1 day in Raleigh Itinerary

For those not from the South, Raleigh might be one of the region's better-kept travel secrets.

Kick off your visit on the 3rd (Sat): examine the collection at North Carolina Museum of History, then engage your brain at North Carolina Museum of Natural Sciences, then engage your brain at Marbles Kids Museum, and finally walk around Pullen Park.

For more things to do, other places to visit, reviews, and more tourist information, read our Raleigh road trip website.

If you are flying in from Canada, the closest major aiports are Raleigh Durham International Airport, Piedmont Triad International Airport and Seymour Johnson Air Force Base. Expect a daytime high around 36°C in August, and nighttime lows around 24°C. Finish your sightseeing early on the 3rd (Sat) to allow enough time to travel back home.