-Salem,Piedmont Triad,Living,18th and 19th century Moravian village359,Old Salem Toy Museum,Winston-Salem,Piedmont Triad,Toy,"Part of Old Salem Museums & Gardens, includes toys, dolls, teddy bears, puppets, doll houses, toy zoos, automobiles and planes"360,Old Wilkes Jail,Wilkesboro,Western,Jail,information361,Oliver Nestus Freeman Round House Museum,Wilson,Inner Banks,African American,"information, contributions of local African Americans"362,Onslow County Museum,Richlands,Inner Banks,Local history,363,Orange County Historical Museum,Hillsborough,The Triangle,Local history,364,Oriental History Museum,Oriental,Inner Banks,Local history,information365,Orton Plantation,Smithville Township,Lower Cape Fear,Historic house,"Southern plantation, outbuildings and gardens"366,Outer Banks Center for Wildlife Education,Corolla,Outer Banks,Natural history,"coastal North Carolina's wildlife, natural history and cultural heritage, operated by the N.C. Wildlife Resources Commission"367,Outer Banks History Center,Manteo,Outer Banks,Local history,regional archives with changing exhibits368,Page-Walker Arts & History Center,Cary,The Triangle,Multiple,Local history and changing art exhibits369,Palmer-Marsh House,Bath,Inner Banks,Historic house,1744 home370,Pantego Academy Historical Museum,Pantego,Inner Banks,Local history,371,Pender County Museum,Burgaw,Lower Cape Fear,Local history,"information, information"372,Penderlea Homestead Museum,Willard,Inner Banks,Historic house,"information, homestead community farm of the Depression era"373,Penland School of Crafts,Spruce Pine,Western,Art,Includes exhibit gallery374,Person County Museum of History,Roxboro,Piedmont,Open air,"complex includes a local history museum in the Governor W. W. Kitchin House, the Male Academy/Parsonage, Woodsdale General Store, Dr. John H. Merritt's office, a tobacco barn, and the Van Hook Subscription School"375,Pisgah Center for Wildlife Education,Pisgah Forest,Western,Natural history,"mountain wildlife and habitats, freshwater fish, operated by the N.C. Wildlife Resources Commission"376,Polk County History Museum,Tryon,Western,Local history,377,Poplar Grove Plantation,Wilmington,Lower Cape Fear,Historic house,19th century plantation homestead and outbuildings378,Pope House Museum,Raleigh,The Triangle,Historic house,379,Port Discover,Elizabeth City,Inner Banks,Science,380,Port O' Plymouth Museum,Plymouth,Inner Banks,Civil War,381,President James K. Polk State Historic Site,Pineville,Metro Charlotte,Biographical,"includes visitor center with exhibits about James K. Polk, reconstructions of an early 19th-century log house, separate kitchen and barn"382,Presidential Culinary Museum,Grover,Western,History,memorabilia from White House chefs383,Raeford-Hoke Museum,Raeford,Sandhills,Local history,information384,Railroad House,Sanford,Piedmont,Local history,385,Raleigh City Museum,Raleigh,The Triangle,Local history,386,Rankin Museum of American and Natural History,Ellerbe,Sandhills,Multiple,"natural history, paleontology, local history, Native American artifacts"387,Ray Price Legends of Harley Drag Racing Museum,Raleigh,The Triangle,Sports,Motorcycle drag racing388,Red Barn Mountain Museum,Waynesville,Western,Local history,information389,Red Springs Historical Museum,Red Springs,Piedmont,Local history,390,Reed Gold Mine,Midland,Metro Charlotte,Mining,Gold mining museum and tunnels391,Reynolda House Museum of American Art,Winston-Salem,Piedmont Triad,Art,American art from colonial era to the present392,Richard Childress Racing Museum,Welcome,Piedmont Triad,Automotive,includes over 50 cars of Richard Childress Racing393,Richard Gwyn Museum,Elkin,Foothills,Local history,information394,Richard Petty Museum,Randleman,Piedmont Triad,Biographical,"information, race car driver Richard Petty"395,Richmond-Miles History Museum,Yanceyville,Piedmont Triad,Local history,located in the Graves-Florance-Gatewood House396,Roanoke Canal Museum & Trail,Roanoke Rapids,Inner Banks,Transportation,397,Roanoke/Cashie River Center,Windsor,Inner Banks,Natural history,398,Roanoke Island Festival Park,Manteo,Outer Banks,Multiple,"Includes a museum ship, colonial and Native American living history site, local history museum, art exhibits"399,Robeson County History Museum,Lumberton,Inner Banks,Local history,400,Rock School Art Galleries,Valdese,Western,Art,401,Rocky Mount Arts Center,Rocky Mount,Inner Banks,Art,402,Rocky Mount Children's Museum and Science Center,Rocky Mount,Inner Banks,Science,403,Rosenzweig Gallery,Durham,The Triangle,Art,404,Rosetta C. Baldwin Museum,High Point,Piedmont Triad,African American,contributions of African Americans in local history405,Rowan Museum,Salisbury,Metro Charlotte,Multiple,"includes local history museum and two historic house museums, the Old Stone House and the Utzman Chambers House"406,Ruby City Gems & Minerals,Franklin,Western,Natural history,"store with museum display of gems, minerals and fossils, Native American and pre-Columbian artifacts"407,"Rural Hill, Center of Scottish Heritage",Huntersville,Metro Charlotte,Open air,includes 265-acre (1.07km2) historic farm with eight historic structures and three reproductions408,Rural Life Museum,Mars Hill,Western,Mining,"information, part of Mars Hill College, open by appointment, Southern Appalachian mountain culture and history"409,Rush Wray Museum of Yancey County History,Burnsville,Western,Local history,"Located in the McElroy House, include period furniture and local history exhibits"410,Rutherford County Farm Museum,Forest City,Western,Agriculture,"information, information, antique farm and home equipment"411,Sam Bass Gallery,Concord,Metro Charlotte,Art,"information, racing art and mementos"412,Sampson County History Museum,Clinton,Coastal Plain,Local history,413,Sciele Museum of Natural History,Gastonia,Metro Charlotte,Natural history,414,SciWorks,Winston-Salem,Piedmont Triad,Science,Science and natural history415,Scottish Heritage Center,Laurinburg,Sandhills,Ethnic,"part of the library of St. Andrews Presbyterian College, includes exhibits about the Scottish settlement of southeastern North Carolina"416,Scottish Tartans Museum,Franklin,Western,Ethnic,"history of tartans, Scottish history, culture, dress, migration and military"417,Second Ward Alumni House Museum,Charlotte,Metro Charlotte,African American,information418,Sechrest Gallery,High Point,Piedmont Triad,Art,part of High Point University419,SEJ Heritage Center and Museum,Lake Junaluska,Western,Religious,history of the United Methodist Church420,Senator Sam J. Ervin Jr. Library and Museum,Morganton,Western,Biographical,"life, memorabilia and papers of Sam J. Ervin Jr., located on the campus of Western Piedmont Community College"421,Shaw House Properties,Southern Pines,Sandhills,Historic house,"operated by the Moore County Historical Association, includes the antebellum Shaw House, Garner House and Britt Sanders Cabin"422,Shook Museum,Clyde,Western,Historic house,423,Smith-McDowell House,Asheville,Western,Historic house,Victorian mansion and history exhibits424,Smoky Mountain Trains,Bryson City,Western,Railroad,"Lionel model train engines, cars and accessories, large model train layout"425,Somerset Place,Creswell,Inner Banks,Open air,1830 antebellum plantation and outbuildings426,Southeastern Center for Contemporary Art,Winston-Salem,Piedmont Triad,Art,Contemporary art gallery427,Southern Appalachian Radio Museum,Asheville,Western,Technology,"antique radios, equipment and history"428,Sparta Teapot Museum of Craft and Design,Sparta,Western,Decorative arts,Planned museum429,Spring Hill House,Raleigh,The Triangle,Historic house,"features exhibit about Dorothea Dix and Dorothea Dix Hospital, a psychiatric hospital"430,Spring Hope Historical Museum,Spring Hope,Inner Banks,Local history,information431,St. Paul Museum,Randleman,Piedmont Triad,Local history,"located in the St. Paul M. E. Church, South"432,Stanly County Museum,Albemarle,Metro Charlotte,Multiple,"includes local history exhibits, 1840s period Freeman-Marks House, 19th century I.W. Snuggs House"433,Stokes County Historical Museum,Danbury,Foothills,Local history,434,Stone Mountain State Park,Wilkesboro,Western,Multiple,Includes Mountain Culture Exhibit and mid-19th century Hutchinson Homestead435,Stonewall Manor,Rocky Mount,Inner Banks,Historic house,antebellum plantation home436,Sunny Brook Store,Spruce Pine,Western,Biographical,"information, childhood home of acclaimed North Carolina author Gloria Houston"437,Swannanoa Valley Museum,Black Mountain,Western,Local history,438,Tannenbaum Historic Park,Greensboro,Piedmont Triad,Open air,"includes Colonial Heritage Center, 1813 Hoskins House, restored 1830s barn, a replica kitchen and blacksmith shop; adjacent to the Guilford Courthouse National Military Park"439,Tarkil Branch Farm's Homestead Museum,Beulaville,Piedmont,Open air,"19th century homestead, includes 1830s Dogtrot house, smokehouse, tobacco barn, corn cribs, chicken house and other structures with exhibits"440,Teach's Hole Blackbeard Exhibit and Pirate Specialty Shop,Ocracoke,Outer Banks,History,shop and exhibit about Blackbeard and pirates441,Textile Heritage Center at Cooleemee,Cooleemee,Piedmont,Industry,"includes Mill Village Museum, park and planned Mill Family Life Museum"442,Textile Heritage Museum,Glencoe,Piedmont,Industry,"features history and machinery of the textile industry, textile history of Alamance County, the Piedmont, and beyond"443,Theatre Art Galleries,High Point,Piedmont Triad,Art,444,Things From Yesteryear Museum,Pollocksville,Inner Banks,History,"information, open by appointment, includes antique appliances, cars, typewriters, cameras, medical equipment and Fostoria glassware"445,Thomas Wolfe House,Asheville,Western,Historic house,Victorian boyhood home of author Thomas Wolfe446,Tobacco Farm Life Museum,Kenly,Inner Banks,Agriculture,447,Town Creek Indian Mound,Mount Gilead,Sandhills,Archaeology,"Historic Pee Dee ceremonial mound with visitor center, two temples, a burial house, palisade wall and residence"448,Trail of Faith,Valdese,Western,Open air,"information, fifteen open-air exhibits and replicas that trace the history of the Waldensians, a Christian spiritual movement"449,Transylvania Heritage Museum,Brevard,Western,Local history,450,Tryon Palace Historic Site & Gardens,New Bern,Inner Banks,Historic house,Modern reconstruction of the historical colonial governors' mansion of the Province of North Carolina451,Turchin Center for the Visual Arts,Boone,Western,Art,452,Tuscarora Nation Museum,Maxton,Sandhills,Native American,453,University Galleries,Greensboro,Piedmont Triad,Art,part of North Carolina A&T State University454,USS North Carolina Battleship Memorial,Wilmington,Lower Cape Fear,Maritime,455,Vance Birthplace,Weaverville,Western,Historic house,"Early 19th century log house, birthplace of Governor Zebulon Baird Vance"456,Vance County Historical Museum,Henderson,Western,Local history,information457,Van Every/Smith Galleries,Davidson,Metro Charlotte,Art,part of Davidson College458,Vollis Simpson Whirligig Park,Lucama,Inner Banks,Art,"information, information, PBS article, private sculpture park"459,Wadesboro High School,Wadesboro,Sandhills,Education,operated by the Anson County Historical Society460,Wake Forest University Fine Arts Gallery,Winston-Salem,Piedmont Triad,Art,461,Waldensian Heritage Museum,Valdese,Western,Religious,"information, history of the Waldensians, a Christian spiritual movement"462,"Walter B Jones, Sr. Center for The Sounds",Columbia,Inner Banks,Multiple,"art, natural history, local history"463,Walter L. Stasavich Science and Nature Center,Greenville,Inner Banks,Natural history,464,Waterworks Visual Arts Center,Salisbury,Metro Charlotte,Art,465,Wayne County Museum,Goldsboro,Piedmont,Local history,466,Waynesborough Historical Village,Goldsboro,Piedmont,Open air,information467,Weatherspoon Art Museum,Greensboro,Piedmont Triad,Art,"Part of University of North Carolina at Greensboro, modern and contemporary art"468,Wellington B. Gray Gallery,Greenville,Inner Banks,Art,part of East Carolina University469,Western Carolina University Fine Art Museum,Cullowhee,Western,Art,part of Western Carolina University470,Western North Carolina Air Museum,Hendersonville,Western,Aviation,historic aircraft and memorabilia471,West Point Mill,Durham,The Triangle,Mill,472,Weymouth Woods-Sandhills Nature Preserve,Southern Pines,Sandhills,Natural history,"Longleaf pine forest, including geology, plants, animals and the use of prescribed fires"473,Whalehead Club,Corolla,Outer Banks,Historic house,1925 Art Nouveau mansion474,Wheels Through Time Museum,Maggie Valley,Western,Motorcycle,300 historic American motorcycles475,Whippoorwill Academy and Village,Ferguson,Western,Open air,476,Whistlestop Exhibit at Company Shops Station,Burlington,Piedmont Triad,Railroad,"information, history of the North Carolina Railroad Company"477,Wilbur A. Tyndall Tractor Museum,Pink Hill,Inner Banks,Agriculture,"information, information, open by appointment, tractors, farm equipment and implements, advertisements, signs, agriculture and rural life memorabilia"478,Wilderness Taxidermy and Wildlife Museum,Franklin,Western,Natural history,479,Wilkes Art Gallery,North Wilkesboro,Piedmont Triad,Art,480,Wilkes Heritage Museum,Wilkesboro,Western,Local history,"includes Old Jail, Robert Cleveland Log House, and exhibits about early settlement, military history, industry, agriculture, medicine, communication, education, entertainment, and transportation"481,William Rae Museum,Murfreesboro,Inner Banks,Local history,main museum of the Murfreesboro Historical Association482,Wilmington Railroad Museum,Wilmington,Lower Cape Fear,Railroad,483,Wilson Arts Center,Wilson,Inner Banks,Art,484,Winton Century Post Office Museum,Winton,Inner Banks,Philatelic,information485,World Methodist Museum,Lake Junaluska,Western,Religious,"information, history of the Wesleyan movement"486,Wright Brothers National Memorial,Kill Devil Hills,Outer Banks,Aviation,"Includes museum, test site with outdoor displays and monument"487,Wright Tavern,Wentworth,Foothills,Historic site,open by appointment with the Rockingham County Historical Society488,Wrightsville Beach Museum of History,Wrightsville Beach,Lower Cape Fear,Local history,489,YMI Cultural Center,Asheville,Western,African American,490,Zachary-Tolbert House,Cashiers,Western,Historic house,operated by the Cashiers Historical Society,,,,,For other more formats kindly visit : www.downloadexcelfiles.com,,,,,,,,,,Original source : en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_museums_in_North_Carolina,,,,,