N.C. Department of Natural & Cultural Resources

The North Carolina Department of Natural and Cultural Resources invites you to help us celebrate our 50th anniversary by sharing photos…

June is a pillar month for all Americans as it is an appreciation for the laid groundwork and contributions of African-American musicians…

We’ve compiled a list of 10 ways that you can engage from home with some of the wonderful institutions in North Carolina.

The third Friday of May is the national observance of Endangered Species Day.

Fay Mitchell

There was barbecue in North Carolina before there was a state of North Carolina, and residents have been in love with it ever since. Given…

Dionaea muscipula, the Venus Fly Trap, is perhaps the world’s most iconic carnivorous plant and it calls North Carolina home. Our state…

By Fay Mitchell

A North Carolinian’s story of the integration of the U.S. Marines