Plenty of unique and carefully crafted gifts are available at the museums and state historic sites of the N.C. Department of Cultural Resources.

Each of the 27 state historic sites includes a shop with period appropriate toys and gifts.

The N.C. Museum of History offers gift baskets, books and videos, prints and pottery too.

Many of the items are available through the museum's online store at the Web site www.ncmuseumofhistoryshop.com.

The N.C. Museum of Art's online store offers art books, innovative design objects, signature N.C. Museum of Art products and much more via its site http://store.ncartmuseum.org.

All sales from museum shops support programming at the museums.

For information call (919) 807-7389 or visit www.ncculture.com.