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2017-2018 Where Do We Go?

If you are driving to Old Salem Museums & Gardens you will want to navigate to the Old Salem Visitor Center and park in its parking lot. Check www.oldsalem.org for current directions reflecting ongoing road construction. The Visitor Center can be navigated to by GPS via the following address: 900 Old Salem Road/Winston- Salem, NC 27101

After receiving your ticket, your group will proceed across the Heritage Bridge, which leads to the historic district and MESDA in the Frank L. Horton Museum Center. Your ticket may be marked with a starting building, which is where you are advised to begin your tour of the district. This will help to ensure that you and your students have the best possible experience while at Old Salem.

On Mondays, when your school is participating in our Hands-on History program, our Visitor Center will be closed. Please proceed directly to the Salt and West Street parking lot. Your bus can be parked against the curb by the garden restrooms during your tour. Cars can be parked in the gravel lot. Lost Child Procedure If for some reason one of the students you are responsible for cannot be located, inform the closest Old Salem staff member, contact your lead chaperone/teacher & contact the Old Salem Visitor Center at (336) 721-7350. Please consider doing a head count each time you leave a building.

Hours of Operation Mon. Tues.-Sat. Sun. Visitor Center CLOSED 9:00am-5:00pm 12:30pm-5:00pm Exhibit Buildings and MESDA CLOSED 9:30am-4:30pm 1:00pm-4:30pm Winkler Bakery and Moravian Book & Gift 10:00am-5pm 10:00am-5:00pm 1:00pm-5:00pm

All Other Gift Shops CLOSED 10:00am-5:00pm 10:00am-5:00pm 1 of 4

Issue #: [Date] to downtown winston-salem Dolor Sit Amet

lot 38 to to coffee pot archaeological god’s acre builders’ excavation house fourth house

salt street, 1820 – 1847, doctor’s house, 1802 and barn triebel lot, 1775 & single moravian brothers’ gardens, 1769 See “The Moravian Way church of Health and Healing” exhibition, Stroll the restored Gardens, archives showcasing horticulture practices of visit the doctor’s apothecary shop, doctor’s house the Moravians in Salem from 1769 to bank street and experience daily life in the 1847 (see descriptions on reverse). early 1800s. doctor’s house barn

salt street family gardens the butner shop main street church street salt street salt fruit orchard miksch gardens and house, 1771 old salem road c. winkler bakery c. winkler bakery, 1800 Interact with the gardener miksch See the operating dome bake oven, and the cook, and learn about the gardens still heated with wood as it was nearly 200 years ago and purchase fresh- concept of “seed to soil to supper” miksch house in early Salem. baked goods. triebel boys’ school home moravian lot church garden street academy and college main hall single brothers’ salem single square brothers’ workshop garden single brothers’ house single brothers’ house, 1769/1786 market-fire market-fire engine house, 1803 moravian engine house Visit this small building to learn about Hear the historic 1798 book & gift shop Tannenberg pipe organ, learn about life the large impact it had to provide in a “choir house,” and talk with trades fresh foods and keep the town safe. t. bagge merchant people as they demonstrate trades such & garden shop as joinery, tailoring, and pottery. the flour box water pump tea room & café west street single sisters’ john vogler house house museum

shultz shoemaker shop* timothy vogler gunsmith shop, 1831 Engage with the smiths as john vogler house and shop, 1819 they practice the trades of gunsmith Visit Salem’s first Federal-style and locksmith in the earliest original house and see where John Vogler gunsmith shop operating in the U.S. practiced his trades as silversmith and repairer of clocks and watches. the tavern in old salem blum street

salt street salt salem tavern museum

tavern woodshed augustus t. tavern barn zevely inn

tavern meadow old salem road main street church street shultz shoemaker shop, 1827* Talk with the shoemakers in walnut street Samuel Shultz’s original shop as they produce leather items for use in Salem. volz field

old salem st. philips timothy vogler st. philips heritage center, 1775 – 1952 visitor center gunsmith shop heritage center Experience one of the most frank l. horton important African American sites museum center in , which includes st. philips african the African Moravian Log Church, and graveyards the African American and Strangers salem tavern museum, 1784 Graveyards, and St. Philips African Discover how “outsiders” who Moravian Church, the oldest standing visited Salem were housed, fed, and race street african moravian African American church in the state. entertained—including President log church ! gray auditorium heritage bridge museum of early southern decorative arts (mesda) souvenir shop

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mesda w e Interpreted Museum Buildings, Ticket Required Gardens at Old Salem Enjoy self-guided tours of the frank l. horton museum center Southern Masterworks, Southern Houses MESDA, Gray Library, Historic Sites of Interest Shopping and Dining Ceramics, and Moravian Decorative s MESDA Research Center, and Arts Galleries or take a guided tour 1 inch = 15o feet the MESDA Bookshop. Privately Owned Buildings *Open on select museum days of the finest collection of Southern Updated May 2017 decorative arts in the country.

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2017-2018 Please Keep in Mind…

Old Salem offers different types of tours. Please know which type of tour you are sc heduled for. For the safety of students, chaperones must always lead their students into spaces and up and down stairs throughout the district. Please consider doing a head count each time you leave a building. Barricades and chains are up in some of the spaces for the safety of students and artifacts, please do not remove them without direct permission from a staff member. Also, when entering a building and exiting a building, our staff greatly appreciates your help with closing the doors. Where Are the Bathrooms?

There are several restrooms located throughout Old Salem. You can find bathrooms at the following locations: the Old Salem Visitor Center, the Frank L. Horton Museum Center, the Tavern Woodshed behind the Tavern Museum, St. Phillips Brick Church, down West Street beyond the fenced in parking lot behind T. Bagge Merchant, and the Vierling Barn (if the Vierling/Doctor’s House is open). Where Can We Eat?

The Tavern at Old Salem ($$-$$$) There are several picnic table locations (336) 722-1227 Located next door to the Tavern Museum. throughout Old Salem, including at the Reservations are recommended. Visitor Center, down West Street Tues.-Sat. 11am-3:30pm & 5pm-9pm; Sun. 11am-3pm beyond the fenced in parking lot behind T. Bagge Merchant, and down The Flour Box Tea Room and Café ($$) by the Frank L. Horton Museum (336) 201-5182 Center. Picnic tables are available at a Located behind T. Bagge Merchant. Reservations are accepted. first-come-first-serve basis. Clearly Tues.-Thurs. 9:30am-5:30pm; Fri. 9:30am-8pm; Sat. 8am- mark your school’s name on all coolers 8pm; Sun. 11:30am-3pm and containers. Please dispose of all trash. If you or your students have not Winkler Bakery ($-$$) come with bagged lunches, there are Located less than a block North of Salem Square on Main also several dining options in Old Street. Mon.-Sat. 10am-5pm; Sun. 1pm-5pm Salem.

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2017-2018 Food and Beverage Policy

F ood, beverages, candy, and gum are not permitted while inside the historic buildings. Staff will request that all food and beverages be left outside. The only exception to this rule is bottled water, which must have a tightly sealed lid and may not be consumed within the building unless an emergency arises. Photography and Cellphone Policy

Please feel free to take as many photographs as you would like. We do ask, however, that the flash be turned off when inside one of our tour buildings. Video recording is not permitted within our historic tour buildings. Cellphone use is permitted, but we do ask that you consider setting your phone on vibrate and encourage limiting use within the buildings so that you and your students have the most enjoyable experience possible. Please share pictures of your visit with us, follow us on our social media sites, and #oldsalem.

Tips for Your Visit

Contact Information – Before you begin your visit in Old Salem, make sure that you have the phone number for your lead chaperone/teacher and the phone number for the Visitor Center 336-721-7350.

What Should You Wear? – Keep in mind the weather is always changing, so make sure you come prepared, and make sure your students come prepared as well. Depending on the forecast you may want to pack a jacket, umbrella, or even sunscreen. Also, make sure that you wear comfortable-walking shoes, some of our brick sidewalks are uneven and you will spend a lot of time walking during your visit.

Stay Hydrated – Make sure your students stay hydrated. Although drinks cannot be enjoyed inside the buildings (unless an emergency arises) students and chaperones should always drink plenty of water, especially on a hot day.

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