Regular Tour times:
On Wednesday, Thursday, and Friday tours take place at 10 am, 11 am, 12 pm, and 1 pm.
On Saturday tours are at 1 pm, 2 pm, & 3 pm.
All museum tours are free of charge.
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Walk-ins welcome! Please call ahead for groups larger than 6 people.
All tours are guided. Museum not open for individual walkthrough.
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Public tours are not offered when school field trip groups or other pre-scheduled groups are on-site. Please call 919-833-3431 to check on tour availability.
June 2025 - All days are currently open
July 2025 - All days are currently open (excepting July 4th)
Friday, July 4th - JLMH will host its July 4th Open House! We will not run full tours, but the house will be open to walk through and activities will be spread across the site. Free.
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The Visitor’s Center/Gift Shop is open for weekday perusal from Wednesday to Friday. The shop is open from 10 am to 2 pm.
You can help us bring history to life by donating to JLMH!
Donate...Or, volunteer your time and talents!
Volunteer
Explore the beginnings of Raleigh, Wake County, North Carolina, and the United States—from the colonial era, through the Revolutionary War, into the first years of a new nation. Discover history as it’s rarely taught: compelling human stories, told with accuracy and compassion by costumed docents who personalize each tour for our guests.
All tours are guided. The museum is not open to individual walkthrough.
Tours begin in the Visitors Center at 160 South Saint Mary’s Street, Raleigh, NC 27603.
To bring American history to life by providing a rich understanding of regional North Carolina history and the struggles, sacrifices, and achievements of all those who lived in Piedmont North Carolina in the 18th century, with particular emphasis on the life and times of Colonel Joel Lane, his family, and the 43 people enslaved on his plantation.
Join us on Thursday, June 12th, 2025, from 7pm-8:30pm, for a talk with Professor Craig Friend about his biography “Becoming Lunsford Lane”.
JLMH’s Open House is Thursday, July 4th from 11am-3pm! Come to the Joel Lane House for a free event with kids crafts and demonstrations. The historic Lane House will be open to walk through.
