Blandwood Mansion is a privately owned museum in Downtown Greensboro. The museum opened in 1984…read moreafter Preservation Greensboro acquired the property in 1966 as it was going to be demolished. After preserving the building and reconstructing out buildings that had been torn down. The museum offers tours on the hour. The house was the home of NC Governor John Motley Morehead. It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1970. In 1988 it was named at National Historic Landmark because of its architecture. It is the oldest Italianate architecture in the country. Governor Morehead was the 28th Governor on North Carolina and served two terms from 1841 to 1845. He had eight children that were raised at Blandwood. Eight women and nine men were enslaved at the home. The Blandwood Mansion is Italianate architecture. The current house is the original house and two additions. The original farmhouse was built in 1795 and the first addition was made in 1822. The second expansion was in the 1844-1846 in the Italianate style by AJ Davis. The house is decorated as it would have been when Governor Morehead lived there. The house is in great condition and contains original items of the Moreheads that were donated back to the museum by descendants. The kitchen is not original but one of the reconstructed buildings according to the plans they found during a dig. The kitchen also houses the gift shop. The museum does not have a parking area but you can park on a nearby street. I was charged $8 admission to take the guided tour throughout the house. Masks are required to tour the museum. Hand sanitizer was also available inside. I arrived on the half hour but was allowed to join a tour in progress and then complete the first half afterwards. I expected that I'd need to wait until the next tour so was pleasantly surprised. I also bought items in a gift shop and when a bag wasn't available the tour docent offered up his bag for me to use which was very thoughtful. After my tour I realized that I need to learn more about this house and Governor Morehead and his family. I highly recommend this tour to other history buffs.

Had an amazing tour guided by Thomas! Best historical tour I've ever experienced. He went, what…read morefelt like was, above and beyond to make our experience unique and memorable. His knowledge of the family and grounds had me in awe. Would recommend this incredible experience to anyone visiting or passing through this area. Blandwood Museum is lucky to have someone who cares so much about the building and history guiding visitors through the beautiful grounds!!

Darren McGill provided an amazing tour for my son and his friends. Be sure to ask him to share his…read morebeautiful voice with you during your tour.

The International Civil Rights Center & Museum is located in the heart of Downtown Greensboro. It…read moreopened in 2010. The museum offers guided, self-guided, and virtual tours if you can't make it to Greensboro. I've done the guided tours and the self-guided tours. With the guided tour, you are provided with background information as you go through, and directed to specific things in each gallery. With the self-guided tours, you start with a video overview of what you will see in each gallery, then you go through the museum at your own pace. One tour isn't better than the other; it just depends on what you prefer. This museum is special in that it is located inside the 1929 F.W. Woolworth building, where the 1960 sit-ins at the lunch counter began. The L-shape lunch counter and the 69 stools remain where they were in 1960. This is where you first enter the galleries. Standing in front of the lunch counter where history was changed is unforgettable. The late Phil Freelon and his firm, the Freelon Group, handled the historic renovation and turned the building into a museum. Eisterhold Associates designed the interactive exhibits. The renovation and preservation made sure that many of the 1929 features remained. From the terrazzo floors to the plaster coffered ceilings. to the lunch counter, to the original stools, to the art deco stairway, to the basement, to the exterior red and gold Woolworth sign. The original dorm furniture is located in the basement. It was the planning room for the NC A&T students. The Hall of Shame is also located in the basement. It is very graphic and difficult to view, but it is so important to see these images, as you will never forget them. Segregated Greensboro shows the segregated signs and vending machines, advertising and The Green Book. The churches played a vital role in the Civil Rights Movement, as this is where they planned. Freedom Songs helped build courage before protests. There are interactive exhibits, and you can try a literacy test to suppress voting. The museum shifts from the dark side to successes. You will see mugshots of 1,200 peaceful protestors. Most of these are from other protests after the sit-ins, paying tribute to those who fought for equality. You can read about the legal triumphs after the sit-ins. After reading about other protests in the country, make sure to read through some of the names on the Wall of Remembrance, especially those you haven't heard about before. The last gallery has many black-and-white, tile-sized photos that form a mosaic of President Obama. They represent the power of community. It is a reminder that everyday people can bring change. Photography is not allowed in the museum galleries because much of the content is copyrighted. I take a lot of photos, so this was initially a challenge. But after a while, I just got so immersed in the exhibits.

Spectacular for the price (free) and would be a solid option, even if there were a modest fee…read more The museum is well-curated and has more exhibits than I expected. You could definitely take a few hours to go through this museum and still have more to see. Some of my favorite exhibits were the huge wagon display, the exhibit on O. Henry, and the area dedicated to local commerce. I didn't know that replacements, inc was local - even though I enjoy fine tableware and am in Facebook groups where that company is talked about a lot. We also had a lovely moment where we were very clearly interested in one of the room replicas and a museum staff member who was on his way out came over and shared a bunch of supplemental info. He was so into his job and sharing about the exhibit, and that is a great sign for a museum when people are passionate about their work. I definitely feel more connected to the area after visiting. Great spot, and I'll be back!

I had no idea this place existed until I was doing a dive on internships and this place popped up…read more I instantly wanted to visit because I'm a history nerd. This place is much bigger than I could've imagined. It was 3 floors full of interesting facts. There were exhibits of local Guilford County History as well as US History and NC History. From historical pictures and antique fire trucks to clothing for different time periods it has a little bit of everything. In one area of the museum they have it set up as a town main Street where you can enter the movie theater, drug store, a one room school house, and even a hotel that was once in the area. Inside these "buildings" were different interactive exhibits including an antique switch board where you could listen to different conversations. If you're stir crazy from all of the snow or just want to experience something new and full of historical documents this is a great place to stop in.10/10 recommend

I was here to try a few of the restaurants located here! Parking was easy and free. I didn't expect…read morethis place to be so big so I parked on the wrong side and had to ask for directions. It's so clean inside and there are a ton of small bushinesses! Everyone I encountered was friendly and welcoming.

We visited revolution Mill a few weeks ago, more specifically the art Gallery, which seems to be…read morethe host spot of the Art Stock art tour. With many locations around town hosting art for this event, this space had a few pierces from each artist invovled. The gallery was. A great space full of some great work, I will say some sections of the gallery which had items sitting on tables was rather dark, and hard to see the work, but overall, we really enjoyed our visit

Our fabulous tour guide, Oliver, regaled us with tales of history and hauntings on a meandering…read morejourney through downtown Greensboro. As a traveler in other cities, I've enjoyed these types of tours before, and I am glad I took the opportunity to take in the local history within my own town. It was a fun activity and the walking tour seemed accessible and not very strenuous, in my opinion.

This is a very interesting ghost tour of Winston-Salem with a lot of history sprinkled in. My…read morefavorite ghost tours are the ones where the tour guide is obviously very into the paranormal because their enthusiasm radiates out and helps you to enjoy the tour. It was a relatively short walk with a lot of stops and long pauses to talk. Because it was cold I probably would've preferred a little more walking. It would have been really cool to be able to go inside some of the buildings on the tour instead of just looking from the outside. Another thing that might've helped is for the guide to have printed out pictures of the places or people he talked about to help us all visualize the stories. He did show us a couple pictures on his phone, but I feel like I could've used more. The guide was knowledgeable in answering everyone's questions and he was very friendly. The tour was fun and I enjoyed it.

My family has deep roots in the area and I was very excited to take this tour. The tour guide is…read moreextremely knowledgeable and has some really cool technology. He uses along the way. It is definitely a lot of walking so make sure you have very comfortable shoes. It was so fun to hear about the local lure and haunts especially in spooky season!

I just went on the ghost walk at 8pm on Friday evening. Pastor John Tucker knows all of the…read morehistory of the downtown Salisbury area and is very informative and makes the ghost walk really fun for all involved. I applaud anyone who is willing to put the time and attention into coming up with doing these for their city. I really enjoyed the ghost walk, the stories he had, and he was a really good storyteller of the stories. Check in was very professional and the microphone he had to amplify his voice was helpful, so glad that he didn't cover his mouth with a mask so I could understand what he was saying.

Hadn't been in a few months and dropped in for a weekday visit…read more There appear to be some updates to the interior. Upon entry I noticed a manned coffee station, and hadn't seen this previously. You will still need to check in with the front desk for a parking pass to place in your car. I appreciate that the end of each exhibit there are cards to share your thoughts and experience. Be mindful they may not allow you to record the art but you can take pictures without flash.

Excellent customer service here. Each employee was eager to tell us about the art. I really loved…read moreseeing the passion they had for the museum and their job. So cool to see Still Life! I also was drawn to the Crip exhbit and UNCG student exhibit. Such diverse work in one building with such knowledge to share on each topic. Thank you for having us, We will be back!