07 NCAC 04S .0103. ADMISSION PRICES

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

(1)           Time Travelers 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)           Governor's Pass which costs fifteen dollars ($15.00) for adults and eight dollars ($8.00) for children in grades 1 through 12 and admits the ticketholders to the Palace, Gardens, and all House Museums; or

(3)           Gardens and Galleries Pass which costs fifteen dollars ($15.00) for adults and eight dollars ($8.00) for students grades 1 through 12 and admits ticket holders to all museum galleries along with all Gardens.

(b)  Children below the first grade are admitted free.

(c)  Discounts on tickets are available for pre-booked group tours of 10 or more participants, AAA members, senior citizens 62 and older, active duty military personnel, and full-time college students.  The discounted adult and student Time Traveler's Pass are fifteen dollars ($15.00) and six dollars ($6.00) respectively.  The discounted Governor's Pass and Gardens and Galleries Pass for adults and students are twelve dollars ($12.00) and four dollars ($4.00) 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)  All ticket holders may pay an additional two dollars ($2.00) for adults and one dollar ($1.00) for student grades 1 through 12 to extend the ticket for a second day within a seven day period.

(f)  A Special Event Ticket which costs six dollars ($6.00) for adults and three 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 Council of Friends are admitted free to daily tours and programs when they display their current membership card.

 

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.