Museums in North Carolina

This hands-on museum houses roughly 80 vintage pinball machines and arcade games.

The birthplace of a tobacco empire.

A different Edgar Allan Poe built this charming Victorian home.

These cabins mark the site where our 11th president was born (probably).

Don't be surprised if you see a long-necked dinosaur peeking out from among the trees in Northgate Park.

A museum dedicated to a unique ecosystem.

This museum is dedicated to the workers that help keep the power on.

This handcrafted, old western-style town is filled with deserted cars, retired movie props, and other forms of Americana.

Carrying on the legacy of a short-lived experimental school tucked away in the mountains of North Carolina.

An early life spent in this "Old Kentucky Home" inspired the writings of North Carolina's most famous novelist.

A vast collection of everyday items amassed by one man.

A museum dedicated to the legacy of Bob Moog and his pioneering synthesizers.

The scene of the largest surrender of Confederate troops at the end of the American Civil War.

Cherokee alphabet, proof of ancient North American Jews, or just a hoax?

The fine fabric handwoven at Biltmore Industries was once coveted around the world.

This North Carolina store preserves a historic moment in America's movement for racial equality.