Becoming Part of Newtons HistoryDuring our exploration trip accross Catawba County (approx. 50 mi NW from our base in Charlotte) we decided to check out the areas History Museum.A sweet lady, Jessica, welcomed us and gave us some instructios on how to get the most out of our self-guided tour of the museum that artfully displays its exhibits in the setting of Catawba Countys 1924 Courthouse in downtown Newton.What we and Herold Little (our company mascot) saw and experienced can best be described through the photos attached so you may want to enjoy these before you come to visit Newton yourself!We at PHILS WORLD TRAVEL suggest all our customers to invest some hours to visit Newton and its impressive vicinity when in the area. Youll love it. And its lovely residents as well!

Love museums, and even better that they are in old buildings. This place is in a 1924 courthouse and has lots of cool displays. I love that you can visit the commissioners floor and it’s very clean. They have a small kids room with dress up items, etc. To top it all off, the admission is free.

Helpful staff, informative displays

I learned & saw alot of historic stuff today I was amazed

This was a nice place to visit while roaming the North Carolina countryside. Very informative exhibits in what was the old catawba county courthouse. Best part of it all the entrance fee was 0.00.

Every time I have visited Ive had a great experience. People are helpful and great to work with. Ive purchased many of the books for my own research and the Yoder map I bought has been a wonderful help in locating the many areas my multiple family lines have lived in. Im dating myself but when I was a kid this was the courthouse!

Stumbled on this great antique car show/ car ride. I like all the cool stuff they are doing to downtown Newton. Great day for the family l..

This is a small museum however it is operated in a professional manner. Accurate and useful information about Catawba County is readily available to visitors. School field trips are a regular occurrence. I recommend a visit to any history buff.

The best county history museum in either of the Carolinas... hands down. Rare, authentic, and accurate displays are the norm, all presented in unique and interesting ways. Only posted five stars because there were not ten! Top notch!!

A great place to spend some time . They have very interesting items. We will visit again .

Me and my son had a great time going there

Even though it is not been use that much, it is kept up and there is a lot of history in this building

Very interesting exhibits. The history of this area comes alive. The guides are knowledgeable and obviously love what they do and are enthusiastic

Diamond in the rough. Great museum with so much for the size. From preserved room to box car derby vehicle. A jail and medical display. Racecar, courthouse. Even a display of cameras. Went with my brother and had a great time. Quiet place to go. Will be going again.

Pretty nifty museum to visit when you are bored one day. Nothing extraordinary about the museum but still a cool place to visit with the family.

Great Time for The Old Soldiers Parade!!!

While in college at CVCC, in 2009, I took a World History class where I did a lot of my notes, presentation ideas, professor lectures, and extra credit here. Very much enjoyed the history within not just the town/city bit the countys history.

I love history, if u love history then this is the place to visit

Built on Catawba County pride. This is a must see next time you are in Newton. Intresting exhibits and friendly helpful guides.

Loads of information about the local history you wont fit me anywhere else.

Great place to bring the family.

Enjoyed my visit. Staff very knowledgeable!

Great museum dedicated to preserving history of Caldwell County. We gave them several of the old family items for their collections

Well laid out. Nice childrens area. The have a red coat from Revolutionary war.

Pretty interesting place to go. Lots of history.

Great place to learn about county history.

Very informative about the history of the area. Great value for the price!

Decent display of local history but had some holes missing where they didnt have displays.

There is so much to see for every age group. For some of us the history can be remembered when it was a current event. There are books for browsing as well as the exhibits. Every one should visit

Wonderful exhibits and a very knowledgeable staff!

Very nice. Just right size. Sorry to see they took down the confederate soldier statue.

Excellent museum. Well organized and easy to walk through.

Awesome place, awesome staff, the curator is hot!

Great place to see Catawba County history and heritage.

Great place to visit for locals especially, and also for everyone else.

This is an awesome place to visit. There is so much history.

The oldest court house that has mold growing in the air vents. The entire building smells of mildew.

Some very neat items to see during this visit.

Very neat!

Very interesting, helpful hosts, informative, and got to be in New footage for website.

Catawba County is fortunate to have this museum!

Very nice museum

Nice local museum, helpful and informed staff.

Wonderful Historical History of Catawba County...A+....!

Great history..

Great time very interesting friendly staff

Great place to learn more about the history of Catawba County.

Good place

Great place

Cool place

Great place to visit and its free!!!

Great

More than was expected

Wonderful piece of Catawba history!

Great History of County

The news came because at the parade a man pepper sprayed the confederate flag & pulled out a hand gun...

A good place to hangout