Local Attractions

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• Walking Tour of Downtown Raleigh which can be started from the hotel
• Things to Do in Raleigh
• Information on Raleigh from Wikipedia

Museums and Government

The hotel is within walking distance of the North Carolina Museum of Natural Sciences (where our banquet will be held on the first and second floors)[admission free], the North Carolina Museum of History [admission free], and the interactive Exploris Museum.  An IMAX Theatre is located at Exploris. The hotel is also close to the State Capitol and State Legislature's Buildings.  Tours of the State Capitol and Legislative Buildings can be scheduled but must be scheduled two weeks in advance.  

Arts

The City Market is within walking distance and offers Artspace (where dozens of artists have their studios and can be found either working there or just conversing with guests about their pieces) and other restaurants, bars, galleries and specialty boutiques The North Carolina Museum of Art [admission free] is approximately six miles away. The North Carolina Theater presents the Music Man each night at 8:00PM during ISSRE.   

Sports

• Golf: Golf courses are plentiful in Raleigh.  The closest golf course is the Raleigh Golf Association Inc (RGA). Another good, close course is the Eagle Ridge Golf Club.
• NHL Hockey: The 2006 Stanley Cup Champion Carolina Hurricanes are playing at home (RBC Center) on Thursday, November 9 against the Washington Capitals.
• NCAA Basketball: The NC State University men's basketball team has two home games during ISSRE - the first is an exhibition game against St. Augustine's on Tuesday, Nov 7, at 7:00pm and the second is the first regular season game against Wofford on Friday, Nov 10. Both games will be played at the RBC Center.

Shopping

• Local malls include Crabtree Valley Mall, Triangle Town Center, and The Streets at Southpoint.
• If a group wanted to get away for the day, we could charter transportation to the Factory Stores of America in Smithfield. It is approximately a 30 minute drive from Downtown.

General Raleigh Information

• City of Raleigh Home Page
• Raleigh-Durham International Airport

Travel and Visitor Information

• Greater Raleigh Visitor Center
• Triangle.com - Life and Entertainment in Raleigh
• Virtual Raleigh

Raleigh and North Carolina News

• The News and Observer - Raleigh's Newspaper
• News 14 Carolina - 24 Hour Cable News Service for North Carolina
• WRAL - Raleigh's CBS Affiliate

Last modified: 2012-08-17 12:09:30 EDT