Craven

New Bern Firemen's Museum
The New Bern Firemen's Museum preserves artifacts and records relating to firefighting and to the New Bern Fire Department, the first fire department in North Carolina. The museum interprets firefighting equipment and department history for the education of present and future generations. The most noted feature is the mount of Fred, the fire horse that died in route to a fire.

New Bern Historical Society
Attmore-Oliver House
The Attmore-Oliver House, headquarters for the New Bern Historical Society, exhibits 18th- and 19th-century furniture, a unique doll collection, and New Bern historical objects, including Civil War artifacts. Although some artifacts are original to the house, most pieces reflect the period of the Attmore family. The Civil War room displays artifacts, flags, textiles and manuscripts representing both the Union and Confederate.

Tryon Palace Historic Sites and Garden
Tryon Palace, built between 1767 and 1770, was the first permanent capitol of the British colony of North Carolina. It became North Carolina's first state capitol after independence was declared, then abandoned after Raleigh became capitol in 1794. The main structure was destroyed in a fire, but was restored by an effort spearheaded by New Bern native Mrs. James Edwin Latham. The maintenance and operation of the Palace was transferred to the state, which reopened the site in 1959. The Palace is comprised of the house and grounds, objects concerning Royal Governors William Tryon and Josiah Martin, materials from North Carolina Governors Richard Caswell, Abner Nash, Alexander Martin, and Richard Dobbs Spaight, several restored houses adjacent to the Palace grounds and several research collections.

Craven Community College
R.C. Godwin Memorial Library North Carolina Collection
The Godwin Memorial Library supports the curriculum of the Craven County Community College through collecting and making available pertinent study material. To promote the study of North Carolina and Craven County, the library maintains reference, fiction, microfilm, vertical files, and circulating collections on or relating to North Carolina. The library also maintains an archival collection documenting the community college through manuals, handbooks, programs and news clippings. To enhance the learning environment, the library collects and exhibits several pieces of North Carolina sculpture.

Craven County Public Library (CPC Regional Library System)
New Bern-Craven County Public Library
The Kellenberger Room houses the Local History and Genealogy Collection of the New Bern-Craven County Public Library. The collection includes books, microfilm, vertical files, oral histories, and CD-ROM databases relating specifically to New Bern, Craven County and North Carolina. The library also maintains a small manuscript collection and a photographic materials collection.

Havelock Tourist Center and US Marine Corps Aviation Exhibit
The Havelock Tourist and Event Center’s aviation exhibit celebrates Marine Corps aviation and features a variety of military displays. Restored aircraft and exhibits offer visitors a close-up view of historic treasures from the past. In 2007 the Eastern Carolina Aviation Heritage Foundation assumed responsibility for the exhibits and added a museum-quality exposition of Havelock’s history beginning with the Native Americans and concluding with the incorporation of the town in 1959.