| When you plan a visit to Raleigh, North Carolina, you | | | | and other historical sites. The trolley tour takes you |
| want some things to see and do that are exciting | | | | through two hundred years of history. There is also a |
| and offer some adventure and history. One place | | | | walking tour on Sundays through the downtown area. |
| that is a delight to visit is the North Carolina Museum | | | | A beautiful site to see is the Martin Luther King, |
| of Natural Science. Now this does not sound exciting, | | | | Junior Memorial Gardens. |
| but what you can experience is exciting. They have | | | | The gardens are beautiful and it was the first park |
| interesting exhibits and hands on activities. This is | | | | developed and named after a civil rights leader. There |
| somewhere that one cannot only learn about science, | | | | is a life sized bronze statue in the gardens of the |
| but you can also participate in experiments and other | | | | leader himself. The King memorial wall is located in the |
| activities. | | | | gardens with over twenty-five hundred bricks with |
| The Haywood Hall House and gardens is a place to | | | | names of supporters. The Silver Lake Water Park is |
| visit while in Raleigh. It is the oldest house in the city | | | | another famous attraction to keep everyone's |
| with the furnishings of the family who lived there. | | | | attention. They have dry attraction as well as wet |
| John Haywood built the house in 1799. The house is a | | | | attractions. Bumper boats are a blast for all ages and |
| treasure to see as well as the beautiful gardens. | | | | the water slides are exciting. If you prefer to stay |
| After you see this attraction, you will want to see | | | | dry, you can try a ride with the pedal boats on the |
| the farmstead located in Historic Oak View County | | | | spring fed lake. |
| Park. There is also a pecan grove, herb garden, | | | | You will find that all the attractions in Raleigh, North |
| fishing hole and a cotton museum. This is place where | | | | Carolina are exciting and worth seeing. They have |
| you can spend the entire day and have a picnic lunch | | | | many different museums and parks for you to see |
| at one of the picnic sites. | | | | as well as farmers markets and summer concerts. |
| One of the favorite things to do in Raleigh is take | | | | The North Carolina Wineries should be your list of |
| the guided trolley tours. This tour takes you by | | | | must see list. You will see how the wine is made and |
| restaurants, shops, museums, government buildings | | | | take a walk through the vineyards. |