Great place to get in touch with local history. Multiple buildings, and outdoor exhibits during their bi-annual open houses. The docents are all welcoming and very knowledgeable. Note that due to the historical design, not all areas are handicapped accessible.

Local history of the man who convinced NC to move its capitol to the middle of the state, and he just happened to have some acres of land to sell for it. :-)

This visit was a planned stop. I had read a bit about the Joel Lane Museum and wanted to know more. We went on a 45-60 minute tour of the house and small grounds surrounding, guided by the museum director. He was very informative and gracious and obviously had a true interest in sharing what is known about Joel Lane and his family. We enjoyed this tour immensely and would recommend it to anyone with an interest in history and culture who is traveling in the Raleigh area.

Very nice small living history museum. A great view into colonial history of Raleigh.

The volunteers are very informative and gave a nice tour

Was a great experience! Our tour guide (Mike) was super friendly, knowledgeable and funny! This place has lots of history and worth the trip!!!

Raleigh has not managed to pave over and destroy its entire history. You should visit this place. Old School. Well Done. End of Story.

Great history lesson. Sad but worth visiting...

A wonderful living museum. We visit every year.

A very nice place to visit : youll discover and learn a lot about this house and his precious owner (oldest house in Raleigh).This is really something to see.Moreover the guided tour is excellent and the guide (a passionate young student who knows a lot about the North Carolina state) is amazing.Dont miss this place.

It was great I love going to have been doing work there for 30 years and I love it Ive always liked George Lane that always been nice and always been good to me

I love history and the folks at the Joel Lane House clearly do, too.

The JLMH is a great place to visit not too far from the capitol and museums. They offer tours of the house and out building, see their website for times. Parking is in short supply, but they are not usually too busy unless there is an event or group tour. It is a private site curated by the Colonial Dames of America.

Im not sure what I was expecting when I went to this museum, but I got something that was pretty awesome. My tour guide was extremely knowledgeable about the house and the Colonial time period. He was also personable and let me ask whatever questions I wanted. The house and grounds were so peaceful. I enjoyed just spending some quiet time in the courtyard afterwards.

Wonderful to see historic houses and land kept original as possible. Staff was great.

Great Historic place

It was great. All the people were helpful and friendly. Great displays and educational about the local history.

Wonderful place to learn about the man who sold his land to create Raleigh.

The Joel Lane house is one of my favorite places to visit in Raleigh - its the oldest house in Wake County.... 1769. The tour cost about $7 or $8 and the entrance fee is worth it and goes toward the restoration of the property. Make sure you tour all the buildings. It is worth attending one of their special events when the staff and volunteers are in period costume.

Wonderful guides give fascinating tours. Great museum store, too!

This was an amazing experience and the history is wonderful.

Very good

They didnt sell bhocolate bhip bookies

Neato... bay leaves? Who knew?

Will return to this well run historic site.

EXCELLENT

Very interactive

If you live in Raleigh, you have to visit the Joel Lane House.

Historic

Great historic destination