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TripAdvisor Traveler Rating: 4.5 of 5 stars
TripAdvisor Popularity Index: #1 of 6 attractions in New Bern

Tryon Palace is North Carolina's colonial capitol. Located in historic downtown New Bern, NC, the site consists of 3 historic homes, 13 period gardens and the New Bern Academy Museum. Visitors will step back in time as costumed guides, working craftspeople, and engaging character interpreters bring American history to life.

Attraction type: Historic site; Other; Group tour/boat
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TripAdvisor Traveler Rating: 4 of 5 stars
TripAdvisor Popularity Index: #2 of 6 attractions in New Bern
Attraction type: Nature trail
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TripAdvisor Traveler Rating: 4 of 5 stars
TripAdvisor Popularity Index: #3 of 6 attractions in New Bern

Swing Zone boasts the largest arcade in Craven County with over 30 action & redemption games - including the popular Pump It Up International Dance Floor game - a snack bar featuring freshly baked Freschetta pizza and Otis Spunkmeyer cookies, plus Maola Ice Cream and Pepsi products. There is seating for 16 people inside and outdoor seating for 42 more in an enclosed pavilion overlooking the fully enclosed paintball field.

Attraction type: Game/entertainment center
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TripAdvisor Traveler Rating: 4 of 5 stars
TripAdvisor Popularity Index: #4 of 6 attractions in New Bern

Attraction featuring antique fire engines used in the 1922 fire that destroyed one-third of the city.

Attraction type: Specialty museum
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TripAdvisor Traveler Rating: 3.5 of 5 stars
TripAdvisor Popularity Index: #5 of 6 attractions in New Bern

This soda fountain and Pepsi gift shop is located at the same site where the first Pepsi drink was invented.

Attraction type: Historic site; Specialty shop; Specialty museum
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Join us for a 2-hour Segway tour of historic New Bern, North Carolina’s second oldest town and first state capitol! You will be provided with a wireless earpiece for our fully narrated Segway tour. Sights include scenic waterfront, yacht marina, Union Point, Tryon Palace, Battle of New Bern, Tuscarora Indians, famous historic homes, birthplace of Pepsi Cola, and much more! Tours are subject to cancellation if there are no reservations for a specific tour 24 hours before departure.

Attraction type: Tour
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