Guidebook for Raleigh
Parks & Nature
Five mile drive from our home. Beaches for swimming, areas for kayaking, boating, hiking, picnic shelters...and very few people. Great place to recharge your batteries.
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Falls Lake State Recreation Area
13304 Creedmoor RdFive mile drive from our home. Beaches for swimming, areas for kayaking, boating, hiking, picnic shelters...and very few people. Great place to recharge your batteries.
great hiking trails in this park. It is amazing to have such a large park in the city
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Državni park William B. Umstead
8801 Glenwood Avegreat hiking trails in this park. It is amazing to have such a large park in the city
Arts & Culture
Excellent art museum with frequent specialty exhibits. Great lunch spot with a good restaurant as well as being able to take a picnic in the beautiful outdoor space. Art both inside the museum and on the beautiful grounds. The grounds also has a hiking trail. Museum is free of charge as our most of our local museums as part of being in the NC State capital. Special exhibits have a small fee.
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North Carolina Museum of Art
2110 Blue Ridge RdExcellent art museum with frequent specialty exhibits. Great lunch spot with a good restaurant as well as being able to take a picnic in the beautiful outdoor space. Art both inside the museum and on the beautiful grounds. The grounds also has a hiking trail. Museum is free of charge as our most of our local museums as part of being in the NC State capital. Special exhibits have a small fee.
A well done museum great for spending a few hours and learning about the history of North Carolina. As with most of our Raleigh museums in the Capital City of North Carolina, there is no fee.
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North Carolina Museum of History
5 E Edenton StA well done museum great for spending a few hours and learning about the history of North Carolina. As with most of our Raleigh museums in the Capital City of North Carolina, there is no fee.
I didn't know whether to put this in the category for museums or entertainment. It is an amazing place to take children of all ages to. There is so much to do. Pack a picnic lunch and in this climate it is better to do all of the outdoor activities including the Butterfly Pavillion early in the day before the heat of the day, and then after lunch settle in for the indoor activities. Everything is hands on...demonstrating how much fun education can be. I learn something every time I go.
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Muzej života i znanosti
433 W Murray AveI didn't know whether to put this in the category for museums or entertainment. It is an amazing place to take children of all ages to. There is so much to do. Pack a picnic lunch and in this climate it is better to do all of the outdoor activities including the Butterfly Pavillion early in the day before the heat of the day, and then after lunch settle in for the indoor activities. Everything is hands on...demonstrating how much fun education can be. I learn something every time I go.
Shopping
Brier Creek Commons
8181 Brier Creek PkwyLots of stores and restaurants...a cinema too
Eclectic shopping options plus some regular ones, good restaurants.
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North Hills
4321 Lassiter at North Hills AveEclectic shopping options plus some regular ones, good restaurants.
Raleigh's first indoor mall and still one of the largest...lots of variety of stores and restaurants. Some of the better restaurants are in the adjacent building to the mall.
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Crabtree Valley Mall
4325 Glenwood AveRaleigh's first indoor mall and still one of the largest...lots of variety of stores and restaurants. Some of the better restaurants are in the adjacent building to the mall.
Eclectic stores, a great design with the shops created to be much like a village rather than a mall, all around a central green. Kids play in the green, and occasionally there are festivities in the green that are organized. Fantastic restaurants too, most with outdoor seating right around the green. Check out their schedule. They may have live music on the green.
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Lafayette Village
8450 Honeycutt RdEclectic stores, a great design with the shops created to be much like a village rather than a mall, all around a central green. Kids play in the green, and occasionally there are festivities in the green that are organized. Fantastic restaurants too, most with outdoor seating right around the green. Check out their schedule. They may have live music on the green.
It takes about 30-40 minutes drive to get from our home to the outlet mall meca in Mebane and Burlington. There are four different outlet malls in a row along the hwy, the first of which is the Tanger Outlet Mall in Mebane. There are incredible deals to be had.
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Tanger Outlets Mebane
4000 Arrowhead BlvdIt takes about 30-40 minutes drive to get from our home to the outlet mall meca in Mebane and Burlington. There are four different outlet malls in a row along the hwy, the first of which is the Tanger Outlet Mall in Mebane. There are incredible deals to be had.
Food Scene
Best Thai food that we have ever eaten...the chefs make everything from scratch. Staff is great too. We go to this restaurant frequently. It was quite a surprise the first time as we just popped in after grocery shopping as it is in the shopping center...and what a delightful surprise we had!
Chai's Asian Bistro
8347 Creedmoor RdBest Thai food that we have ever eaten...the chefs make everything from scratch. Staff is great too. We go to this restaurant frequently. It was quite a surprise the first time as we just popped in after grocery shopping as it is in the shopping center...and what a delightful surprise we had!
Fantastic Lebanese food. You don't need to know the names of the dishes as you go up to a display case to choose what you wish. The hot dishes are then brought to the table. Aside from the great, well made and nutritious food, it is a good place for a family to go.
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Sassool
9650 Strickland RdFantastic Lebanese food. You don't need to know the names of the dishes as you go up to a display case to choose what you wish. The hot dishes are then brought to the table. Aside from the great, well made and nutritious food, it is a good place for a family to go.
a great place to go Saturday mornings in the winter and Saturday from 10-4 in the summer. Purchase food and crafts, enjoy food from the food trucks, live music, and a very upbeat atmosphere. Close to the sights of downtown Durham.
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Durham Farmers' Market
501 Foster Sta great place to go Saturday mornings in the winter and Saturday from 10-4 in the summer. Purchase food and crafts, enjoy food from the food trucks, live music, and a very upbeat atmosphere. Close to the sights of downtown Durham.
fantastic and even super healthy crepes...every one is a taste treat. Dessert crepes too.
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Simply Crêpes Cafe of Raleigh
8470 Honeycutt Rdfantastic and even super healthy crepes...every one is a taste treat. Dessert crepes too.
Italian-American with wood fired oven for pizza and more. Exceptional Sunday brunch.
Farina Neighborhood Italian
8450 Honeycutt RdItalian-American with wood fired oven for pizza and more. Exceptional Sunday brunch.
eggs benedict and more. There might be a little line but well worth it
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Brigs Great Beginnings Restaurant
8111 Creedmoor Rdeggs benedict and more. There might be a little line but well worth it
fantastic brunch fashioned after the one that has been down by the City Market in the inner city for decades.
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Big Ed's North
5009 Falls of Neuse Roadfantastic brunch fashioned after the one that has been down by the City Market in the inner city for decades.
Bella Monica
3121 Edwards Mill Rdfantastic Italian, salads, and great atmosphere
Exceptional laotian restaurant with the most amazing food with great ingredients. Great decor
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Bida Manda
222 S Blount StExceptional laotian restaurant with the most amazing food with great ingredients. Great decor
great coffee/tea shop that also has fresh salads and healthy meals. Not open Sundays
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Sola Coffee Cafe
7705 Lead Mine Rdgreat coffee/tea shop that also has fresh salads and healthy meals. Not open Sundays
Entertainment & Activities
Great place to spend a morning, afternoon or evening enjoying the well tended and absolutely beautiful gardens. Make a day of the activity by spending part of the day at the nearby Nasher Museum of Art.
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Vrtovi Sarah P. Duke
420 Anderson StGreat place to spend a morning, afternoon or evening enjoying the well tended and absolutely beautiful gardens. Make a day of the activity by spending part of the day at the nearby Nasher Museum of Art.
Absolutely fantastic children's museum/activity center where just about everything is hands on, encouraging learning, exploration and play. Right next to it is an IMAX theater so with careful planning, you can make quite a day of it for you with your children.
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Marbles IMAX
201 E Hargett StAbsolutely fantastic children's museum/activity center where just about everything is hands on, encouraging learning, exploration and play. Right next to it is an IMAX theater so with careful planning, you can make quite a day of it for you with your children.
Great place to go out and have a lot of fun with miniature golf, arcade type games and much more. It is a lively, loud, happening place.
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Frankieov zabavni park
11190 Fun Park DrGreat place to go out and have a lot of fun with miniature golf, arcade type games and much more. It is a lively, loud, happening place.
Regal Brier Creek Stadium 14
8611 Brier Creek Pkwyclosest large movie theater to our home
closest movie theater to our home. It is not a large multi-plex and we prefer it. Possible to purchase wine or beer to take in to the movie. It is more peaceful than most movie theaters and more economical
Six Forks Cinema
9500 Forum Drclosest movie theater to our home. It is not a large multi-plex and we prefer it. Possible to purchase wine or beer to take in to the movie. It is more peaceful than most movie theaters and more economical
Discount multi-plex movie theater. It is quite a cultural experience to go on a busy night. Movies cost only $2.
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AMC CLASSIC Blueridge 14
600 Blue Ridge RdDiscount multi-plex movie theater. It is quite a cultural experience to go on a busy night. Movies cost only $2.
One of Raleigh's traditional going out for fun places for arcades, games, go cart, amusement...particularly good for teenagers
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Pustolovno slijetanje Raleigh
3311 Capital BlvdOne of Raleigh's traditional going out for fun places for arcades, games, go cart, amusement...particularly good for teenagers
Three Bears Acres
711 Beaver Dam RdGreat place to take children for a day of outdoor activities and fun
Essentials
Great organic and natural foods section in this grocery store. It is one of the less expensive grocery stores in our area and has a great selection.
Kroger
8345 Creedmoor RdGreat organic and natural foods section in this grocery store. It is one of the less expensive grocery stores in our area and has a great selection.
Some of us like to know where the closest Trader Joe's is as they are terrific for gourmet type food at an affordable price.
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Trader Joe's
3000 Wake Forest RdSome of us like to know where the closest Trader Joe's is as they are terrific for gourmet type food at an affordable price.
closest pharmacy to our home. It is also stocked like a convenience store so you can pick up a lot of items without going far.
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CVS
200 Fayetteville Stclosest pharmacy to our home. It is also stocked like a convenience store so you can pick up a lot of items without going far.
A Cleaner World
1250 W Williams Stclosest good dry cleaners
Bank of America ATM
6300 Creedmoor RoadClosest bank to our home and has an ATM
Speedway
10920 Creedmoor Roadclosest gas station to our home
Everything Else
North Carolina Symphony
3700 Glenwood Avecheck this schedule...world class symphony orchestra