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The Beaufort Historic Site depicts life
in the seaport village of Beaufort in the 18th and 19th
centuries through its authentically restored houses and
civic buildings. Tours of these buildings, along with
the historic district and Old Burying ground, are given
by experienced docents in period dress Monday -
Saturday.
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Historic Buildings Tour
All prized for their period collections and
furnishings, the homes of history run the gamut
from the rustic c1778
Leffers Cottage, and the elaborately
furnished Victorian
Josiah
Bell House c1825, to the award-winning
restoration of the Federal-style
John C. Manson House c1825.
The historic buildings include the
Carteret County Jail c1829,
the
Apothecary Shop and
Doctor’s Office c1857 containing
priceless pharmaceutical and medicinal artifacts
used in early Beaufort, and the
Carteret County
Courthouse of 1796,
which is the only remaining wood-framed English
Circuit courthouse left intact in North
Carolina. Each building depicts a different
period or aspect of life in historic Beaufort.
Historic buildings tours
consist of three buildings.
Monday – Saturday 10:00 am | 11:30 am | 1:00
pm | 3:00 pm
Tickets: $8 for adults | $4 for children |
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Historic District Bus Tour
Hop aboard and see Beaufort’s historic district
from atop our 1967 English double-decker bus.
Local narrators tell tales of Beaufort’s rich
past of pirates, star-crossed lovers, and
Confederate spies.
Tours run April through
October
Charters available year-round
Monday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday 11:00 am | 1:30
pm Tickets: $8 for adults | $4 for children |
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Old Burying Ground Tours
Majestic Live Oak trees enshroud the historic
gravesites within this cemetery listed on the
National Register of Historic Places. A guide
leads tours through the
Old Burying
Ground telling tales of its many
colorful characters.
Tours run June through September
Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday @ 2:30 pm
Tickets: $8 for adults | $4 for children |
(Note: Links throughout site are in
bold Maroon text.)
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