coasting Beaufort Historic Site Tours The Beaufort Historic Site offers unique tours year-round that allow guests to take a step back in time! Join them for a tour of the historic buildings that date back to the 18th century, visit the Old Burying Ground and learn the tales of the many colorful characters who have been laid to rest there, or hop aboard their Historic English double-decker bus and learn the history of Historic Beaufort. Tours meet at the Beaufort Historic Site Welcome Center! Masks are mandatory and reservations are needed. Be sure to call ahead to ensure the tours are on schedule. Old Burying Ground Tours Tickets: $12 for adults & $6 for children Resting in the shade of majestic live oak trees, the Old Burying Ground holds fascinating stories about Beaufort’s 300-year-old history! Majestic live oak trees enshroud the historic gravesites within this cemetery, listed on the National Register of Historic Places. An experienced guide in period dress leads tours through the Old Burying Ground telling tales of its many colorful characters. View a tour video at beauforthistoricsite.org. Double-Decker Bus Tours Wednesday, Thursday, Friday & Saturday @1:30 pm Tickets: $12 for adults & $6 for children Hop aboard and see Beaufort’s historic district from atop our
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1967 English doubledecker bus! Local narrators tell tales of Beaufort’s rich past of pirates, star-crossed lovers, and Confederate spies. View a tour video at beauforthistoricsite.org. Historic Buildings Tour Monday-Saturday, 10am & 2:30pm Tickets: $12 for adults & $6 for children All prized for their period collections and furnishings, the homes of history run the gamut from the rustic Leffers Cottage c.1778 and the elaborately furnished Victorian Josiah Bell House c.1825, to the award-winning restoration of the Federal-style John C. Manson House c.1825. The historic buildings include the Carteret County Jail c.1829, the Apothecary Shop and Doctor’s Office c.1857 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. The Historic Buildings Tour includes three of the buildings given by experienced docents in period dress. View a tour video at beauforthistoricsite.org.
