There is always something Moore to do in Moore County!
Airborne and Special Operations Museum
The Army's most modern and newest museum, the $22.5 million facility features interactive displays, rare artifacts and dramatic life-size exhibits, video productions, and adventures of special operations units.
Location:100 Bragg Boulevard (corner of Bragg Blvd. & Hay St.), Fayetteville
Hours: 10am-5pm- Tuesday through Saturday. Noon-5pm on Sunday.
Admission: Free
Phone: (910) 483-3003
Bethesda Church & Cemetery
Circa-1790 church features bullet holes from Civil War battle, Old Slave Gallery, and graves of area pioneers. Listed in the National Register, and the annual homecoming is held the last weekend in September.
Location: N.C. 5 (Bethesda Road), Aberdeen
Hours: Tours for groups by appointment
Admission: Free/Donations welcome
Phone: (910) 944-1319
Bryant House & McLendon Cabin
Two historic museum houses depicting the daily life of early county settlers during the 1700 and 1800's. The McLendon Cabin is the county's oldest standing structure in its original location. Operated by the Moore County Historical Association and the Friends of the Bryant House.
Location: 3361 Mt. Carmel Road, Carthage- Upper Moore County near Harris Crossroads
Hours: Open for tours by appointment only
Admission: Free
Phone: (910) 692-2051
Campbell House Galleries
The location of the Arts Council of Moore County. Three spacious exhibit areas, and paintings and pottery for sale by local artists. In addition, tennis and basketball courts as well as a fitness court are available for public play.
Location: 482 E. Connecticut Avenue, Southern Pines
Hours: 9 am-5 pm- Mon.-Fri. 2-4 pm -3rd Sat. & Sun. of the month.
Admission: Free
Phone: (910) 692-4356
Carolina Horse Park at Five Points
Hundreds of acres of protected land dedicated to world-class equestrian competition. The Stoneybrook Steeplechase, a Sandhills springtime tradition, is held each year on the first Saturday in April.
Location: Hoke County just off Hwy 211 between Aberdeen and Raeford
Hours and Admission vary
Phone: (910) 246-9808
Carthage Historical Museum
A permanent home for artifacts covering 200 years of local history. Several exhibits reveal the town's past as the home of a renowned buggy factory, which the town commemorates each May with a popular family festival.
Location: Rockingham and Saunders St., Carthage
Hours: 2-5 p.m. on Sundays, or by appointment.
Admission: Free
Phone: (910) 947-2331
Fort Bragg/Pope Air Force Base
This Army/Air Force duo comprise one of the world's largest military complexes. Ft. Bragg (largest Army base east of the Mississippi) is open to the public.
Location: Cumberland County between Southern Pines and Fayetteville
Hours: Tours available 9am-4pm weekdays- Please call first.
Phone: (910) 396-5401 or 396-8015
Base sights include:
82nd Airborne Division War Memorial Museum
3,000+ artifacts used by world-famous division from WWI to Desert Storm, plus film & gift shop.
Hours: Tues.-Sat. 10am-4:30pm & Sun. 11:30am-4pm
Admission: Free
JFK Special Warfare Museum
Military art and cultural items from around world, emphasizing on Special Forces, such as the "Green Beret." (JFK designated green beret for this group.) Gift shop.
Hours: Tues-Sun 11:00am-4pm
Admission: Free
JFK Hall of Heroes
Honors 17 Special Forces Medal of Honor recipients
Hours: 8am-4:30pm M-F
Admission: Free
Sicily Drop Zone
See trained paratroopers in action. Call (910) 396-6366 for jump schedule.
Admission: Free
Hastings Gallery
See work by local artists (not for sale).
Location: Library lobby, Sandhills Community College, Airport Rd., Pinehurst
Hours:M-Sat, call for hours
Admission: Free
Phone: (910) 692-6185 or 695-3819
House In The Horseshoe
18th Century, former cotton-plantation home. Annual events include a Revolutionary War Battle Reenactment the first weekend in August and a Christmas Open House & Candle lighting celebration in early December.
Location: 324 Alston House Road, 10 Miles North of Carthage
Hours: Vary depending on season
Admission: Free
Phone: (910) 947-205
Malcolm Blue Farm
Antebellum farm that has been recognized by the National Register of Historic Places for authenticity and uniqueness. Structurally, it features the farmhouse, barns, an old gristmill, and a wooden water tower. Annual events include the Historic Crafts and Skills Festival the last weekend of September and the Early American Christmas on the second weekend in December
Location: Bethesda Road, Aberdeen
Hours: Wed - Sat 1-4 pm.
Phone: (910) 944-7558
National Railroad Museum & Hall of Fame, Inc.
Most photographed station in eastern US, and former Seaboard Air Line Railway depot. Exhibits include SAL diesel-electric locomotive and caboose #5241, railroad memorabilia, model railroad layout, re-created telegraph office and gift shop.
Location: 2 Main St., Hamlet
Hours: Tours by appointment only
Admission: Free/Donations welcome
Phone: (910) 582-2383
North Carolina Literary Hall of Fame
The most distinguished 'Tar Heel' authors. Displays, photographs and lists of works for such notable writers as Thomas Wolfe, O. Henry (William S. Porter), Paul Green and James Boyd.
Location: Weymouth Center, 555 E. Connecticut Ave., Southern Pines
Hours: Mon -Fri 10 am-2 pm
Admission: Free
Phone: (910) 692-6261
North Carolina Pottery Center
Permanent exhibits trace the history and development of NC pottery from the prehistoric Native Americans to the present. Changing exhibits throughout the year focus on various topics of both historic traditions and contemporary work by the state's potters.
Location: 250 East Avenue, Seagrove
Hours: Tues- Sat 10 am-4 pm
Admission: Minimal fee
Phone: (336) 873-8430
North Carolina Zoological Park
500-acre natural habitat zoo ranks among the top 5 in North America. Plant/animal exhibits feature North America (including polar bears, elk, Gila monsters, river otters and bobcats) and Africa (including African Plains and Pavilion).
Location: 4401 Zoo Parkway, Asheboro
Hours: 9 am-4 pm daily, year round
Admission: Admission Fee
Phone: 800-488-0444; (336) 879-7307
Pinehurst Harness Track
Track of 110+ acres, and operated by the Village of Pinehurst. Standard-bred training from Oct.-May (see horses put through their paces in early morning; try the track-side restaurant for breakfast!). Events include annual spring Matinee Races, horse shows (May-Oct.) and polo matches.
Location: NC 5, Pinehurst
Hours: 8am to dusk, daily, year round.
Phone: (800) 433-TROT; (910) 295-4446
Rankin Museum of American Heritage
Exhibits feature 19th-century pottery, antiques, medical memorabilia, natural history, paleontology, Native American/Arctic artifacts, Civil War relics and original turpentine still. Rated among N.C.'s top ten museums by The State Magazine.
Location: 131 W. Church St., Ellerbe
Hours: Mon.-Sat. 2-5pm and Sun. 1-5pm
Admission: Admission fee, student discount
Phone: (910) 652-6378
Sandhills Horticultural Gardens
32 acres featuring the Ebersole Holly Collection, a specialized Conifer Garden, the Sir Walter Raleigh Garden (a formal English Garden), and a native wetland trail. Designed and maintained by the college's Landscape Gardening Department and Sandhills Horticultural Society.
Location: Sandhills Community College on Airport Road, Pinehurst
Hours: Open daylight hours, year round
Admission: Free
Phone: (910) 695-3882
Shaw House Property
A trio of historic museum houses depicting the daily life of early county settlers. The Shaw House was built by Charles C. Shaw and later owned by one of his twelve children, Charles Washington Shaw, who became the first mayor of Southern Pines in 1887. It has the charm of sturdy simplicity which was characteristic of the Scottish families who settled in this region. The Garner House and the Britt-Sanders Cabin (also known as the Loom House) were both built in the 1700's. Operated by the Moore County Historical Association
Location
: Morganton Road and SW Broad Street, Southern Pines
Hours:Open for tours Tues-Fri. 1-4 pm
Admission: Free
Phone
: (910) 692-2051
Taxidermy Hall of Fame of North Carolina and Creation Museum
Exhibits feature N.C. wildlife (200+ animals), including state/national taxidermy ribbon winners and oldest rock on earth.
Location: 156 N.W. Broad St., Southern Pines
Hours: 9am-5pm Mon.-Sat
Admission: Free
Phone:
(910) 692-3471
Town Creek Indian Mound State Historic Site
Archaeologically restored site brings to life the culture of the Muskogean Indians of the Pee Dee area from more than 300 years ago. Religious, ceremonial and burial center tells their story through interpretive exhibits and an 18-minute slide presentation, as well as reconstructed structures including a major temple on an earthen mound, a minor temple, mortuary, game pole and stockade with two guard towers.
Location: Between N.C. 731 & N.C. 73, Mt. Gilead
Hours: 10am-4pm Tues.-Sat. & 1-4pm Sun year round, except July 4th, Thanksgiving Day and Christmas Day.
Admission: Free
Phone: (910) 439-6802
Tufts Archives
James Walker Tufts' dream of Pinehurst unfolds in the letters, pictures, and news clippings displayed here dating from 1895. The archives also include original sketches and drawings of famed golf architect Donald Ross.
Location: Given Memorial Library, Pinehurst
Hours: 9:30 am-5 pm Mon-Fri and 9:30 am-12:30 pm Sat
Admission: Free
Phone: (910) 295-3642
Weymouth Center
Former home of author and publisher James Boyd and home to the NC Literary Hall of Fame, the Weymouth Center sits on 24 acres surrounded by stately longleaf pines. Listed on the National Register of Historic Places. The facilities are available for rent for private functions.
Location: 555 E. Connecticut Avenue, Southern Pines
Hours: Mon - Fri 10am-2pm (office hours)
Admission: Docent led tours are $5.00
Phone: (910) 692-6261
Weymouth Woods Sandhills Nature Preserve
898 acres of wildflowers, streams, ponds, miles of hiking trails with informative stations, a beaver pond, a newly renovated museum with participation exhibits and a full-time naturalist. A Sunday nature study program is offered each spring and summer.
Location: 1024 Ft. Bragg Road, Southern Pines
Hours: Nov.-March 9 AM - 6 PM and April-Oct. 9 AM - 7 PM; Daily- except for Christmas
Admission: Free
Phone: (910) 692-2167