Downtown New Bern — Attraction in New Bern

Beautiful and mostly well preserved historic city in North Carolina, that once was the capital of the state.

My partner and I were travel through North Carolina and stopped for one night in New Bern. Since we arrived at night, we missed seeing the charming town as we drove through the streets.

After waking up, we decided to walk through the downtown area to see the historic area and try some local food.

Many of the buildings, including the Palace, are well preserved and quite beautiful. Seeing all of the impressive structures with the fall colors and the few remaining summer flowers was a treat. The town sits on the water allowing for a short walk to the marina area, which is also very beautiful.

There is quite a bit of activity in New Bern and worth a...

Fabulous dinner at the Pepsi Pharmacy. I would definitely order the artichoke dip appetizer.

This is the last known Pepsi Pharmacy with the original ceiling tile, the original colored glass above the main door entrance, original Pepsi chandeliers and the original flooring!

This is now The Chelsea restaurant and is absolutely gorgeous with their white tablecloths and elegant seating.

The entrées and main dishes are like no other.

Thank you to all the waiters and waitresses as you all are...

My wife and I moved our daughter here last week. We ended up staying at the Courtyard on the river and walked all over downtown. It is a beautiful town. We loved the river walk and the variety of restaurants. Definitely recommend Morgan’s...