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Tryon Palace will host behind-the-scenes tours of the costume shop Tuesday, Jan. 26, beginning at 2 p.m. Tours will be led by historic clothing interpreter Leslie Lambrecht and held inside the historic Jones House, which serves as the home of the Tryon Palace Costume Shop.

From gold mining in Cabarrus County to freedom seekers joining a U.S. Navy Civil War blockade, Black History Month celebrations from the North Carolina Department of Natural and Cultural Resources (NCDNCR) will reflect the wide array of experiences of African-Americans in the state and nation.

An eastern Carolina Christmas feast, natural greenery and decorations, and gospel and bluegrass music are a few of the features of the 1870s Christmas at Aycock Birthplace Dec. 8 and Dec. 10.

The tree-lighting tradition at the State Capitol will continue when Gov. Pat McCrory lights the Christmas tree Thursday, Dec. 10.

Visitors can get a look of artifacts including anchors, cannonballs and grains of gold last seen by pirates during Saturday Tours at the Queen Anne's Revenge Conservation Laboratory Nov. 21.

The North Carolina Maritime Museum plans to celebrate the anniversary of the United States Coast Guard with a number of events planned for July 31 and August 1.  Visitors will be able to see a fully restored Monomoy surfboat, view an extensive collection of Coast Guard model boats, and tour a modern day 47-foot Motor Lifeboat used by the United States Coast Guard today.

Join the "Under the Dome Discovery Tour" series for a look at behind-the-scenes spaces of the State Capitol in July and August. You will see normally closed areas Saturday, July 25 and Saturday, Aug. 29, at 10 a.m. and noon both dates. Capitol City history as well as rarely seen spaces will be the focus of the look at this 19th century treasure. Tickets are $17. Make your reservation today by calling (919) 733-4994. 

The Museum of the Cape Fear Historical Complex is pleased to offer for a second consecutive summer, guided tours of Arsenal Park on Fridays at 2:00 pm, through August 14. The tour will be available free of charge. The site of the Fayetteville Arsenal was commissioned in 1838 by the federal government to manufacture and store arms. Seized by the Confederacy during the Civil War, the arsenal complex eventually encompassed more than 100 acres at the top of Haymount Hill. The facility was destroyed by Union troops under the command of William T. Sherman in March of 1865, 150 years ago.

This Mother’s Day weekend Tryon Palace invites visitors to step back in time and embark on a tea tour that will focus on tea culture in 18th century Great Britain and Colonial America. The tours will be held Saturday, May 9, at Tryon Palace in historic downtown New Bern, N.C.