The Fayetteville History Museum will be hosting a Facts or Foolishness Scavenger Hunt through April 23. This self-guided hunt will include clues throughout the museum and the museum annex.

“We love to do scavenger hunts through the museum to make it a bit more interactive and provide a special activity for parents to bring their kids to do while they are off on spring break,” said Catherine Linton, Museum Specialist, Fayetteville History Museum. “We do something like this for Cumberland County spring break every year.”

The scavenger hunt is best suited for elementary and middle school-aged children, although younger kids are encouraged to join in on the fun.

Participants can pick up a clue sheet at the museum’s front desk.

“The scavenger hunt will have clues all around the museum and annex, and it is up to the participants to decide if the clues are ‘fact’ or ‘foolishness.’ Once completed, the answers will be revealed, and they can pick up a spring break prize while supplies last,” Linton said.

The Fayetteville History Museum has two floors of exhibits, ranging from prehistory to the present.

Artifacts from Revolutionary War hero Marquis de LaFayette’s visit to Fayetteville in 1824 are displayed on the first floor.

Fayetteville owes its name to the man who fought alongside General George Washington throughout the war and was the only city named for him that he visited on his tour throughout the U.S. years later.

Across the hall, in the Cape Fear River Gallery, visitors can learn about the ship stores industry and how the Cape Fear River played a pivotal role in the creation and continuation of Fayetteville.

Visitors can then venture upstairs to find Civil War exhibits, World War I and II exhibits, the role baseball played in Fayetteville and information about black artisans in the area.

The creation of Fort Bragg is also included in the information found at the museum.

Participants in the scavenger hunt will be looking through all of these exhibits to answer the clues given to them. According to Linton, one such possible question could ask for a “fact” or “foolishness” about LaFayette’s visit to Fayetteville.

“We are hoping people come out to enjoy the museum and what downtown has to offer during spring break," she said. "Hopefully, we get some new visitors to the museum, and returning visitors learn something new about our history.”

The Fayetteville History Museum, located at 325 Franklin St., is open Tuesday through Saturday, 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. For more information call 910-433-1457 or visit www.fcpr.us/facilities/museums/fayetteville-area-transportation-and-local-history-museum.

The museum and scavenger hunt are both free to the public.