Harvey Bernard Gantt was the first black student at Clemson University, the first black mayor of Charlotte where this center is and became an architect after completing a graduate degree at MIT. The center has three temporary exhibits that rotate Read more
The largest city in North Carolina was named after King George III’s wife, giving it the name Queen City, but the state capital is two hours away in Raleigh. It’s most well-known for being the home of NASCAR and the Read more
It’s the only museum worth visiting in Greensboro is pretty good. The third floor has an exhibit on the relationship between freedom and democracy, with a focus on the Civil Rights Movement. It also has a mock-up town square with Read more
I was excited to visit the International Civil Rights Museum, but it’s a waste of time if you ask me. The whole thing takes two hours and most of it is a guided tour or video of a guided tour, Read more
It’s a small museum in Mount Airy, NC about actor Andrew Griffith’s life. He grew up in the town and filmed the Andy Griffith Show here, which is where Mayberry is based on. It’s mostly on the Andy Griffith Show Read more
I like to imagine this is what the children of Mayberry, like Opie, would have learned. They would’ve learned about hunters on horseback, early settlers coming by wagon train and 18th-century wars. The museum spans three floors of the building Read more
The famous TV show The Andy Griffith Show was shot here. It had been ten years since I first watched the show and had wanted to visit. It’s a shame that Main Street is flanked by tourist traps and souvenir Read more
The museum in North Carolina’s state capital occupies the ground floor of the city’s first high-rise building. There’s a lot on black history such as black businesses of the 19th century, how the oldest black university—Shaw University—was founded by Dr. Read more
This museum in Raleigh is deceptively large. There are four floors of exhibits across two buildings and a decent visit will take over an hour. I didn’t have that kind of time so I’ll just give you the highlights. The Read more
Established in 1818 as the state capitol Raleigh’s first museum, it has a wealth of information on state industry on the first floor. For example, in 1840, the Wilmington and Weldon Railroad stretched 200km and was the longest in the Read more