A great activity for the family on sunny spring/summer afternoons! We are vacationing for the week…read morein Clarksville on Buggs Island Lake, and we wanted to explore the area a bit more this afternoon. MacCallum More turned out to be a pleasant find tucked away in Chase City! We took the tour of the Hudgins House and their museum with Kat, the director and our tour guide for the day, and we thoroughly enjoyed it all. Walking around the gardens and taking pictures afterwards was also a delight. I recommend visiting this charming spot to anybody who appreciates gardens and local history!

FIRSTLY. Wear bug spray before entering the gardens. Lawd. We were annihilated within a matter…read moreof minutes/seconds. One of the three us tapped out after maybe 15 minutes while myself and the other went back to the car to get some OFF and push on. It's about a 6 acre garden with a bountiful of foliage. Not really any flowers. It's located in the middle of a neighborhood with homes surrounding the perimeter. There is only on street parking and admission is $5 per person for just the gardens and $10 if you would like admission to tour the museum and the gardens. It is a non profit, therefore admission goes towards keeping of the grounds. It comprises of many various stonework, statues collected from Europe and around the world through Commander William Hudgins' travels. I mean it has two anchors located inside these gardens. Some I have no idea how they even transported here. A lot of the stonework is weathered but has quite some age. But are very cool to see nonetheless. They have a restroom available inside the visitor centre, as well as a cute gift shop.

Cool place! Owner is a nice guy , and the museum has very interesting things to see. Also they…read moresell fun t-shirts and other stuff. I look forward to going back. Definitely recommend!

I got a headache in this place from the minute I walked in. Overheard the guy at the counter…read moretelling another guest some people get headaches and other physical sensations because they're more "sensitive" to paranormal stuff, but I think it was more from the overwhelming smell of cat pee and mold.

Museum was pretty big but not fit for children above the age of 10-11. Cool activities but the kids…read morethere hog all of the main games and the parents dont really care. Overall not bad and costed 40$ for 2 people adults pay 24 and 5-15 year olds pay 19$ the quality of the museum was cool but they dont let you pet the animals outside . Paper airplane launches but train wasnt there. Overall kinda pricey for what it is but the space section was pretty cool. Avoid the kids,as a kid myself they were pretty rude and even stole the activity i was in the middle of doing,shame on the parents for letting that happen.

Very interesting for all ages. Great use of the natural landscape for animal enclosures and…read morehabitats. My personal favorite was the butterfly house. Especially loved the pollinator garden outside the insect building. Climbing feature was well loved by the little in our group. The digging for artifacts and fossils was appreciated by the teen in our group. Red wolf exhibit was awesome once we spotted the mom dad and baby on video. Also appreciated the sensory room.

Unfortunately, I was here on a Sunday afternoon and they were closed. Still, there's a good bit of…read moreexploring on the grounds and a bunch of Dukes of Hazzard stuff to see. I'm sure the restaurant is great and all but you still have to chase the Duke boys! Cooter's Garage, a covered Boss Hogg Cadillac, a "Vote Rosco P. Coltrane for Sherriff" and a General Lee "01" mailbox. All they need is Daisy Duke walking around and I'd be all set. Do check their hours before making the trip. [Review 14019 overall, 1341 of 2020, number 2659 in North Carolina.]

Loved visiting this place, got to relive my childhood. Kids and I had a blast trying to beat…read moreeachother on the racetrack. Owner was incredibly knowledgeable and pleasant.

Joyce and Kim F. gave us a fabulous overview of this area and made excellent suggestions for…read moretouring and dining. They are gracious and knowledgeable and this compact museum is a must for touring the Clarksville area. We loved the model trains.

My 10 year old daughter and I visited today and we both had a blast! We loved the part of the…read morescience center that was at the amtrak station. It was full of riddles that you get to solve to unlock passwords. My daughter and I solved a few and were also stumped by quite a few lol. We could totally come back to play, do that whole room again, and really enjoy ourselves. The dome was down this time, but im sure we will come back and try to catch it. We also really enjoyed the the main center. There were lots of different educational activities. Great for parents and kids alike. Can't wait to visit again!

The science center was very nice and had many hands on activities for the kids as well as the…read moreadults to participate in. The museum had two levels in the main building. While the museum was fun, I felt like i was expecting maybe a few more activities then what they had, but either way the kids still enjoyed the activities and were tired at the end. They have a butterfly house outside the main exhibit that you can walk a minute to and I loved that ( even though I was stressed all the way out that I would step on a butterfly). The butterfly house was my favorite part and I loved the fish they had inside. There also was a train caboose parked and we were able to walk through that. All in all it was a nice activity and I would visit again with kids.

Lovely spot to go for a walk! So many different areas to explore…read more Also lots of open lawn space to hang out for a bit! They even have little robot lawn mowers out sometimes.

Loved every second of this place. It was a nice relaxing stroll through the gardens. This place is…read moremassive and the upkeep is incredible. There is a small fee to park and a cafe on site. There are plenty of bathrooms throughout. Plenty places to sit and picture spots. Highly recommend.

Such a great place to take the kids or as an adult go wander through…read more Staff and volunteers were super friendly and helpful. The museum is mostly free- if you want to extra stuff (the movie or special exhibits) there is a charge. There are two buildings each 4 floors- plenty to see and do. If you want to park close the is a pay per hour parking garage

The NC Museum of Natural Sciences was the perfect way to spend a very cold, wet, afternoon in…read moreRaleigh. It was a few miles from our AirBNB, so while we had to drive, there's a large parking lot right across the street. I'm not sure if parking is normally free, but it was on this particular Saturday. No one was monitoring the gate or could figure out how to pay, so we didn't. I *think* the sign said it was normally $5 on days they do charge or monitor. VERY reasonable. The museum itself is FREE unless you want to see an IMAX movie, which is reasonably priced. If you're into dinosaurs, plants, geology, or natural science in general, you'll enjoy yourself here, but the museum definitely adds a local flare and incorporates NC history and geography. While the museum is kid-friendly, it is not kid-focused. It is family focused and for all ages. My husband and I are child-free and had a great time. Of course, we are nerds and had science classes together in college. I do think this is a great museum for kids who are school aged and able to read well and ask questions. It is probably not the best option for toddlers or preschoolers when it comes to museums. The museum hosts birthday parties, and a group was there for that- what a fun idea! If you visit, plan to spend a morning or afternoon here- it definitely takes a few hours to see everything but not the full day.

This is such a cool little museum and place to see if you are wanting to do something unique in…read moreDurham that's rich in the city's history. Museum: 5/5 The museum has a ton of cool displays that show the early days of the tobacco industry and Duke family. Right outside of the museum is a large area with a trail that takes you by the Dukes original house, tobacco plants and the tobacco field. You are free to wonder the grounds. However, I recommend paying for the guided tour. With that you get to go inside the structures and hear all about the history of the property and early tobacco industry. In addition you get to learn a lot about the events that shaped the city. Price: 5/5 The museum and grounds is FREE! The guided tour is only $4. Coming from CA, it doesn't get much better than this! Customer Service: 5/5 The guide was great! Very friendly and very knowledgeable in the content. Parking: 5/5 Huge parking lot right in front. Parking was great.

I think it best to take the guided tour, you get a great history of the Duke family's transition…read morefrom farming to production - leading to an efficient industry. Highlights include entering the 2nd factory and the Duke family home. (And I can't get "Duke, duke, duke... Duke of Earl, duke, duke out of my head). You even get to whack tobacco. While the tobacco industry goes back earlier, it is just about the time after the Civil War ends that it really gets interesting, as soldiers coming home chew (or is that "chaw"), smoke, or sniff tobacco. Washington Duke capitalized on it. And now... there's a university and gardens named after the family - with a top notch basketball program, of course! The tour is about an hour. There are other building to see from the outside. Can ask as many questions as you like!