Downtown / Fayetteville Street
Raleigh’s civic spine, running from the Capitol to the performing arts district.
More places to know
42 & Lawrence
A coffee bar on East Martin Street, downtown.
Blackbird Books and Coffee
A bookshop and coffee counter on Blake Street, downtown.
Little Native Coffee Co.
A coffee shop on South Person Street, downtown.
Sir Walter Coffee + Kitchen
Coffee and kitchen on Fayetteville Street, open late Friday and Saturday.
Arrow
A barbershop on East Hargett Street, downtown.
North Carolina Museum of Natural Sciences
The state’s natural history museum, in two buildings on West Jones Street downtown. Free general admission.
City of Raleigh Museum
The city’s history museum, in the 1874 Briggs Hardware Building on Fayetteville Street. Free.
Marbles Kids Museum
A children’s museum on East Hargett Street, downtown.
North Carolina State Capitol
The state’s capitol building since 1840, at the north end of Fayetteville Street. Free to visit.
