Mordecai House — Attraction in Raleigh

It's a fun history lesson about the city of Raleigh and the family that helped build it. There are two yours self and guided. Self-guided is free, you can walk the grounds, see the buildings but you cannot enter. (The grounds are beautiful, gives you a feel of the time period some buildings lie on the property.) The guided tour is $7 per person. You walk through the house of Andrew Johnson's birth, a small chapel and one of the law offices that was owned by the Mordecai family, then the Mordecai family home. Which holds artefacts that were owned and used by the family. It's a short hour tour but worth the...

Really enjoyed the tour. The guide was very knowledgeable of the history of the family and the house in general as well as the origin of the city. It made for an all around greater understanding of what you were being told about and the story behind it. Its $7 per adult but its worth it. The visitor center is full of exhibits on the Mordecai family as well as the slaves who were living on the plantation. The artifacts that are on display in the houses are fascinating as well. Its definitely worth visiting if you...

This was an AMAZING experience going to this house, but something unexpected happened. I encountered a friendly racoon named Rigby. He would tour me around the house and we accidently barged in an office. Inside, was a gumball machine named Benson, he shouted at us to leave his office, if we wouldn't, he would fire my tour guide Rigby. After that, we encountered a chill blue jay, Mordecai. We spent hours playing video games lol. So overall, I'd give this a four star review. (Not 5 because of Benson's...