#1 of 30 Things To Do in Raleigh
Raleigh City Auditorium
Raleigh NC
~0.04 miles from Raleigh city center
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#2 of 30 Things To Do in Raleigh
Shaw University
118 E South St Raleigh NC - 919-546-8200
~0.07 miles from Raleigh city center
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http://www.shawuniversity.edu/
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#3 of 30 Things To Do in Raleigh
Pope House Museum
511 S Wilmington St Raleigh NC - 919-833-4633
~0.12 miles from Raleigh city center
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#4 of 30 Things To Do in Raleigh
Raleigh Convention Center
Raleigh NC
~0.18 miles from Raleigh city center
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The Raleigh Convention Center is a convention and exhibition hall in downtown Raleigh, North Carolina that opened in September 2008. The Convention Center offers a variety of banquet halls and meeting rooms perfect for any occasion.
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#5 of 30 Things To Do in Raleigh
Contemporary Art Musuem
Po Box 66 Raleigh NC - 919-836-0088
~0.31 miles from Raleigh city center
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#6 of 30 Things To Do in Raleigh
Raleigh City Museum
220 Fayetteville St Mall # 100 Raleigh NC - 919-832-3775
~0.42 miles from Raleigh city center
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#7 of 30 Things To Do in Raleigh
Exploris Museum
201 E Hargett St Raleigh NC - 919-834-4040
~0.45 miles from Raleigh city center
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Address:
201 E. Hargett St.
Raleigh, NC 27601
Phone: (919)834-4040
Our Website:www.exploris.org
Discover the connections between people of the world through exhibits on culture, the environment, global trade and communications. A place where young and old alike can experience the wonder of our changing and interconnected world.Touch a piece of the Berlin Wall,play international games or try on clothing from another land. Gift shop,and an IMAX Theatre.
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#8 of 30 Things To Do in Raleigh
Raleigh City Hall
Raleigh NC
~0.49 miles from Raleigh city center
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#9 of 30 Things To Do in Raleigh
North Carolina State Capitol
Raleigh NC
~0.63 miles from Raleigh city center
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The North Carolina State Capitol is the capitol building of the U.S. state of North Carolina. Housing the offices of the Governor of North Carolina, it is located in the state capital of Raleigh on Capitol Square at One East Edenton Street. The Greek Revival building was completed in 1840. It was primarily designed by the architectural firm of Ithiel Town and Alexander Jackson Davis. Often credited solely to that team, the design of the capitol was actually the result of a sequence of work by William Nichols, Sr. and his son William Nichols, Jr., Town and Davis, and then David Paton.
The Capitol housed the entire state government until 1888, and the North Carolina General Assembly met in the capitol building until 1963 when the legislature relocated to its current location in the North Carolina State Legislative Building.
The offices of the state Lieutenant Governor were situated in the capitol building until after 1969, when the Lieutenant Governor relocated to the Hawkins-Hartness House a few blocks away on North Blount Street.
Also the North Carolina Supreme Court also has convened in the building in the past. Today, the current Governor, Bev Perdue and her immediate staff occupy offices in the State Capitol along with the Lieutenant Governor and his immediate staff.
The Capitol was declared a National Historic Landmark in 1973
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#10 of 30 Things To Do in Raleigh
Haywood Hall and Gardens
211 New Bern Pl Raleigh NC - 919-832-8357
~0.64 miles from Raleigh city center
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Treasurer John Haywood built Haywood Hall to please his wife, Elizabeth Eagles Asaph Willliams Haywood, and to encourage her to remain in the capital city, of which she was initially none too fond. Eliza, an enthusiastic gardener who especially loved roses, hydrangeas, and bulbs of all kinds, found great joy in the gardens of Haywood Hall.
One of the first trees planted by the Haywoods is the large Brazilian Magnolia in the side yard. Records vary as to whether this was a seed or seedling gift to the Haywoods. In either case, it flourished and its limbs swept the ground until the 1960s when it was trimmed.
Eliza exchanged plants and seedlings with her many friends and relatives. Native holly and azaleas found in swamps around Wilmington, North Carolina, were brought to Raleigh specifically for her garden.
She established a box hedge across the front yard. Eliza planted a Kentucky coffee bean tree, which she loved - near where the present American Legion Building is located. That tree was destroyed in the 1980s but it was later replaced by one that is now to the right of the steps as one approaches the house from the street.
Eliza’s garden was resplendent with color from Baby’s Breath, Candytuft, Butterfly Weed, Coreopsis, Jerusalem Artichoke, Lemon Lily, Lavender, Orris Root, Peonies, Sweet Violets, Sweet William, Yarrow (pink and pearl,) Siberian Iris, Day Lilies, Feverfew, Hops Vine, Sweet Peas, Morning Glories, Foxglove, Aster, Hollyhocks, Phlox, Daisies, Bachelor Buttons, Ragged Robin, and Camellias. It was meandered by yellow Jasmine and pink Columbine, adding to the profusion of blossoms and color.
Following the wisdom of the times, Eliza’s garden was a potager fleuris – for among her flowers, she planted a large herb garden and a kitchen garden. Mrs. Haywood was known far and wide for her culinary expertise, complementing Treasurer Haywood who was known for his constant political soirees when they served many delicacies from Eliza’s gardens. In one extant letter to her mother, Eliza remarks after three weeks of entertaining “Mr. Haywood has gone out to dinner, I can undress and go to bed!”
Eliza planted Crepe Myrtle, both lavender and pink, throughout the property. There were many oaks and maples. She planted hicknut trees, a variety of pecan which bear a sweet nut. There were trees and vines with figs, scuppernong grapes, damson plums, apples and peaches. Jellies and preserves Eliza made from the fruits of her garden delighted Haywood friends and relatives.
Eliza and her daughters, Betsey John and Frances Ann, started a boarding school in Haywood Hall in 1830, which the daughters continued until the 1880s. Although the girls were more concerned with maintaining the property than beautifying the garden, the herbs remained – mints, rosemary, parsley, onion, and varieties of garlic – and were used in cooking.
During the girls’ tenure of residence, Dr. Dick Haywood (son of Sherwood, John’s brother) increased the gardens’ biodiversity by bringing ivy from Kenilworth Castle, upon his return from medical studies in Edinburgh University.
Eliza also had a gazebo built where she enjoyed her gardens and played with her children. When Lucy Ann Williams Haywood and Dr. E. Burke Haywood lived here with their children (1850-1920) Lucy had another gazebo built where the original, which succumbed to age, stood. In the 1890s, she had the family graveyard with nine graves removed to Oakwood Cemetery.
Once again, a Haywood lady took interest in Eliza’s gardens. Soon many floral plantings spread color across the grounds, and the Lady Banks Roses climbed the trellises gracing the entry to Haywood Hall. These roses were originally rooted by Eliza and one was replaced through the years as it aged.
Ernest and Edgar, two other sons of Lucy and E. Burke, Ernest and Edgar, lived here throughout their lives. Ernest encouraged and preserved his mother’s interest – placing the sundial in the front yard, where it remains today – and decorating the house with flowers from the garden, which he had lovingly attended by servants. Their youngest son, Burke, worked his own small vegetable garden in the yard behind the barn – specializing in carrots.
THE GARDENS TODAY
When Ernest died in 1947, he left the property to his great nephew, who did not care to move to Raleigh. Thus, Mary Haywood Fowle Stearns, great granddaughter of John Haywood, purchased it. In 1947 she returned to Raleigh with her husband - moving into Haywood Hall and restoring the house and grounds. Mary and her husband Walter enclosed the west side of the porch, creating a kitchen within the house, and converted the old smokehouse kitchen into a laundry.
Mary added two buckeye trees to the front yard. Although one succumbed to a systemic disease, the other on the left as one approaches the house from the street, is thriving. When Mary lived here, she kept a basket of buckeyes, giving one to every visitor, for a buckeye in the pocket brings good luck!
Mary Stearns had many cutting areas in the garden, along the brick paths and paths of stone. She planted Sweet Betseys, Acuba, and many Chrysanthemums, Zinnias, Marigolds, and Castor Bean plants. Her gardens were beautiful. She was so dedicated to them, it was not unusual to see her working in them at five o'clock in the morning!
In her last nine years, Mary was an invalid. The bank overseeing her property during this period cut back much of the garden. Through the years, pine trees grew in various parts of the yard. By the late 1900s, pine trees were considered a country tree and were removed.
Upon her death, Mary left the property to the National Society of Colonial Dames of America, in the State of North Carolina. In 1977, the gardens were a disaster. Bamboo was overtaking the eastern side of the property, chocolate vines were growing in the trees, and Honeysuckle was choking Eliza’s ancient Crèpe Myrtle.
For a few years, the Dames just cut the grass and weeds. Then in 1983, the HANDS (Home and Neighborhood Development Services) group of the Raleigh Garden Club sponsored reconstruction of Eliza’s Secret Garden. Club members combed the archives of the Southern Historical Collection for information about Haywood Hall gardens, which they shared with landscape architect M. C. Newsom III, designer of the project. The late Vallie Lewis Henderson and her associates worked five years on the restoration before turning it over to the Colonial Dames.
The garden clubs rebuilt and added fences; they erected the third gazebo in the site of Eliza’s original one. While they attempted to move the sundial, which had become too shaded, it was not possible. Its base reaches more than five feet under the ground. Therefore, it remains where Ernest Haywood placed it for his mother, Lucy.
The gardens were restored with easy maintenance in mind, for it is through rental of the house for social events the Dames are able to finance operation of Haywood Hall as a museum.
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#11 of 30 Things To Do in Raleigh
North Carolina Museum History
5 E Edenton St # 603 Raleigh NC - 919-733-3076
~0.64 miles from Raleigh city center
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The North Carolina Museum of History is located in downtown Raleigh, North Carolina. Permanent exhibits focus on the state’s military history, decorative arts, the North Carolina Sports Hall of Fame, and more. Visitors will see a variety of short-term and traveling exhibits. (An exhibit list follows the "History" section below.) Admission is free, and special programs include craft demonstrations, music concerts and family events. The Museum Shop features North Carolina crafts.
The museum is a part of the Division of State History Museums, Office of Archives and History, an agency of the North Carolina Department of Cultural Resources.
The museum is located at 5 East Edenton Street in Raleigh. Hours are Monday through Saturday, 9 a.m.-5 p.m., and Sunday, noon-5 p.m. Contact: 919-807-7900 or ncmuseumofhistory.org.
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#12 of 30 Things To Do in Raleigh
N C Museum of Natural Sciences
102 N Salisbury St Raleigh NC - 919-733-1843
~0.66 miles from Raleigh city center
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The North Carolina Museum of Natural Sciences (NCMNS) is located in Raleigh, North Carolina. This museum is the oldest established museum in North Carolina and the largest museum of its kind in the Southeast. It has about 700,000 visitors annually, making it the most visited attraction in the state.
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#13 of 30 Things To Do in Raleigh
Museum of History
109 E Jones St Raleigh NC - 919-715-0200
~0.73 miles from Raleigh city center
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The Raleigh City Museum is a private, non-profit organization dedicated to collecting, preserving and interpreting the history of Raleigh, North Carolina's capital city.
The museum is located in the historic Briggs Building at 220 Fayetteville Street in Raleigh, N.C. 27601.
Admission is free and no tickets are required for entrance to the museum. For information, please call 919.832.3775.
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#14 of 30 Things To Do in Raleigh
North Carolina Museum of Natural Sciences
Raleigh NC
~0.85 miles from Raleigh city center
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The North Carolina Museum of Natural Sciences (NCMNS) is located in Raleigh, North Carolina. This museum is the oldest established museum in North Carolina and the largest museum of its kind in the Southeast. It has about 700,000 visitors annually, making it the most visited attraction in the state.
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#15 of 30 Things To Do in Raleigh
Playspace Childrens Museum
400 Glenwood Ave Raleigh NC - 919-832-1212
~1.02 miles from Raleigh city center
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#16 of 30 Things To Do in Raleigh
Central Prison
1300 Western Blvd Raleigh NC - 919-733-0800
~1.03 miles from Raleigh city center
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Central Prison is located at 1300 Western Boulevard, not far from downtown Raleigh, North Carolina.
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#17 of 30 Things To Do in Raleigh
Peace College
15 E Peace St Raleigh NC - 919-508-2000
~1.11 miles from Raleigh city center
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http://www.peace.edu/
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#18 of 30 Things To Do in Raleigh
Saint Augustine's College
1315 Oakwood Ave Raleigh NC - 919-516-4000
~1.29 miles from Raleigh city center
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http://www.st-aug.edu/
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#19 of 30 Things To Do in Raleigh
Mordecai Historic Park
1 Mimosa St Raleigh NC - 919-834-4844
~1.45 miles from Raleigh city center
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The Mordecai House (also called the Mordecai Plantation Manor or Mordecai Mansion), built in 1785, is a registered historical landmark and museum in Raleigh, North Carolina that is the centerpiece of the Mordecai Square Historic Park, right outside the Historic Oakwood neighborhood.[2] It is the oldest residence in Raleigh on its original foundation.[3] In addition to the house, the Park includes other attractions such as the original birthplace of President Andrew Johnson, the Ellen Mordecai Garden, the Badger-Iredell Law Office, Allen Kitchen and St. Mark's Chapel, a popular site for weddings.[4]
The oldest portion of the house was built by Joel Lane for his son, Henry. At one time, the home was the center of a 5,000-acre (20 km2) plantation and one of the largest farms in Wake County.
The house was named after Moses Mordecai, who married Henry Lane's daughters. The first daughter, Margaret, died and so Mordecai married her sister Ann. In 1824, Mordecai hired William Nichols, State Architect at the time, to enlarge the house. The addition was considered a significant work of Nichols, who had also been responsible for remodeling the original building containing the State House. With the addition of the four new rooms in 1826, the Mordecai house was transformed into a Greek Revival mansion. The Mordecai family was prominent in local and state affairs. Jacob, Moses' father, founded a girls' school in Warrenton, North Carolina. Moses was a prominent lawyer and member of the 1805 Court of Conference. Moses Mordecai had two sons, Henry and Jacob, and one daughter, Ellen, by his first wife and one daughter, Margaret, by his second. Henry was a prosperous planter at Mordecai House and served in the State Legislature. His daughter Margaret and her descendants owned and occupied Mordecai House until 1967.
During the 19th and early 20th centuries, portions of land owned by the Mordecai family helped Raleigh's expansion as a city. In 1867, Henry Mordecai donated land east of the city to establish a Confederate cemetery and another plot became Wake County's first Hebrew Cemetery. The adjacent Oakwood Cemetery, chartered in 1869, eventually lent its name to the large suburb that developed in the adjoining wooded land, earlier known as Mordecai Grove. In 1974, Oakwood became the first neighborhood in Raleigh to be listed in the National Register of Historic Places.
Property owned by the Mordecai family continued until 1967, when the house and its surrounding block were put on the market. Local preservationists protested and the city purchased the property, turning it over to the Raleigh Historic Sites Commission to supervise and develop as a historic park. The commission was able to obtain many original Mordecai furnishings, as well as preserve the family papers and library. Mordecai Square Historic Park is now managed by the City of Raleigh's Parks and Recreation Department. The Mordecai House is a designated Raleigh Historic Landmark.
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#20 of 30 Things To Do in Raleigh
Pullen Park
Raleigh NC
~1.55 miles from Raleigh city center
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#21 of 30 Things To Do in Raleigh
Raleigh Little Theater
Raleigh NC
~2.11 miles from Raleigh city center
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#22 of 30 Things To Do in Raleigh
University of North Carolina
Raleigh NC
~2.15 miles from Raleigh city center
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#23 of 30 Things To Do in Raleigh
Us Army Reserve
3115 Western Blvd Raleigh NC - 919-831-3486
~2.54 miles from Raleigh city center
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#24 of 30 Things To Do in Raleigh
Meredith College School Music
3800 Hillsborough St Raleigh NC - 919-760-8600
~3.15 miles from Raleigh city center
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Meredith College is a liberal arts college for women located in Raleigh, North Carolina, United States. This private women’s college was established in 1891 and named after Thomas Meredith. It has a beautiful campus occupying 225 acres of land.
Meredith College offers various graduate and undergraduate degree programs to its students. One can opt for courses in education, business, and nutrition. The college conducts approximately 100 undergraduate research projects each year.
Students of Meredith College are engaged in various social and recreational activities. There are more than 90 clubs and organizations including the Residence Hall Association, Association of Meredith Commuters, Student Activities Fee Committee, Women in New Goal Settings, Meredith International Association, Meredith Entertainment Association, InterVarsity Christian Fellowship, Meredith Habitat for Humanity, Colton English Club, Canaday Math & Computer Science Club, American Society of Interior Designers, and Disability Support Organization.
http://www.meredith.edu
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#25 of 30 Things To Do in Raleigh
North Carolina State University
Raleigh NC
~3.26 miles from Raleigh city center
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North Carolina State University at Raleigh is a public, coeducational, extensive research university located in Raleigh, North Carolina, United States. Commonly known as NC State or NCSU, the University is the principal technological institution of the University of North Carolina system, and is a land, sea, and space grant institution.
The North Carolina General Assembly founded NC State on March 7, 1887, as a land-grant college. Today, NC State has an enrollment of more than 33,000 students, making it the largest university in North Carolina. While NC State has historical strengths in agriculture, design, engineering and textiles, it now offers more than 100 bachelor's degrees in disciplines including mathematics, meteorology, economics, political science, forestry, physics and education. The graduate school offers more than 100 areas of study leading to master's and doctoral degrees in fields such as psychology, public administration, statistics, and veterinary medicine.
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#26 of 30 Things To Do in Raleigh
Frameworks
1520 Dixie Trl Raleigh NC - 919-781-3118
~3.36 miles from Raleigh city center
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#27 of 30 Things To Do in Raleigh
Us Military Entrance Proc Sta
2625 Appliance Ct Raleigh NC - 919-834-7787
~3.62 miles from Raleigh city center
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#28 of 30 Things To Do in Raleigh
Walnut Creek Amphitheatre
Raleigh NC
~3.74 miles from Raleigh city center
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#29 of 30 Things To Do in Raleigh
J.C. Raulston Arboretum
Ridgewood NC
~3.76 miles from Raleigh city center
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JC Raulston Arboretum is an 8 acre (32,000 m2) arboretum and botanical garden administered by North Carolina State University, and located at 4415 Beryl Road, Raleigh, North Carolina. It is open daily to the public without charge. The Arboretum was established in 1976 by Dr. J. C. Raulston.
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#30 of 30 Things To Do in Raleigh
NC State Fairgrounds
Raleigh NC
~4.10 miles from Raleigh city center
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The North Carolina State Fair is an annual fair and agricultural exposition held in Raleigh, North Carolina, and organized by the North Carolina Department of Agriculture.
The North Carolina State Fair was first held by the North Carolina Agricultural Society at a site east of Raleigh in 1853; it has been celebrated continuously since then, with the exceptions of 1861 to 1869 (during the Civil War and Reconstruction), 1926 to 1927 (when the Agricultural Society disbanded and the state Agriculture Department took over operations), and 1942 to 1945 (during World War II). In the 1870s and 1880s, the mills in Winston-Salem would close so that workers could attend the state fair in Raleigh.
The fair has been held at its present site on the western edge of Raleigh since 1928. The highlight of the 344 acre (1.4 km²) fairgrounds complex is Dorton Arena, a 7,500-seat arena constructed with a unique large suspended roof.
Held for 10 days in mid-October, the fair annually attracts over 800,000 North Carolinians. As of 2008, the fair has added an additional day and now lasts 11 days. This marks the first extension of the fair's length in 22 years.
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