So you’ve just spent a glorious couple of hours wandering the formal gardens and candlelit halls of Tryon Palace — and now you’re standing on Pollock Street, slightly sun-kissed, mildly obsessed with 18th-century hedgerows, and wondering what comes next. Good news: New Bern absolutely has an answer for that. One of North Carolina’s oldest and Read: 8 Best Things to Do… »

Imagine strolling through manicured English gardens, the scent of boxwood hedges in the air, a fountain murmuring somewhere nearby — and the distinct feeling that you’ve accidentally stumbled into 18th-century colonial high society. That’s the Tryon Palace experience in a nutshell. And honestly? It suits you. Tucked into the charming waterfront city of New Bern, Read: Living Like a Governor: A… »