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Mordecai Historic Park & Raleigh Trolley


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The Trolley will be departing from the State Capitol on July 4th (Not Mordecai) at 11am, 12pm, 1pm, and 2pm. Tickets will be $5 for adults and youth are free.

 

Visit  Mordecai Historic Park where you can tour the Mordecai Mansion-- an antebellum plantation home with many of its original furnishings. While at Mordecai you can also tour other historic structures which have been moved to Mordecai Park for preservation, including the Birthplace of Andrew Johnson. To find out more about the Mordecai Mansion and Mordecai Historic Park follow the blue links below.

 Park Tour Hours: Tuesday- Saturday: 9am- 4pm (1-4pm when a school group is on site), Sunday: 1pm- 4pm; One- hour tours begin every hour, last tour begins at 3pm. Tour times are subject to change please check the calendar below. Groups by reservation. Call 919.857.4364 for more information.

Admission for Park Tours: $5 for adults, $3 for seniors, $3 for youth (7-17), children (6 and under) are free.

For more information call 919.857.4364 or follow the links below.

 

Ride the Raleigh Trolley:  Mordecai Historic Park is also home to the Historic Raleigh Trolley Tours which make one hour narrated tours around downtown Raleigh every Saturday March-December.

Hours for Trolley Tours: The Raleigh Trolley leaves from Mordecai Historic Park every Saturday, March through December, at 11am, 12:15pm, 1:30pm, & 2:45pm. Tours times are subject to change so please check the calendar below or call 919.857.4364.

Admission for Trolley Tours: $8 for adults, $4 for youth (7-17), children (6 and under) are free. Reservations can be made Tuesday through Friday for the following Saturday by calling 919.857.4364 or visit the Mordecai Historic Park Gift Shop. No reservations are taken on Saturdays.

Rentals: If you are interested in booking the trolley for a special event, or arranging a private historic trolley tour call Erin Elizabeth Callis Campo at 919.857.4362.

For more information click on the "Ride the Trolley" link below or call 919.857.4364.

Take A Tour

Ride the Trolley

Participate in Special Events

Check Out our Rental Facilities

Schedule a Field Trip

Join Us as a Volunteer

 

Call (919) 857-4364 for more information.

 

July 2009  (Please note the trolley only runs on Saturdays and will be doing a special route on July 4th departing from the Capitol Building)

Wednesday 1st: Park Tours 10am, 11am, 12pm, 1pm; School Tour 2-4pm

Thursday 2nd: Park Tours: 10am, 11am, 12pm; School Tour 1:30-4pm

Friday 3rd: Park Tours 10am-3pm on the hour

Saturday 4th: Park Tours 10am-3pm on the hour, Trolley leaving from State Capitol (not Mordecai) at 11am, 12pm, 1pm, and 2pm

Sunday 5th: Park Tours 1-3pm on the hour

Monday 6th: No Tours

Tuesday 7th: Park Tours 10am-3pm on the hour

Wednesday 8th: School Tour 10am-1pm, Park Tours 1pm, 2pm & 3pm

Thursday 9th: Park Tours 10am-3pm on the hour

Friday 10th: Park Tours 10am-3pm on the hour

Saturday 11th: Park Tours 10am-3pm on the hour, Trolley Tours depart from Mordecai at 11am, 12:15pm, 1:30pm and 2:45pm

Sunday 12th: Tours 1-3pm on the hour

Monday 13th: No Tours

Tuesday 14th: Park Tours 10am-3pm on the hour

Wednesday 15th: Park Tours 10am-3pm on the hour

Thursday 16th: School Tour 10am-1pm, Park Tours 1pm & 2pm, School Tour 3-4pm

Friday 17th: Park Tours 10am-3pm on the hour

Saturday 18th: Park Tours 10am-3pm on the hour, Trolley Tours depart from Mordecai at 11am, 12:15pm, 1:30pm and 2:45pm

Sunday 19th: Park Tours 1-3pm on the hour

Monday 20th: No Tours

Tuesday 21st: Park Tours 10am-3pm on the hour

Wednesday 22nd: Park Tours 10am-3pm on the hour

Thursday 23rd: School Tour 10am-1pm, Park Tours 1pm, 2pm & 3pm

Friday 24th: Park Tours 10am-3pm on the hour

Saturday 25th: Park Tours 10am-3pm on the hour, Trolley Tours depart from Mordecai at 11am, 12:15pm, 1:30pm, and 2:45pm

Sunday 26th: Park Tours 1-3pm on the hour

Monday 27th: No Tours

Tuesday 28th: Park Tours 10am-3pm on the hour

Wednesday 29th: Park Tours 10am-3pm on the hour

Thursday 30th: Park Tours 10am-3pm on the hour

Friday 31st: School Tour 10am-1pm, Park Tours: 1pm, 2pm, & 3pm

Mordecai Historic Park is located on the corners of Wake Forest and Mimosa Streets in downtown raleigh about a mile from the Capitol.

One Mimosa Street

Raleigh NC, 27604