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.
By The OnlyInRaleigh Editors
5 stops
Wed–Fri. Joel Lane House tours run Wednesday to Friday mornings.
Photo: Reverie 39, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons
The Warehouse District sits just west of Fayetteville Street, around the old railroad depot. From the 1850s to the 1950s it was the city’s railroad and warehouse distribution hub. Its four blocks of brick buildings, dating from the 1880s to the early 1950s, were listed on the National Register as the Depot Historic District in 2002. Raleigh Union Station opened on West Martin Street in 2018, and Amtrak trains stop there now. A few blocks west, the Joel Lane Museum House was built in 1769, before the capital was laid out on Lane’s land in 1792. This list runs from a morning coffee to an evening drink, all within a short walk.
Before you go
5 stops, in order through the day
When to go
Wed–Fri. Joel Lane House tours run Wednesday to Friday mornings.
Morning ·
From 8am weekdays
Evening ·
From 5pm weekdays
The Day
01
Morning
Black & White Coffee at Videri Chocolate Factory
Coffee
02
Morning
Joel Lane Museum House
Museums
03
Midday
The Pit
Restaurants
04
Afternoon
Raleigh Union Station
Landmarks
05
Evening
The Willard Rooftop Lounge
Bars & Nightlife
Morning
·
From 8am weekdays
01
Coffee
Warehouse District
A coffee counter inside the Videri Chocolate Factory on West Davie Street.
327 W Davie St, Raleigh, NC 27601
Mon–Fri 8am–6pm
Sat 9am–6pm
Sun 9am–3pm
Photo: Black & White Coffee at Videri Chocolate Factory
Morning
·
Tours at 10, 11, noon, 1 (Wed–Fri)
02
Museums
Warehouse District
Built in 1769, this is the oldest house in Raleigh. In 1792 Joel Lane sold the state the 1,000 acres the capital was laid out on, which is why he is called the Father of Raleigh. Every visit is a free guided tour of about an hour, starting at the visitor center. Tours run Wednesday to Friday at 10, 11, noon and 1, and Saturday at 1, 2 and 3. School groups can bump public tours, so call ahead.
160 S St. Mary’s St, Raleigh, NC 27603
Guided tours only, all free
Wed–Fri at 10, 11, 12 and 1
Sat at 1, 2 and 3
Photo: Mzedp, CC0, via Wikimedia Commons
Midday
·
From 11am
03
Restaurants
Warehouse District
A barbecue restaurant at 328 West Davie Street, across the street from Videri.
328 W Davie Street, Raleigh, NC
Sun–Thu 11am–10pm
Fri–Sat 11am–11pm
Photo: The Pit
Afternoon
·
Open until 11pm
04
Landmarks
Warehouse District
Raleigh Union Station opened on July 10, 2018, at 510 West Martin Street. Amtrak’s Piedmont, Carolinian and Floridian trains stop here, with service to Charlotte, New York, Chicago and Miami. The station has one island platform, 920 feet long, the first high-level platform in North Carolina. The station building is open 5:45am to 11pm, and GoRaleigh buses connect here.
510 W Martin St, Raleigh, NC 27601
Daily 5:45am–11pm
Photo: NCDOTcommunications, CC BY 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Evening
·
From 5pm weekdays
05
Bars & Nightlife
Glenwood South
A rooftop lounge at 9 Glenwood Avenue, a few blocks north of the Warehouse District.
9 Glenwood Ave, Raleigh, NC 27603
Mon–Thu 5pm–11pm
Fri 4pm–midnight
Sat noon–midnight
Sun noon–9pm
Photo: The Willard Rooftop Lounge