The first publicly funded art museum in the US got an artful makeover in 2010. View over 30 Rodin sculptures, catch a traveling exhibit and explore their great outdoor spaces.
This Smithsonian Affiliate includes the North Carolina Sports Hall of Fame and associated memorabilia. Notable inductees include Richard Petty, Arnold Palmer and Michael Jordan. (From Aerial America) Leia mais.
Where can you find a fossilized heart, a 2-story waterfall & hummingbirds & butterflies zipping around indoors? At the southeast's largest natural history museum! Don't forget to take a pic w/ Willo!
Raleigh's most recognizable WWI memorial. Graduating senior class rings spend the night here before commencement ceremonies, and after a Wolfpack win, this beautiful monument is lit up red at night!
Welcome to Kay Yow Court! Come here to watch the amazing Wolfpack Women play. This is where the annual Hoops for Hope game is held in honor of Kay Yow after she lost her battle with breast cancer.
Great to go and find fresh fruits and vegetables. Fridays are great to go because they aren't overly crowded. They even have little shops with knick knacks, and a great seafood & bbq restaurant! Leia mais.
Get there early and get the good stuff while the vendors are unloading their trucks.
Where everyone goes to see the North Carolina State University Wolfpack football team! NCSU has one of the best tailgates in the South. Grab some beer, Bojangles, and go tailgate!
Go to the RBC Center and watch a Carolina Hurricanes game, an NCSU basketball game, or a concert/event.
This is the center is home to a multitude of conventions, public exhibitions, festivals and shows each year. The Cree Shimmer Wall is one of the most beautiful murals in the City of Oaks!
The heart and center of North Carolina's performing arts. Come here to see one of the many operas, ballets, theater shows, comedies, or music concerts.
NC State's JC Raulston Arboretum is a nationally acclaimed garden with one of the largest and most diverse collections of landscape plants adapted for landscape use in the Southeast.
NC State's student run radio station. Definitely the best radio station in all of the Triangle!
Great environment for concerts when it's nice out. Just make sure you check the weather because you will get soaked without intentions to if it rains!
Classic outdoor music venue with the quintessential summer line-up. Dance the night away!
LOVE the upstairs seating/standing area. Best place to watch artists play on a busy night.
Great shopping and restaurants for all tastes and budgets. Be sure to stop in one of NC's two LEGO stores and the only H&M in the Carolinas.
Up to 35,000 bottles of wine in their cellars and they've won the top Wine Spectator award since 1989. So yeah, the wine cellar tour -- a must-see.
Go to 42nd St. and sit at the bar to order a peck of steamed oysters. Don't forget to order the cheese potato, too. Oysters are shucked in front of you. Good stuff. Leia mais.
Don’t miss a whole-hog barbeque. As seen on Travel Channel’s Man v. Food Nation.
The Roasted Colorado Rosemary Lamb Loin Chop with French green lentils is incredible. Seriously mouth watering
While everything here is beyond incredible, my top choices would have to be the mac and cheese and pimento cheese. The eggs benedict are great for Sunday Brunch! Leia mais.
This is probably my favorite restaurant in Raleigh. I'd go for the Under the Volcano or the Philly Fake Steak. Also get a seasonal cocktail and a slice of vegan chocolate cake!
Ranking at the top of Garden & Gun's 50 Best Southern Bars list, Ashley Christensen has done it again. All cocktails are $11, and each one is different and unique. Try them all!
Try the BBQ pork nachos. Best nachos EVER! Also cheap PBR and great beer selection. This place is choice.
Become a member and visit often. Unique drinks and atmosphere that attract only the coolest people in Raleigh.
Ask about the UFO club. Just for enjoying 200 unique and delicious beers you get Saucer immortalized with your own plate on the wall! Leia mais.
Best dance club in Raleigh. Hard to get a drink so stock up and always close your tab after ordering. You don't want to be there at end of night. Awesome awesome club!
Follow in Adam’s footsteps and attempt to beat The Roast Grill’s Hot Dogger Challenge record. As seen on Travel Channel’s Man v. Food Nation.
Mura has the best sushi rolls out of any other sushi place in Raleigh, hands down.
$18 for the meat and cheese board consisting of a warm baguette, fresh fruit, and, of course, four different types of both meat and cheeses. Perfect for pairing with a bottle of wine and some friends!
Go for the Brown Ale or the Hefeweizen and stay for a couple of games of cornhole and some good music.
This is a must visit venue when you are in Raleigh, NC. It's the home of some local beers, like Hell's Belle, and Brown Penny Ale. Leia mais.
This may be the coolest new bar in Raleigh. The best part is they open early in the day with a coffee bar and serve up a great Latte. Leia mais.
I can't express properly my love for the tap selection at Busy Bee. So good. Especially with the yummy locally-sourced food.
Go to Cafe Helios and have a mocha. Did you know the coffee grounds will be used to fertilize their garden, where produce is grown for salads and sandwiches? Leia mais.
Still the best espresso in town - without the expensive 'better then thou' attitude of some other local places.
The ice cream is made on campus at the Department of Food, Bioprocessing and Nutrition Science’s Feldmeier Dairy Processing Lab in Schaub Hall.
Just visited 4/10/11...had a great experience! Apps & service really good, server was friendly & very efficient. Seems good time to go Sunday around 12:30p.
Artspace is part of First Friday this Friday, April 1 -- free food, drinks, & great art!
