History Museum of Burke County — Attraction in Morganton

My husband and I planned a day trip to the museum. NO WHERE on the website does it say Appointment Only. We call to make an appointment and the person on the phone was very dismissive. When someone came to the door, we asked about an appointment to see the museum. They said there was already a tour going on. The next one is in an hour. So we inquired about making an appointment for that time slot. Again, EXTREMELY dismissive. Why did you say there was another tour if you don’t want people visiting the museum. He went on and on about this person is leaving soon, then so-and-so is leaving in an hour. He has rehab so.....again why did you bring it up. Never in my life have I encountered museum staff so passionately against visitors to their museum. 0/10. Likely never to bother ever trying to visit again. Can not dissuade you enough from ever visiting. Literally go anywhere else. You’ll have a more...

There is a wealth of local history contained in the thousands and thousands (seriously!) of cultural artifacts housed here.

While the collection is impressive—and displayed well given the material circumstances—I'd love for the History Museum to be housed in a historical building (or a more appealing traditional architecture style) more fitting to the subject matter.

The staff was friendly and eager to offer free tours.

This institution deserves better funding and a more prominent position in the...

The tour guide was very nice and informative and FREE. We learned a lot of different parts of history pivotal to even national events inside this small building crammed with lots of artifacts. There were some hands on items my kids could check out like old typewriters, old cameras, rotary phones that were around in my childhood days or leftover from my parents and grandparents era. Definitely...