Greensboro, NC

Greensboro Historical Museum
DESCRIPTION: The museum features historical pottery, dresses, textiles and tobacco exhibits of life that was common to the building the region; among the many important Greensboro history exhibits you'll see the Februrary 1, 196 Civil Rights Sit-Ins at Greensboro Woolworth's lunch counter; a good starting point to understand the region

ADMISSION: Free

DAYS & HOURS: Tue-Sat 10a-5p, Sun 2p-5p

ADDRESS: 130 Summit Ave  MAP

PHONE: 336-373-2043

WEBSITE: http://www.greensborohistory.org

Blandwood Mansion
DESCRIPTION: Once home to Governor John Motley Morehead and now a National Historic Landmark; Blandwood was constructed in the 1790s as a farmhouse; in 1844, it was transformed into a antebellum plantation mansion; it is the oldest example of Italianate architecture in the U.S. and filled with original antique furnishings

ADMISSION: Adults $8, Seniors & AAA $7 and Age 11 and under $5

DAYS & HOURS: Tue-Sat 11a-2p; Sun 2p-5p

ADDRESS: 447 West Washington Street  MAP

PHONE: 336-272-5003

WEBSITE: http://www.blandwood.org

 

Guilford Courthouse National Military Park
DESCRIPTION: The largest, most hotly-contested battle of the Revolutionary War's Southern Campaign was fought at the small North Carolina backcountry hamlet of Guilford Courthouse; as truthful exhibits illustrate, people of African descent have also fought in the Revolutionary War on both sides

ADMISSION: Free

DAYS & HOURS: daily 8:30a-5p

ADDRESS: 2332 New Garden Road  MAP

PHONE: 336-288-1776

WEBSITE: http://www.nps.gov/guco

Winston-Salem, NC

Old Salem Museum & Gardens
DESCRIPTION: As one of the most authentic living history restorations in the United States, Old Salem lets you stroll through a restored town and gardens to experience life as the Moravians did beginning in 1766; the Moravians were missionaries who established an earlier settlement in the North Carolina backcountry in 1753 at the Wachovia Tract of ~100,000 acres; Salem was the central administrative, spiritual, craft, and professional town surrounded by five outlying congregations; the MOravians were also notable for permitting an African Church in their community

ADMISSION: prices begin at Adults $16, Ages 6-16 $8

DAYS & HOURS: Tue-Sat 10a-5p, Sun 1p-5p

ADDRESS: 900 Old Salem Road  MAP

PHONE: 336-721-7300

WEBSITE: http://www.oldsalem.org

Museum of Early Southern Decorative Arts
DESCRIPTION: Treasures lie in the details of this museum; upon closer examination you come to realize that many of the crafts displayed were by African American artisans from the days of slavery, some of the work is stunning in its execution; located in Old Salem

ADMISSION: prices begin at Adults $16, Ages 6-16 $8

DAYS & HOURS: Tue-Sat 9:30a-4:30p, Sun 1:30p-4:30p

ADDRESS: 924 South Main Street  MAP

PHONE: 336-721-7364

WEBSITE: http://www.oldsalem.org/mesda.html

Southeastern Center for Contemporary Art
DESCRIPTION: SECCA is a multi-cultural center that often features African American artists and their works

ADMISSION: Free

DAYS & HOURS: Tue-Sat 10a-5p, Sun 2-5p

ADDRESS: 750 Marguerite Drive  MAP

PHONE: 336-725-1904

WEBSITE: http://www.secca.org

Museum of Anthropology
DESCRIPTION: Encourages public awareness of and responsibility towards anthropological resources and research programs of the Wake Forest University; museum also has a number of African and Native American exhibits; locatedon the campus of Wake Forest University

ADMISSION: Free

DAYS & HOURS: Tue-Sat 10a-4:30p

ADDRESS: 1834 Wake Forest Road  MAP

PHONE: 336-758-5282

WEBSITE: http://www.wfu.edu/MOA

Reynolda House Museum of American Art
DESCRIPTION: A magnificent structure built in 1912-17 by Katharine Smith and Richard Joshua Reynolds, founder of R.J. Reynolds Tobacco Company; 64-room country house was centerpiece of a 1,067-acre estate with a village and model farm; today the large, two-story living room is surrounded by a cantilevered gallery of fine American Art; the house was fully restored in 2005

ADMISSION: Adults: $10, Age 60+ and Teachers with ID: $9

DAYS & HOURS: tours Tue-Sat 10a-4:30p, Sun 1:30p-4:30p

ADDRESS: 2250 Reynolda Road  MAP

PHONE: 336-758-5150 or 888-663-1149

WEBSITE: http://www.reynoldahouse.org

High Point, NC

High Point Museum
DESCRIPTION: Winner of the 2006 American Association of Museums Publications Design Competition within the category of institutions with budgets under $500,000; judges also awarded the museum Honorable Mention in the Educational Resources category for its African American Gallery Guide

ADMISSION: Free

DAYS & HOURS: Museum 
Tue-Sat 10a-4:30p,
 Sun 1p-4:30p; Historic Park Sat 10a-4p, 
Sun 1p-4p

ADDRESS: 1859 East Lexington Ave  MAP

PHONE: 336-885-1859

WEBSITE: http://www.highpointmuseum.org

 

Asheboro, NC

North Carolina Aviation Museum
DESCRIPTION: a 20,000-square-foot museum features the 1941 Piper "Flitfire" which Orville Wright flew, an S-56 Savoia Marchetti open-cockpit seaplane like the one flown on 6,000-mile solo flight from London to Hong Kong in 1931-32; there are many more historical, wartime, experimental, unmanned aircraft 

ADMISSION: Adults $8, Students under 18 $5, Age 5 and under enter Free

DAYS & HOURS: Thu-Sun 11a-5p

ADDRESS: 2222 Pilots View Road  MAP

PHONE: 336-625-0170

WEBSITE: http://www.ncairmuseum.org