Tryon Palace offers a ONE DAY PASS with Palace Tour, as well as GARDENS, or GALLERIES & GARDENS PASSES, every day of the week.ONE DAY PASSES may be purchased online ahead of your visit. GARDENS PASSES and GALLERIES & GARDENS PASSES are purchased onsite on the day of your visit.
In addition to the daily passes, there are specialized weekly and seasonal tours, lectures and special events throughout the year.
See our Calendar for what additional tours and events might be available during your visit.
North Carolina History Center – Monday through Saturday, 10 AM to 4 PM; Sunday, 12 PM to 4 PM
Waystation Ticket Desk – Closed Mondays & Tuesdays. Open Wednesday through Saturday, 10 AM – 4 PM and Sunday, 12 PM – 4 PM.
If you wish to purchase tickets today, please purchase onsite.
Please arrive at least 30 minutes prior to your desired tour time, as Palace Tours are limited capacity and fill up quickly, especially on weekends.If you are late, we may not be able to accommodate you.
Our Ticket Desk staff will help plan your itinerary and provide additional information about the current gallery exhibits at the History Center, Tryon Palace tours, gardens and grounds. To fully enjoy your experience, please plan for a half day.
With a Tryon Palace Foundation Membership, you can visit Tryon Palace with a ONE DAY PASS FREE for a year! One Day Passes include Palace Tours, Galleries & Gardens Passes, and Garden Passes. For more information on becoming a Foundation Member please click HERE
Children 5 & under are always FREE
Guest Rules – During your visit, please do not touch or lean on furnishings. Please do not bring food, drink, candy, or gum into the historic buildings. Flash photography is not allowed.
North Carolina’s tax laws–N.C. General Statute § 105-164.4(a)(10)- Jan. 1, 2015: Tryon Palace must charge sales tax on admissions, programs, and special events. The tax applied consists of the current state sales tax of 4.75 percent and the current Craven County tax of 2 percent.
Cancellation Policy
Admission Passes to Tryon Palace and the NC History Center are not refundable once purchased.
Admission Tickets & Tours Available
Location
One Day Pass
Galleries & Gardens Pass
Gardens Pass
Inside the Palace Gates
Governor’s Mansion Tour
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Kitchen Office
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Gardens
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NC History Center
Pepsi Family Center**
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Regional History Museum
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Duffy Gallery*
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Gateway Gallery*
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Guion Gallery*
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*Free to the public during business hours. **Not open daily.
Holiday Hours
Closed on Thanksgiving Day, Christmas Eve, Christmas Day and December 26th, and New Year’s Day
ONE DAY PASS
Adults: $20
Youth: Ages 6-14; $10
Offered Monday through Sunday
Admittance to Palace’s 21 acres of gardens and grounds, a tour of Tryon Palace’s first and second floors and cellar, a tour of the Kitchen Office, and admittance to museum galleries and exhibits in the North Carolina History Center.
Palace Tours
When Royal Governor William Tryon chose New Bern to be the Province of North Carolina’s capital city, he made plans to build a capitol that was to be one of the finest public buildings in the American colonies. Due to the extravagant cost of its construction, regal size and elegance, the colonists called it the “Governor’s Palace,” and they objected to the taxes levied on them to pay for it. Today you can tour the re-constructed Palace, built from John Hawk’s original plans and furnished and decorated as it may have looked when it opened in 1770. Costumed interpreters will guide you through its grand interior rooms to learn more about its history and the people who lived and worked there.
Palace tours* are offered at designated times and are 50 minutes long
Includes tour of the Kitchen Office (Monday – Friday: Noon – 3:30 pm, Sat. 10:30 am– 3:30 pm, Sunday 12:30 pm – 3:30 pm)
Purchase ONE DAY PASS: Adults $20; Youth $10
*This tour involves climbing stairs. Please contact our Ticket Desk for options available should stairs be difficult for you.
GALLERIES & GARDENS PASS
Adults: $15
Youth: Ages 6-14; $8
Offered Monday through Sunday
Includes admission to museum galleries and exhibits at the North Carolina History Center, and the Palace gardens and grounds.
Does not include a Palace Tour.
GARDENS PASS
Adults:$10
Youth: Ages 6-14; $5
Offered Monday through Sunday
Gardens are open until 6:00 p.m. during Day Light Savings Time, and until 5:00 p.m. during Standard Time.
Includes admission to more than 21 acres of beautiful colonial revival gardens, including the Palace’s Kellenberger, Latham and Kitchen, and Wilderness gardens, and those of our historic homes.
Some of our garden pathways have uneven terrain and may be difficult for persons with disabilities to navigate.
North Carolina History Center
The NC History Center was established in 2010 and houses several exhibits and galleries. The Regional History Museum highlights much of Eastern North Carolina’s remarkable history from colonial times into statehood, through the centuries thereafter into modern times, with exhibits and collections of artifacts. The Pepsi Family Center interactive exhibit entices young people to discover what it was like to be living in a North Carolina coastal town in 1835. Other galleries, including the Duffy, Guion and Cannon offer special exhibits and collections for viewing.
Open Daily – Monday to Saturday; 10 a.m. to 5 p.m., and Sunday; Noon to 5 p.m.
Included with ONE DAY and GALLERIES & GARDENS PASSES
Pepsi Family Center Hours of Operation: Wednesday through Saturday, 10 AM – 3 PM. Closed during January.
Special Garden Tours
Special garden tours that take you through the gardens of our historic homes and into the Palace colonial revival gardens including the Latham, Kellenberger and Kitchen gardens, followed by a visit to the scenic Wilderness Garden behind the Palace can be arranged in advance for an additional fee. Learn the history of each garden, and some of the changes made to them over time. Explore significant plants found throughout the grounds, and learn what’s blooming now, ending with a visit to the Nursery Yard. Be prepared for some walking with this tour. Group & Private Tours are available for a fee. Check Ticket Desk for more information or call Group Tours at 252-639-3524.
Outlander Tours
Offered once monthly, these themed tours are a favorite! Jamie and Claire Fraser visited with Governor William Tryon not too soon after arriving in the Colonies. On these tours you can experience what they might have encountered at Tryon Palace and in New Bern pre-Revolution. There were whispers of discontent and unrest among the colonists, as many opposed the building of the Governor’s “Palace” and the taxes imposed upon them to build and the British rule without representation. At first Jamie Fraser supported Governor Tryon and the Crown, but later changed his mind. Discover why!
Directions
1-800-767-1560
