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#1 Neuse River Trail The Neuse River Trail (also known as the Raleigh Greenway) is a portion of a nearly 28-mile path that stretches from the Falls Lake Dam in Wake Forest, North Carolina ... Read more » Nathania Johnson / Flickr

#2 North Carolina Museum of Natural Sciences The North Carolina Museum of Natural Sciences is Raleigh's most popular attraction for several reasons: it's free, its cafe features a menu of tasty and reasonably priced items ... Read more » Courtesy North Carolina Museum of Natural Sciences

#3 Pullen Park Pullen Park, which sits beside North Carolina State University, has a number of superlatives to its name. Not only is it the state's first public park, it's also ... Read more » ying / Shutterstock

#4 North Carolina Museum of Art The North Carolina Museum of Art's gleaming white galleries, which hang with paintings like Andrew Wyeth's "Winter 1946" and "The Holy Family with St. Anne" by Peter Paul ... Read more » Courtesy North Carolina Museum of Art

#5 William B. Umstead State Park In the between the cities of Raleigh, Cary and Durham is the William B. Umstead State Park and its 5,579 acres of wooded trails and picturesque lakes. You can ... Read more » Nathania Johnson / Flickr

#6 North Carolina Museum of History The North Carolina Museum of History is exactly what its name suggests — a museum about North Carolina's history. Exhibits include the 20,000-square-foot permanent "Story of North Carolina," which ... Read more » Courtesy North Carolina Museum of History

#7 Marbles Kids Museum You might wonder where this children's museum got its name, and the answer is two-fold. One, because the museum founders encourage kids to "use their marbles" (or brains) while ... Read more » Courtesy Marbles Kids Museum

#8 City Market Raleigh's City Market, which opened more than a century ago, is an ensemble of shops and boutiques, bars and restaurants, and it's a nice place to meander when ... Read more » Courtesy Historic City Market

#9 North Carolina State Capitol The North Carolina State Capitol, which was completed in 1840, is the center of activity for North Carolina state government. It also contains a host of curiosities — like its Greek ... Read more » Courtesy American Spirit

#10 Historic Yates Mill County Park The 174-acre Historic Yates Mill County Park is the last remaining water-powered gristmill in Wake County. It's also a nice place to stretch your legs: There are several miles ... Read more » CathyRL / Shutterstock