Bennett Place State Historic Site Reviews

My experience at Bennett Place enlightened me about the end of the Civil War. Our guided tour of the grounds was educational and most enjoyable.

Is an incredibly experience to be on your feet right in the place of History! Excellent place to learn.

Did you know this was where the last surrender of a major Confederate Army? The Agreement between Major Johnson and Col. Sherman was signed in the main house. There is a museum in the visitor center and a 17 minute video to inform you of the significance of the Bennett Place. You can see in each of the buildings. The main house has a sitting area and a bedroom. We couldn t go up stairs. The kitchen and dining table is in another building. They did this so if the kitchen caught on fire they would still have living quarters. The difference in the size of the fireplaces between the main house and the kitchen made it understandable why they were separate buildings!! The is a guided tour available or you can tour on your own. The gazebo was for a band for parties. We didn t get to hike the trail. It was a very informative adventure!

Interesting Historical Site!
Heard about many background facts about Civil War and Union here.
Many thanks to hosts for this site and piece of histort and many greetings from the old (European) to the new world!
Extra thanks to Stephanie, who guided me and others through parts of the Bennett Farm and gave me a lifely overview for this span of Americas History...

They were so very helpful. My fiance is the history buff and the video they showed helped me understand and appreciate the history and significance of this place.

Nice museum. Unable to take the walking tour due to bad weather. A must see for Civil War buffs for an important part of overlooked history regarding the largest surrender of Confederate troops against the wishes and directive of Jeff Davis.

Great place if you are interested in American history, the Civil War in particular or early American log cabin construction.

The small museum is nice and the tour guides were knowledgable. I would recomend coming here with children, they will find the log cabins interesting.

There are bathrooms, a picnic area and a large parking lot. The parking lot is gated after hours.

Cool exhibit, but very small. I enjoyed everything there - viewing the houses, the mini museum, the nature walk, and the staff. DEFINITELY a 5-star potential place, if the state would throw a little more $ at it.

Friendly, knowledgeable staff. Clean, well maintained.

An interesting, but relatively unknown Civil War site

One of my favorite Civil War sites! Historians are wonderful.

Adults, if you haven't checked this place out, you should. It doesn't take very long and is definitely worth the time. It does a good job at pointing out that there were more similarities than differences with the people that fought the war and, at least the presentation I saw, presents the content without any political spin.

I went here with my daughter's school and enjoyed it and learned a bit. I remember going when I was about my daughter's age and it was interesting seeing it with adult eyes. I remember virtually nothing about my first trip, a shock to no one, but this trip I picked up some Civil War facts that I didn't know.

The demonstration and talk by the Civil War reenactment soldiers was especially good. They gave a quite interesting and detailed, but still kid friendly, account of what life might have been like for civil war soldiers. It was interesting to hear details about the uniform and gear they carried, their uses, and how they changed throughout the war.

Beautiful exhibits and great employees but not allowed to make some noise.

Came on school trip. People were really nice and it was beautiful. Enjoyed learning about what happened near my hometown.

Our Tour Guide Ralph amazed me with his polished performance and deep knowledge of Civi War History.

History brought to life by the enthusiastic guide's tour of the site. A must for civil war buffs.

Very interesting place with extremely knowledgeable staff

Loved it.very informative. I am glad to still see these places are still around. The staff was very knowledgeable.

Cool location that geocaching brought me to. I wouldn't have come otherwise. It was cool to learn the history of the place. A quick in and out, maybe next time I will have time for the store.

Visited this place just to get out of the house and get some fresh air during the covid period in the fall of 2020. Had no idea about the history behind it. Wasn't in any history book I was given to read in my educational learning period. The actual meetting place between the north and the south's Generals the end and surrender to the Civial War. Starts with a short informative film then a guided tour. Step inside the structurs to see the history. Its worth the drive and time.

The place is interesting a mark in history I'm originally from the North so it was interesting to chat with the staff that runs the show there. Lots of smart people that have a lot of insights. Me and my friend Ron walked around and checked everything out and its authenticity even though it's not original is pretty fun. They were able to get some really old buildings Over the decades to put in place of the ones that either deteriorated or burned down. I do recommend going on a Sunny dry day bring a picnic lunch and chill out under the trees the whole thing is pretty Level terrain .. I would say the places very interesting. Enjoy, namaste Rob

Very interesting historical site. Site of the largest surrender of the civ war. Watch the movie!

It was very entertaining very relaxed and knowledgeable staff great learning experience and time killer

This is a fantastic historic site perfect for families of all ages, homeschoolers, school field trips and well, pretty much anyone! Almost all of the free tour is wheelchair accessible. For the house area, you can still see inside from the door area if you cannot go in. Although it is free, there is a donation box if you feel inspired. There is also a museum inside and the grounds are perfect for a picnic.

Nice place to see a relatively unknown event in American history (which shouldn't be unknown!).

We'll kept grounds and trails make this a great leisurely experience. Tour the museum first then stroll the ground to see the places.

The lady at the front desk made us fall in love with this place. The stories she told us made us realize how important this place is in our nation s history and in the process of peace

This is a beautiful park with great historic value. The museum and gift shop are great and informative. Unfortunately, the day we went (12/28), there was no one to give the tours but we enjoyed walking around on our own.

Great background provided by a short video and then a personal tour for just me and my husband led by a wonderfully helpful and knowledgeable volunteer named Rondy.

Completely overlooked piece of American History. Fascinating! Very friendly guides and employees. Great displays of history. Complete surprise!

What a history to know!! They even let you inside to see the rooms on certain times.

Reading the guide helps you appreciate the experience much more.

Why are they selling the confederate flag here in 2015 and sympathizing with the confederates as a "gentleman's war." Interesting that a museum about the civil war doesn't mention or highlight the big S word - SLAVERY.

Small, intimate museum and park commemorating the end of the Civil War. Low-key and seldom crowded. Good stop-over to stretch your legs and let the little ones out to get some fresh air for those traveling North or South on I-85...only 5 minutes off of the highway. I like their war re-enactments (one in mid-April) and their Memorial Day presentations done by knowlegable volunteers.

We were unable to take a guided tour because only one staff person was on duty, but free pamphlets were available for a self-guided tour, and there were signs posted for a free app audio tour. The app is available for multiple historic sites and was a great addition to our tour. We enjoyed the site very much and the visitor center had quite a few artifacts, signs, and pictures with an abundance of information.
We spent about an hour at the site. Suggested donation is $3/adult and it was easily worth that and more!

The history was very interesting. The guide was awesome you could tell he truly enjoyed his job. Answered every question and more.

Hidden gem of North Carolina civil war history! We enjoyed our interactive field trip, which included a tour of the property, a short film explaining the relevance of the location in ending the civil war, and a demonstrative march in the field. Would recommend to anyone interested in learning more about this era!

Largest Confederate surrender of the Civil War in terms of numbers of troops. Sherman and his counterpart Johnson met here three times to finalize the terms of Confederate surrender. Sherman also kept Raleigh from a potential riot. No battle took place here, so the tours focus on life at Bennett place or life during the 1850s. Eliza Bennett married a Duke, so there's some history of the Duke's and Durham interspersed.

Awesome, great family outing. Worth the drive if your into history.

After driving by the signs for years, I pulled in the parking lot on a whim and enjoyed an hour on a sunny afternoon. Lovely, well kept grounds, a few interesting historical structures, interpretive museum, and helpful staff. Worth a visit, and a reflection on the history of the area.

We stumbled upon this during their memorial day reenactment event. Great informative fun for history buffs of all ages.

Really cool history and an interesting video in the museum. I wish I had taken the guided tour so I could have gone into the buildings.

Great piece of history. You guide was excellent. He had a great phrase."Little house, big history". Recommended stop.

Hidden gem of a historical site in North Carolina. Informative video, cool monument, and great gift shop. So glad we decided to go.

Knowledgeable staff and friendly. Did a self-guided tour due to time and enjoyed looking at the history. Highly recommend the audio tour or tour guide, as there's a ton of information to hear.

My grandmother's uncle owned the farm when the surrender papers were signed. We enjoyed our picnic there.

Great historic site. Total worth going and spending an hour or two

Must-see spot for those interested in the American Civil War. Visit the museum. Not as impressive as Appomattox but worth the visit.

Fascinating piece of American history. Be sure to take a guided tour!

Very nice museum, with short video that was helpful in clearing up the history of the surrender.

Informative exhibit with amazing history. Docents were extremely friendly, helpful, and knowledgeable. I am a dirty, costal elite that was worried about a historical bias, however, the information seemed balanced and neutral. Support local humanities!

Matt, was awesome with telling us about Bennett Place.

Site where the civil war ended.. the south will not rise.

Great place, especially if you like civil war history. Our older kids loved it.

If you haven't try and make it to a reenactment. Great time.

Don't miss an amazing opportunity to see history up close and personal.
A furnished civil war era homestead to tour through, along with a museum full of artifacts.
Easy handicap access, well-maintained restrooms, a modest picnic area, and a quaint gift shop all add to the quality of the experience here.

Plan to spend just over half hour here unless you want to read the entire information at the museum.

Every American citizen and those who hope to become citizens should tour this wonderful museum.
We arrived as cannon fire, sharps rifle fire and smoke filled the visiting school kids for just a few minutes.the hostesses we a delight and revealed what is mentioned by an informed, knowledgeable Souther Bell. With acute historic knowledge about the Bennet farm, the Civil War and the meeting of two legendary Generals. Short film also provided validation of what our country experienced with a good representation of antique rough hewn furnishings and an appreciation for the human soul, including President Linoln.
More visitors would not take away from the experience. This is an important part of us, as Americans.

The most important event in the Civil War took place here. I'm in shock that only 20,000 people came to see this place last year and feel the history of the Making of the United States as we know it.

This is a very interesting local historical site.
It is easy to get to and has plenty of parkingand I enjoyed my visit very much.

The biggest surrender of the civil war took place here. The site has a few historic buildings (not the original farmhouses, though) and a visitor's center. Great place to spend an hour or so if you are in Durham (or to take guests/visitor's). I'm not sure they have tours every day. I've been there without seeing a tour guide, but have also been toured around a couple times.

This was a very nice place to go to most informative and not something you read about in most history books everybody says the Appomattox battle is in when I actually this one was rather interesting

Traveling for business, I try to see local sights at the same time. I didn't even know this place existed until my girlfriend pointed it out.

I wish we had more time to explore the site, but we were fortunate in that the house and other buildings were open.

Well worth the visit, especially if you're a history buff

A nice little place to visit with several hiking trails through the nearby woods. Extremely disappointed and confused why they do not open on Sunday. It seems that Sunday would be a preferable day to be open versus any other day of the week so that those people who work could have a chance to visit.

Important historic place, but abused by excessive cutting and memorialization. Useless, moreover, to visit without a guide.

Highly recommended. For a reasonable suggested donation, we were treated to an in-depth tour by an outstanding young man who answered every one of our many questions with a balanced attitude combined with compassion for the sufferings of war, particularly as experienced by the regular Confederate and Union soldiers, who had had no say in this war's inception or cessation.

Great civil war site. Learned allot about the end of the war.

Very nice. I wish I had read up on my Civil War history ahead of my visit, and studied my maps a little.

If you love history, this little site is a must. The young man on staff, sorry can't remember his name, was very informative. They have a tour for a small fee or you can just walk around on your own. This one place not to miss.

Very much enjoyed our visit there. Beautiful and educational.

Valuable story that all school kids should experience.

A really cool surprise! Shrimp and grits are worth going over points on weight watchers! We had chocolate cake which might have been just ok BUT the waitress warmed it up and it was fabulous. Prices are fair and menu has great variety. I'll be back.