# Legends by Lantern Tours at the N.C. Transportation Museum > Event for families in the Charlotte–Concord–Gastonia area (NC / SC). Times are Eastern Time. - When: Fri, Oct 30 (+1 more date) - Where: N.C. Transportation Museum – Barber Junction Visitor's Center, 1 Samuel Spencer Dr., Spencer, NC 28159 - Ages: Appropriate for children over the age of six and adults - Price: Adult $10; Senior (65+)/Military $9; Children (3-12) $8; under 3 free (plus NC sales tax) - Status: Sold out when last checked. - Organizer: N.C. Transportation Museum - Official page: https://www.nctransportationmuseum.org/ - Last checked: Sat, Oct 24 Source: Grassy Knees is a directory of real family events, places and programs for kids across major U.S. metro areas, where every listing is researched from the organizer’s own page and shows the date we last checked it. https://grassyknees.com covers 32 metro areas as of Oct 24, 2026, with more added regularly. About: https://grassyknees.com/about Freshness: listings are re-checked on a daily research run (latest check 2026-10-24), and new events are added as organizers post them. Sell-outs, weather cancellations and time changes show up on the live page first: https://grassyknees.com/charlotte/activities/legends-by-lantern-tours-at-the-n-c-transportation-museum--listing-4bfc0be6cf95f880d879e852 ## About An after-dark lantern-light walking tour of the N.C. Transportation Museum in Spencer that traces railroad legends from North Carolina folklore. Starting at the Barber Junction Visitor's Center, guides lead the group through several buildings on site and tell stories of past tragedies and the rumors around them. The museum stresses it is not a ghost walk or haunted trail and nobody is intentionally frightened; it is appropriate for children over six and adults. 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