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Historic streets, Tryon Palace, farmers market finds and sunset cruises where the Trent and Neuse rivers meet.
An easily accessible nature park on New Bern’s east side, popular with runners and hikers and bright with wildflowers in bloom.
The riverfront downtown is lively around dusk, when crowds fill the restaurants and shops near the historic drawbridge.
Shop farm-fresh greens and fruit, try the baked goods and pick up affordable local arts and crafts as souvenirs.
This historic building once served as a Civil War hospital and now tells the city’s story through heritage exhibits and war artifacts.
Once home to colonial officials and North Carolina’s first permanent state capitol, this grand brick palace sits behind a gated garden.
With the Trent and Neuse rivers meeting at town, a cruise is a relaxing way to see the waterfront and its sunsets.
Christ Episcopal and First Baptist are two of New Bern’s oldest and most important churches, with roots reaching back to the 1700s.
The city’s largest urban park covers 111 acres, with three playgrounds and plenty of land and water activities for a day outdoors.
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