At the North Carolina Museum of Art, we believe in the transformative power of art. Through the People’s Collection, the state art collection that belongs to the citizens of North Carolina, and our 164-acre Park, we strive to create a sense of welcome and belonging.

Our collection galleries span more than 5,000 years, from antiquity to the present, and provides countless cultural experiences for the people of our state and beyond. The Museum Park showcases the connection between art and nature through site-specific works of art and notable programming. Both are free to visit.

We also offer changing special exhibitions, classes, lectures, family activities, films, dance performances, and concerts.

The North Carolina Museum of Natural Sciences is the Southeast’s largest natural history museum, complete with its Nature Exploration Center and Nature Research Center, with four floors of exhibits, live animals, gift shops and cafés. Explore on a variety of different self-guided tours through all the different exhibits.

In the Nature Exploration Center, you can view more than a dozen exhibits from coastal to prehistoric North Carolina, see a live sloth in the Living Conservatory, engage in hands-on activities in the Discovery Room and experience life as a bug in the Arthropod Zoo. Here, you can also visit the world’s most complete Acrocanthosaurus dinosaur, the “Terror of the South.”

The Raleigh Market at the Historic N.C. State Fairgrounds has been a triangle tradition since 1971. Our fun, family-friendly atmosphere draws tens of thousands of shoppers every weekend. The flea market showcases more than 500 vendors, offering everything from antiques and collectibles to handicrafts, furniture, homemade goodies, clothing, jewelry, and…well, the list just goes on and on! Open Saturday and Sunday, 9am-5pm. Admission and parking are Free!

More than fresh vegetables, it’s a family adventure. Considered one of the nation’s best and most modern markets, visitors enjoy 75 acres of indoor/outdoor specialty shops, restaurants and garden center, with fruits, vegetables, meats, and gift products from across the state. Free admission. Hours: Mon.-Sat., 5am-7pm; Sun., 8am-5pm.

CAM Raleigh is the non-collecting contemporary art museum that provides an environment for transformation through educational programs, cultural experiences, and bold, non-traditional exhibitions by living artists.

A brewery that launched in an airplane hangar. North Carolina's first woman-owned brewery. A brewery born from a rickshaw company. A West Texas-themed brewery, a staple in the N.C. beer scene. Raleigh, N.C., brewers know something about thinking differently. And with more than 40 of them all over the destination, you can bet on a craft beer experience like no other. Our brewers are just as excited to share their passion and inspirations as they are for you to taste the beer.

Want to see how that beer you're drinking is made? Many of the breweries listed on this page offer free tours where visitors can learn the differences between beers like porters or doppelbocks and giving you a chance to chat with the brewmasters.

The NHL's Carolina Hurricanes play at Lenovo Center, October-April. For ticket information, call 866.NHL.CANES or visit CarolinaHurricanes.com/tickets. For general information, visit website. There's a HOME game November 29th.