If you're looking for a getaway that's fun for the whole family and easy on your pocket, look no further than Raleigh. With more than 20 free attractions, this stately and energetic capital city offers an affordable way to enjoy history, culture and the good old outdoors. Spend the day hopping between the three state museums of art, history and natural sciences: all offer free admission. Visitors are free to wander around the grounds of the State Capitol, where they can also observe the legislative process. Stroll past the graves of Civil War generals at a historic cemetery or meander along cobblestone streets of City Market. Shop for the greenest broccoli, reddest apples and tastiest homemade treats around at the State Farmers Market. With over 150 parks, lakes and green ways in Raleigh alone, there is ample opportunity to enjoy golf, biking, swimming, boating and other outdoor adventures.
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What better way to get to know a place and its people than to eat its food? Taste Carolina walking food tours are located in downtown Raleigh and in eight other North Carolina cities: Durham, Chapel Hill/ Carrboro, Hillsborough, Greensboro, Winston-Salem, Wilmington, Charlotte, and Asheville. You'll go behind the scenes to chat with owners and chefs of the best restaurants in town while sampling their amazing food. Weekend tours are available by registering on Taste Carolina's website. Corporate and private tours and events are available by request by phone or email. Guided tours visit multiple restaurants, with plenty of food plus information about city history, architecture, and culinary stories. This is a unique dining experience and a great way for locals and visitors to get to know the city and feel like an insider!
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Since its founding in 2008, Carolina Touring Company has brought many firsts to Raleigh, most notably its signature electric guided tours. Among the company's top-rated sightseeing adventures are its electric Trikke (Tr-EYE-k) Tours featuring local history and landmarks, as well as history-themed Walking Tours, and private team-building events such as Trikke Treasure Hunts. All activities are operated year round. Reservations are required. Minimum age is 14 for Trikke Tours. Carolina Touring Company is an authorized Trikke dealer.
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The Triangle area's only daily walking/motorized guided tour operator, Tobacco Road Tours offers packaged tours to Historic Durham, Historic Raleigh, Piedmont Wine Country,Raleigh Haunted Footsteps Ghost, Pub Crawl & Haunted Adventure Tours, Raleigh City of Oaks Historic Walking Tour and our Curriculum Driven Student Living History Walking Tour. Additionally, TRT works with corporate clients to deliver great team building, award/incentive programs & much more. Key words: Nightlife in Raleigh Durham, things to do in Raleigh Durham, nightlife, tours, educational tours, lifelong learner, pub crawl, bar crawl, ghost, paranormal, haunted tour, sightseeing, relocation services, corporate services in Raleigh, company team building, family reunion, event planning, meeting planning, transportation.Historic neighborhoods, museums, Southern diners and global eats, green spaces, performance venues, breweries and nightlife spots work together to create one incredible, cultural hotspot.
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Raleigh Walking Tours offers both pay-what-you-want and private walking tours of Raleigh, North Carolina. Pay-what-you-want public tours are held on Saturdays. They are also sometimes held on Friday evenings. Please check our website to see exactly when the next public tour is being held. Private tours can be scheduled Sunday through Friday depending on the availability of a guide. Private tours are not available on Saturday afternoons and evenings unless your group is larger than 15 people.
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Relive the history of the Capital City’s drunken past on the famous DRUNK HISTORY WALKING TOUR. With an expert guide, the tour winds its way through Downtown Raleigh featuring tall tales and stops at some of the city’s most famous landmarks including Isaac Hunter’s Tavern for a sampling of the legendary cherry bounce. This tour is for adults 21+ only.
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Looking for things to do in Raleigh? We can help you see the city in a different way with our city scavenger hunts. Using your smartphone, you'll be given a list of challenges to complete and riddles to solve on our scavenger hunt app. You'll have a remote "Host" that will help you along the way. Your goal is to find all the items in Raleigh to beat the game.
Relive the history of the Capital City’s drunken past on the famous DRUNK HISTORY WALKING TOUR. With an expert guide, the tour winds it way through Downtown Raleigh featuring tall tales and stops at some of the city’s most famous landmarks including Isaac Hunter’s Tavern for a sampling of the legendary cherry bounce. This tour is for adults 21+ only.
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