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Three places we keep going back to.
A gym on Capital Boulevard near Seaboard Station.
Seaboard & Person Street
A coffee shop at North Hills, open seven days a week.
North Hills
A Pilates studio on North West Street in Glenwood South.
Glenwood South
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This week in Things To Do
North Carolina Museum of Natural Sciences
The state’s natural history museum, in two buildings on West Jones Street downtown. Free general admission.
Downtown / Fayetteville Street
City of Raleigh Museum
The city’s history museum, in the 1874 Briggs Hardware Building on Fayetteville Street. Free.
Downtown / Fayetteville Street
Marbles Kids Museum
A children’s museum on East Hargett Street, downtown.
Downtown / Fayetteville Street
Videri Chocolate Factory
Bean-to-bar chocolate made in a working factory on West Davie Street.
Warehouse District
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Eight corners of the city to know.
Downtown / Fayetteville Street
The civic spine, from the Capitol steps down to the theatres.
Glenwood South
Patios, late tables, and the loudest nights downtown.
Warehouse District
Brick freight bays rebuilt as food halls and galleries.
Village District
Shaded shopping blocks between NC State and Cameron Park.
Five Points
Bungalows, biscuits, and the city's best porches.
North Hills
New towers, big rooms, and parking that actually works.
Seaboard & Person Street
Small storefronts and short menus on downtown's northeast edge.
Downtown Cary
A main street rebuilt around its park.
Guides
Warehouse District
The Warehouse District, one morning to one night
Coffee in a chocolate factory, a house from 1769, barbecue, the train station and a rooftop at dusk.
Downtown / Fayetteville Street
A day on Fayetteville Street
Coffee at seven, lunch on a corner, and a table worth changing your shirt for.
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