Burke County Tourism

Quaker Meadows Plantation

(c. 1812)

Daniel Boone Campground

Quaker Meadows Cemetery

(c. 1767 - 1879) Historic Cemetery. 59 graves associated with early white settlement in western North Carolina. Available by Appointment Only.

Old Burke County Courthouse

(c. 1837) The Courthouse is the focal point of Historic Morganton's National Register District and houses the Historic Burke Foundations; Heritage Museum, and the Vistor Information Center.

Sam J. Ervin, Jr., Library and Museum

An exact replica of the late senator's home library, it contains hundreds of books and treasures, many from his days as chairman of the Senate Watergate Hearings in the '70s. Located on the campus of Western Piedmont Community College. Open Mon-Fri, 8 am-5 pm.