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Visit the premier historic facility in Fayetteville, NC—your window to the past.

 

Featured Exhibits

Learn from the past and the people that shaped the Cape Fear region.

Plan Your Visit

Includes our hours of operation, location, tour times, and group requirements.

Support the Museum

Join us in keeping Cape Fear’s past alive by donating or volunteering.

FREE admission!

The historical complex includes the museum building with more than 400 years of history seen in eye-popping exhibits; the 1897 Poe House, a late-Victorian house museum; and the historic Arsenal Park, the remains of an ordnance factory that served both the Federal and Confederate governments.