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 NORTH CAROLINA AUTO RACING HALL OF FAME
Lowe's Motor Speedway in Concord, North Carolina
North Carolina Museum of Natural Sciences - The new North Carolina Museum of Natural Sciences opened its doors to the public Friday, April 7, 2000. Four floors of exhibits include four great whales, the world's only Acrocanthosaurus and Willo, the dinosaur with a heart! Raleigh City Museum - The Raleigh City Museum is dedicated to preserving and interpreting the heritage of our North Carolina's capital city through temporary and permanent exhibits. Museum of Life and Science - The North Carolina Museum of Life and Science is a regional science-technology center dedicated to furthering education in the natural and physical sciences for people of all ages. ""Hands-on"" is the password to discovery at the Museum's exhibits and programs. SciWorks - At SciWorks, it's fun to learn about science. Travel through the solar system under the dome of a state-of-the-art planetarium. Come face-to-face with river otters and other animals indigenous to North Carolina in a 15-acre Environmental Park. Enjoy interactive, hands-on special exhibits and programs in spacious exhibit halls. Ackland Art Museum - The Ackland Art Museum museum exhibits from a permanent collection of more than 14,000 works of art from around the world. The North Carolina Transportation Museum - From a dugout canoe to powerful steam locomotives....From the covered wagon and plank roads to luxurious railcars....From early automobiles to North Carolina's first Highway Patrol car... Share in the dramatic history of mankind's quest for transportation at the South's largest transportation museum. North Carolina Botanical Garden - The North Carolina Botanical Garden, first opened to the public in 1966, is part of The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. The Garden's display collections, Piedmont Nature Trails, Coker Arboretum, Mason Farm Biological Reserve and other lands comprise nearly 600 acres. The Hiddenite Center, Incorporated is a folk life and cultural arts educational and exhibition center located in Hiddenite, North Carolina. A three-story Victorian house has been restored to house galleries and offices. John F. Kennedy Special Warfare Museum Museum details history of the U.S. Army's Green Berets. Ardennes St. Bldg D 2502 features a large urban forest with nature trails, a natural amphitheater, steep ravines sheltering unusual plants, and a variety of terrain from open pine forest to lush riverbank. 536 N. Eastern Boulevard 2110 Blue Ridge Road • Raleigh, NC • (919) 839-6262 • (919) 733-8034 fax McDowell Nature Center and Preserve McDowell Nature Center serves as the gateway to the 1108-acre McDowell Nature Preserve and is the source for educational programs and information on the preserve's natural communities, flora, and fauna. The preserve, the oldest in Mecklenburg County, has been left 90% undeveloped and protects mostly forested, rolling terrain along the banks of Lake Wylie. North Carolina Museum of History The North Carolina Museum of History brims with historical treasures from across the state. These treasures come to life for thousands of people every year with the help of volunteers who lead guided tours and hands-on Discovery Tours, adding a personal touch to a museum visit. The North Carolina Museum of History is located at 5 East Edenton Street (between Salisbury and Wilmington Streets) in downtown Raleigh, North Carolina. Welcome to Old Salem Museums and Gardens, the most authentic and comprehensive history attraction in the country. Find yourself in another time and place by discovering our four unique museums:
Historic Latta Plantation was a successful cotton plantation, and is now a living history farm. Come experience what life was like for planters, yeoman farmers, and slaves of the North Carolina backcountry in the early 19th century. Bring the family and make a day of it! Arts and Science Center. Statesville, North Carolina
Andy Griffith Museum & Mount Airy Visitors Center
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