Tryon Palace is a modern reconstruction of the historical colonial royal governors' palace of the Province of North Carolina. It was constructed in the 1950s across the original mansion site located in the city of New Bern, North Carolina. Today it is a State Historic Site. The Palace gardens are also well-renowned. Coordinates: 35°6′20″N 77°2′39″W / 35.10556°N 77.04417°W / 35.10556; -77.04417
Read more about Tryon Palace: Palace Structures, North Carolina History Center, Gardens
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“The youth gets together his materials to build a bridge to the moon, or, perchance, a palace or temple on the earth, and, at length, the middle-aged man concludes to build a woodshed with them.”
—Henry David Thoreau (1817–1862)