The North House Museum offers a deep dive into American history with a wide range of collections, including artifacts from the Revolutionary War through World War II. The Civil War artifacts and the pack saddle used with Robert E. Lee’s horse, Traveller, are particularly noteworthy.

The house itself was built in 1820 by John A. North, a court clerk, and then changed hands several times before being converted into the Star Tavern in 1830 by James Frazier. After that, it was used as a home for presidents of the Greenbrier College for Women.