# Mordecai Historic Park > Place to go for families in the Raleigh–Cary area (NC). Times are Eastern Time. - When: Guided tours leave the Visitor Center on the hour from 10 am; last tour 3 pm. Visitor… - Where: Mordecai Historic Park — Visitor Center, 1101 Wake Forest Rd, Raleigh, NC 27604 - Ages: All ages - Price: Tours: Adults $8, Youth $5, Children 6 and under free; grounds and Visitor Center exhibits free - Schedule: Guided tours leave the Visitor Center on the hour from 10 am; last tour 3 pm. Visitor Center and restrooms Tuesday–Saturday 9 am–4 pm, Sunday 1–4 pm. Public tours are not offered while school groups are on site — call ahead. - Organizer: City of Raleigh Historic Resources and Museum Program - Official page: https://raleighnc.gov/parks-and-recreation/places/mordecai-historic-park - 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 42 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/raleigh/activities/mordecai-historic-park--listing-6324136cacd454887d51a283 ## About A 3.2-acre historic park near downtown Raleigh around the Mordecai House (c. 1785), the oldest house in Raleigh on its original site and once the center of Wake County's largest plantation, home to the Lane and Mordecai families and to enslaved and freed African Americans. One-hour guided tours visit the house and historic buildings, which include the birthplace of President Andrew Johnson, a plantation office, smokehouse, kitchen, law office, St. Mark's Chapel and a recreated 1830s kitchen garden. 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