07 NCAC 04S .0103           ADMISSION PRICES

(a)  Visitors to Tryon Palace shall choose from among the following set of options:

(1)           One Day Pass which costs twenty dollars ($20.00) for adults and ten dollars ($10.00) for children in grades 1 through 12 and admits the ticketholders to all attractions at Tryon Palace including Palace and Gardens, Museums, and Historic Houses;

(2)           Galleries and Gardens Pass which costs twelve dollars ($12.00) for adults and six dollars ($6.00) for children in grades 1 through 12 and admits the ticketholders to the Gardens and Museum Galleries.

(3)           Gardens Pass which costs six dollars ($6.00) for adults and three dollars ($3.00) for children in grades 1 through 12.

(b)  Children in Kindergarten/Preschool and ages 5 and under are free.

(c)  Discounts on tickets are available for pre-booked group tours of 10 or more participants.  The discounted adult and student One Day Pass are fifteen dollars ($15.00) and six dollars ($6.00) respectively.  The discounted Galleries and Gardens Pass for adults and students on group tours are ten dollars ($10.00) and three dollars ($3.00) respectively.

(d)  Families with three or more children grades 1 through 12 are charged for only two children and the others are admitted with a complimentary pass.

(e)  The discount rate for AAA members, Senior Citizens 62 and older, active duty military personnel, and full time college students is 10 percent off the One Day Pass or the Galleries & Gardens Pass.

(f)  A Special Event Ticket which costs six dollars ($6.00) for adults and three dollars ($3.00) for students in grades 1 through 12 is available for lectures, performances, and fee-based living history programs;

(g)  Fees for Special Exhibitions, Programs, and Performances supported partially or totally by gate receipts shall be based on the amount of receipts required to fund the costs of the exhibition, program, or performance calculated per attendee.

(h)  Current members of the Tryon Palace Foundation are admitted free to daily tours and programs when they display their current membership card.

(i)  The New Bern Academy Museum is free to all visitors.

History Note:        Authority G.S. 121-4(8); 143B-10(j);

Eff. February 1, 1985;

Amended Eff. April 1, 2011; August 1, 2000; November 1, 1989;

Pursuant to G.S. 150B-21.3A, rule is necessary without substantive public interest Eff. July 26, 2015;

Amended Eff. September 1, 2015.