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easyeboy easyeboy
 
M$5 October 08, 2009 04:04 AM

I have 5 extra hours to see tourist attractions in Raleigh Durham, North Carolina. What should I do?

I've already been to Duke and UNC Chapel Hill, what else would you not miss here? Anything like museums, tourism, or anything really neat to take a picture of, or just see.
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kty2777 kty2777
 
 October 08, 2009 05:21 AM
There's the North Carolina Museum of Art - mostly privately funded so it could be a little different.

Or try the Historic Hillsborough village - about 20min East of city - over 100 building from colonial times and they give lectures while you're there

Or the Chatham Hill Winery - free samples !!

I've included a few links just in case you aren't interested in these ideas

Hey, visit the chapels and churches, lovely historic sites :)

Source(s):
http://www.visitraleigh.com/visitors/
http://www.raleigh.com/attractions/
http://blog.visitraleigh.com/

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easyeboy easyeboy
 
October 08, 2009 09:26 PM
The Art Museum was closed when I got there due to renovation, and Historic Hillsborough was very nice.

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kty2777 kty2777
 
October 08, 2009 09:34 PM
thank you for letting me know what you did :) I'm glad Hillsborough was a good trip. Cool! Pity about the Art Museum but I'm sure its going to look fabulous after the renovations !

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romeo0830 romeo0830
 
October 08, 2009 05:51 AM
Go for a extra meal, make sure it is long this could kill 3 hours. Then hope for lots of traffic. =)

Thanks Mike !

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mimisworld mimisworld
 
October 08, 2009 08:37 AM
Hi,

I used to stay about a hr from Raleigh and spend a lot of time in Raleigh since I worked there so I hope I can help you out a little !!

For one I would suggest the Crabtree Valley Mall which has over 220 Stores in Raleigh - do some shopping and have some food - its relaxing and can be fun as well - you also knock out 2 in one since you can have a meal without having to rush from one place to the next !

If you have kids with you try out the Marbles Kids Museum - $5 to get in and your kids can run around and let their imagination go wild - it's on 201 E. Hargett St.

If you are alone you can go visit the Cary Heritage Museum its located on 119 Ambassador Loop - Cary and is located on the 3rd floor of the Page-Walker Arts & History Center.

Always have the traffic in mind cause once you run late and hit the Rush hr you might as well book a Hotel cause this can take a while to get out of Raleigh !!!

No matter what you will end up doing have fun and enjoy your stay !!

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thebandit thebandit
 
October 08, 2009 11:55 AM
I live in Chapel Hill, so...

There are plenty of museums in Raleigh - the North Carolina Museum of Natural Sciences, for one, and the North Carolina Museum of History, both of which are close to each other and well worth a visit.

http://activerain.com/image_store/uploads/2/5/5/3/9/ar121528083193552.jpg

Downtown Durham is really nice, as is downtown Carrboro. If you haven't been to Carrboro, it too is well worth a stop -- there are a lot of nice stores and such to visit, and you can stop by Weaver Street Market or someplace else nearby for lunch. It's a nice little town.

http://carrborocommons.org/wp-content/uploads/2008/01/carruthers2.JPG

If you're looking for something more outdoorsy, Eno River State Park is nearby and it's absolutely gorgeous.

http://www.ncparks.gov/Visit/parks/enri/pics/enri_BQ_Cr_Trail3.jpg
Source(s):
http://ncmuseumofhistory.org/
http://ncmuseumofhistory.org/
http://www.ncparks.gov/Visit/parks/enri/main.php


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