Raleigh North Carolina
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N.Carolina State Capital
Raleigh is the state capital of North Carolina. It is located in the Piedmont triangle area. The main roads / transportation in and out of city are I-40, I-440 Beltline, I-95, I-85. The Raleigh Durham International Airport located between Raleigh and Durham. The Amtrak Train is located at 320 West Cabarrus St . Capital area Visitors Center is located at 301 North Blount St. The Greater Raleigh convention and visitor center is located at 9421 Fayetteville St. Colleges in area are NC State university, Duke University, UNC at Chapel Hill.
Executive Mansion is located at 210 North Blount St. It is the governors mansion. It was built in 1885. Tours are available
Capitol Area Greenway runs along the Neuse River, Walnut Creek and Crabtree Creek. There are trails along waterways for biking and hiking
NC State Capitol building is located at 1 East Edenton St. in Capitol square. It contains the offices of the governor and lieutenant governor. The State Capitol building was built between 1792-1796. It is a National historic landmark. The ghost of a confederate soldier is said to haunt the 2nd floor. Tours are available
Parks in the Raleigh area: William B Umstead State Park, Durant Nature Park
Lakes near Raleigh: Jordan Lake, Shelley Lake, Johnson Lake, Falls Lake
Historic Oakwood District is located in Northwest part of Raleigh. It was Built after Civil War. It has Historic homes and is on the National Register of Historic Places. There is an aNual Oakwood garden tour
Blount Street Historic District is the State archives and State Library. It is located next to the State legislature building and Executive Mansion
Joel Lane House is located at St. Mary's and West Hargett St. It was built in 1760. The house is the oldest house in Raleigh. There are tours of house and gardens with guides in period costumes
JC Raulston Arboretum at North Carolina State University is located at Carolina State University on Beryl Rd off I-440 Beltline. Guided tours of gardens are available
Exploris is located at 201 East Hargett ST. Exploris is an Imax theatre that shows travel to distant places via a seven story high screen
North Carolina Museum of Art is located at 2110 Blue Ridge Rd. The museum features the artwork of Winslow Homer, Georgia O'Keefe, Thomas Cole, Singleton Copley. Guided tours are available
NC Museum of History is located at 5 East Edenton St in the BicenteNial Park. The museum features exhibits on NC history of industry, agriculture, military, political and more. It Houses NC Sports Hall of Fame. Guided tours are available
North Carolina Museum of Natural Sciences is located at 11 West Jones St.
Olivia Raney Local History Library is located at 4016 Carya Drive. the Library has old records of Wake County are for Genealogical research such as historical journals, census, tax, marriage records
Raleigh City Museum is located at 220 Fayetteville St. The museum features exhibits on the history of Raleigh. It holds the aNual Fayetteville Street Fair with music and exhibits
Artspace is located at 201 East Davie St in downtown Raleigh. It has open studies
Lake Wheeler Metropolitan Park is located at 6404 Lake Wheeler Rd. The Park is run by Raleigh Parks and Recreation. There are picnic areas, Kayak, canoeing, sailboat rentals. However, there is no swimming. The Park hosts Special events like the Tar heel Powerboat Regatta, boat shoes and more.
Capitol City Bicycle Motocross Race Track is located at 516 DeNis Ave in Lions Park. The Race Track features BMX Races
Neuse River Canoe Launch areas: are located at Falls of Neuse Launch, Buffalo Rd, Poole Rd, Neuse River East Launch
North Carolina State Fair is located at 1025 Blue Ridge Rd Raliegh on the State Fairgrounds. The fair is held in October
Artsplosure Spring Art Festival is held the 3rd weekend in May. The festival features Jazz, blues, country, pop music
First Night Raleigh is held New Year's Eve in downtown Ralegh. The event features art, music, dance, fireworks
NC Renaissance Faire is held at 1025 Blue Ridge Rd. The event features 16th century festival includes pageantry, period costumes, singing, dancing, more
Falls Lake State Recreation Area is located at 13304 Creedmoor Rd north of Raleigh (pronounced rawlee) in Wake Forest NC. The recreation area features a lake and woodlands. There are picnic tables and hiking trails. You can go swimming and boating.
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