The Raeford Hoke Museum is located in Raeford, NC. It is located on 5 acres. The museum is housed…read morein a 1905 house referred to as the McLauchlin-McFadyen House. The house is around 6,000 square feet. There are two parking spots on the street, or you can park in between the trees in the longer driveway. The rooms have themed exhibits, and you can view the upstairs as well. There are also outside buildings to view, including the Parker-Ray house, a school, a red barn, a country store, an emergency building with the 1921 fire truck and a smokehouse. But these buildings were locked during my visit, even though I was told they would be open during museum hours. Besides the architectural history of the house, it was constructed of long-leaf pine that came from the property. Outside, there are the iconic columns and the portico roof. Inside, you will find the high ceilings and the wide central hall. The hand-carved mantels above the fireplaces shouldn't be missed. The house has two staircases, one for the owners and another for the black servants who worked there. The main hall also features a piano to show the importance of music in the home. You will find a military room with information about nearby Fort Liberty and the Raeford National Guard. One of the rooms is about the Civil War. The room contains uniforms and important documents. The Native American room features artifacts from indigenous peoples, especially the Lumbee Tribe. A custom-made Lumbee doll is one of the artifacts. The African American room pays tribute to the folks who made an impact in Hoke County. There is a photo of the servants who worked in the house. They were paid workers, not slaves. Some locals recreated this photo, so you will find that next to the original. A retired music teacher, Mary Archie McNeill, donated her dolls to the museum. The local government room tells you about the mayors of Hoke County and other important government officials. The upstairs bathroom was transformed into a wildlife room with local plants and animals in the area. There is a replica of the "Tornado", the first locomotive to arrive in Raleigh. The kitchen that was added to the house later was fun to view, as I enjoy seeing the old kitchen tools and trying to figure out how they were used. They had shifted from open fire cooking to wood stoves. One exhibit deals with turpentine, tobacco and cotton, as these were the major industries in Hoke County. There is a replica of a farm and detailed exhibits about the crops. The medical room is all about rural medicine with the country doctor bag, medical tools and apothecary bottles. You can read about the doctors, too. Quilts were a tradition for family legacies for both art and bedding. There are vintage sewing machines on display too. I enjoyed the display celebrating the Women of Hoke County. Mary Archie McNeill, the retired music teacher. Eliza Jane Pratt was the first woman from North Carolina elected to the U.S. House of Representatives. Marcella Locklear, a member of the Lumbee Tribe, made the handcrafted Native American doll on display. The farm equipment room has smaller pieces like hand tools such as hammers, axes and saws. The Raeford Hoke Museum is a well done even without the fancier exhibits of other museums. It is well researched and documented. A museum in a historic house is the perfect setting for learning about Hoke County and the everyday people who played a part in it. Best of all, admission is free, although they did have a donation box near the entrance.

Staff is so nice and very knowledgeable of Raeford's town and history. Only open for a couple hours…read moreon Sunday so get there when they open so you can see everything outside as well.

The Fayetteville Area Transportation and History Museum is located in Downtown Fayetteville. They…read morehave a free parking lot for two hour parking. If that lot is full there is another lot by the Museum Annex. Admission is also free. The Museum is inside a restored railroad depot for the Cape Fear and Yadkin Valley Railroad. The museum displays have a lot to read if you choose or you can just look at the artifacts, so make sure to give yourself enough time. The museum covers many topics from fashion to banking to the railroad to the Cape Fear River to Civil War to law enforcement to the fire department to books about Fayetteville. Each topic has a section for you to learn about. The museum is on two levels and you can use the stairs or take the elevator. The Museum Annex is a short walk away and had displays with vintage cars; a gas station; an 1880 Steam Pump Engine and provides history about the fire department. Make sure to check out both buildings of the museum. I enjoyed my visit to this museum and some of the exhibits rotate so I need to go back again.

It's free admission and is worth checking out to get a better feel of the significance of…read moreFayetteville. Who knew that Fayetteville had so much to do with transportation? I sure didn't and definitely learned a thing or two from here. Also, there is a small Farmer's Market on Saturdays mornings that has about 4-6 vendors selling some produce, art, and canned goodies.

The Averasboro Battlefield Museum is a smaller museum but has detailed exhibits with Civil War…read moreartifacts. You will learn about the battle that occurred on the grounds. It is part of the North Carolina Civil War trail. You can see the battlefield for yourself rather than just reading about it. Outside on the barn, are quilt patterns used by escaped slaves to follow safe trails to freedom. There are 18 quilt patterns displayed as well as what each meant. The museum has restrooms outside that are cleaned and well maintained. Chicora Civil War Cemetery is down the road and is part of the museum. If you are in the area and enjoy history, make sure to check out this free museum.

The tour guide/owner was nice and full of information. Not a very large area, but is full of…read moreinteresting information.

This is a moderately sized museum, which is free. It also has some outdoor areas, including one you…read morehave to walk across a footbridge over the highway to get to. Brief perusal unveiled some interesting history; the Carolinas seem to care more about their colonial era, whereas I really don't recall the period prior to the American Revolution getting much coverage in any history I learned growing up. The outdoor spaces carry some intrigue, though you'll never get away from the traffic noise. More construction in the area is coming I think. I would not say go to Fayetteville for the museum scene, but having explored this one I thought it worth a stop if you are there.

The Museum of The Cape Fear is located in Fayetteville, NC. The museum offers a parking lot and…read morefree admission. They do have places to donate if you wish. The museum is on two levels and an elevator is available. The museum has exhibits on the American Indian, settlement to the area; the Civil War and textiles; slavery; transportation by steamboat and plank roads. The exhibits are very detailed. Arsenal Park is behind the museum and is four and a half acres. The park is where the Confederate had an arsenal that was destroyed by General Sherman in 1865. The Poe House is next door so make sure to check out all three when visiting the complex.

Very lovely historic cottage located on its original foundation in Moore County, North Carolina. I…read morealways try to take my guests here. This is as historical as it gets in the Sandhills and I enjoy it every time I see it. From their website: The Shaw House is typical of the antebellum houses which followed the cabins of the early Sandhills settlers. It is less elaborate than the seacoast plantations and has the charm and sturdy simplicity which was characteristic of the Scottish families who settled in this region. The interior is highlighted by fine detail on two hand-carved fireplace mantels of unusual beauty, and by many outstanding early examples of Moore County pottery and "plain-style" pine furniture. A wing was added to the house in the mid-1800s and a kitchen was added sometime in the 1920s. Charles C. Shaw, a first-generation Scottish settler, acquired 2,500 acres and built the house around 1820. The date of 1842 on the chimney is thought to have been the year that the front porch and the two attached "travelers' rooms" were added. One of his 12 children, Charles Washington Shaw, inherited the property and lived in the house, becoming the first mayor of Southern Pines in 1887. The house remained in the Shaw family until it was acquired in 1946 by the newly formed Moore County Historical Association in a grassroots effort to ensure its preservation.

A true history here on Fort Bragg. If this building could talk. I believe it used to be the Post…read moretheater. It is huge inside, lots of openness to it. I hate to see old buildings go down, but eventually this building is not gonna make it. I did try to walk around to get a feeling of what used to be - not a lot to see, but you can tell it's an old building. The seats are horribly, horribly uncomfortable. I wish I could talk to someone about possibly trying to get this renovated, but I just got here so I'm not sure on what can happen maybe more to follow.

Old Theater Main Post in Fort Bragg, I give this Old Theater a 5 out of 5 on the sole fact that…read moreregardless of how old it is or how the entrance smells because of the old restrooms .. the AC Works!!! and the AC Works GOOD!! As a soldier you get to appreciate a working AC specially in a hot and humid training week with 50+ more soldiers training in the same location. From the outside the building looks like any other main post old theater from any other base. You go inside and it is the same sucky smelly restrooms and everything else is the same. Overall, is well kept. The parking lot is on the side and on the back of the building. There are only 3 stalls per gender restroom. You may enter parking lot through the back from Reilly Road to Sedgewick Street. The Old Theater Main Post is in the corner of Reilly Rd and Macomb.

Very cute town with good restaurants. It's a little sketchy with the homeless people but a good…read moreplace to have an upscale dinner and drinks

I LOVE Downtown Fayetteville!! There are so many cool little places to stop in and there is so much…read morehistory. I have enjoyed all the many restaurants, and all the boutique shops every time I am in the area. I make it a point to come down at least once a week. Some of my favorite places are in the tree lined street downtown. There is ample parking in lots and also along the streets. There are also so many things to do! If you want to paint pottery or make candles or have a paint and wine night or go to trivia or an escape room! All followed by some delicious food. There are festivals all the time, as well as farmers markets and parades galore. It reminds me of the small-town areas you see in movies. Let's all keep downtown thriving!!

A great night outing in the Ville. So many things to do here. Food a drink choices were plentiful…read more The entertainment going on with the mascot was great and the fireworks afterwards were awesome. So worth the trip out.

What a beautiful, clean stadium…read more We had a great time at this stadium last night for a Woodpecker game. No bad seats, but we had great ones in section 122, row C. Paid $16 per ticket and less than $117 for 6 excellent seats! I picked shaded seats for our 7:05pm game. You can see where the shade will be at based on what time the game starts. Parking in multiple places around the stadium is $5 but I'm pretty sure we saw people parking for free in some lots. I didn't do my research on that so to be safe, I just paid the $5.35 (tax). They had entertainment, t-shirt slingshots, fun activities, a kid's area, etc. was a great time! Would definitely return for another game.