Guidebook for Raleigh

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Guidebook for Raleigh

Food Scene

Pleasant atmosphere...good coffee and within walking distance. Serve breakfast and lunch.
19 locals recommend
The Third Place Coffee Shop
1811 Glenwood Ave
19 locals recommend
Pleasant atmosphere...good coffee and within walking distance. Serve breakfast and lunch.
Local Hangout. Excellent Pizza...beer & wine... outdoor seating. A little slow and can be loud, but great pizza.
41 locals recommend
Lilly's Pizza
1813 Glenwood Ave
41 locals recommend
Local Hangout. Excellent Pizza...beer & wine... outdoor seating. A little slow and can be loud, but great pizza.
Within walking distance. American menu. Full Bar. Evening bands on weekends.
10 locals recommend
The Point At Glenwood Restaurant and Bar
1626 Glenwood Ave
10 locals recommend
Within walking distance. American menu. Full Bar. Evening bands on weekends.
Excellent dining. Expensive, but again within walking distance. If you are looking for a romantic dinner where the food is top notch...this is the place.
11 locals recommend
Bloomsbury Bistro
509-101 W Whitaker Mill Rd
11 locals recommend
Excellent dining. Expensive, but again within walking distance. If you are looking for a romantic dinner where the food is top notch...this is the place.
HUGE desserts. Good food. Usually a line to get in.
33 locals recommend
Hayes Barton Cafe & Dessertery
2000 Fairview Rd
33 locals recommend
HUGE desserts. Good food. Usually a line to get in.
Restaurants & Bars. Can get rowdy late...but go check out C. Grace for the music...and Hibernian Pub for the Irish Grub. Pho Pho Pho for the Vietnamese food...and across from Hibernian... the motorcycle stuff store.
Glenwood South at Tucker Street station
Restaurants & Bars. Can get rowdy late...but go check out C. Grace for the music...and Hibernian Pub for the Irish Grub. Pho Pho Pho for the Vietnamese food...and across from Hibernian... the motorcycle stuff store.
Great fresh homemade bread and pastries...with limited coffee...but excellent bread!
52 locals recommend
Boulted Bread
328 W South St
52 locals recommend
Great fresh homemade bread and pastries...with limited coffee...but excellent bread!

Drinks & Nightlife

One of the first breweries locally.
19 locals recommend
Nickelpoint Brewing Co
506 Pershing Rd
19 locals recommend
One of the first breweries locally.
Beer in glasses. More eclectic tastes, but excellent brews.
28 locals recommend
Neuse River Brewing Company
518 Pershing Rd
28 locals recommend
Beer in glasses. More eclectic tastes, but excellent brews.

Arts & Culture

Not only a fine museum, but also a wonderful park. Well worth the visit if you don't go anywhere else in Raleigh. Currently showing the Ansel Adams Exhibit.
437 locals recommend
North Carolina Museum of Art
2110 Blue Ridge Rd
437 locals recommend
Not only a fine museum, but also a wonderful park. Well worth the visit if you don't go anywhere else in Raleigh. Currently showing the Ansel Adams Exhibit.
Newly renovated Museum will tell you all about the Natural History of North Carolina. Great exhibits.
288 locals recommend
North Carolina Museum of Natural Sciences
11 W Jones St
288 locals recommend
Newly renovated Museum will tell you all about the Natural History of North Carolina. Great exhibits.
One of the finest modern University libraries in the country. Well worth a walk through.
15 locals recommend
James B. Hunt Jr. Library
1070 Partners Way
15 locals recommend
One of the finest modern University libraries in the country. Well worth a walk through.
Always a good visit to learn about the State.
142 locals recommend
North Carolina Museum of History
5 E Edenton St
142 locals recommend
Always a good visit to learn about the State.

Parks & Nature

The newly purchased Dorothea Dix Park is a great place to find large open spaces near downtown. Great views of the skyline and on Sunday's you can watch all the drones and remote control planes flying.
91 locals recommend
Dorothea Dix Park
1985 Umstead Dr
91 locals recommend
The newly purchased Dorothea Dix Park is a great place to find large open spaces near downtown. Great views of the skyline and on Sunday's you can watch all the drones and remote control planes flying.
Many bike, bridal, and hiking trails through a large forested park that extends all the way out to the airport.
19 locals recommend
William B. Umstead State Park
8801 N Harrison Ave
19 locals recommend
Many bike, bridal, and hiking trails through a large forested park that extends all the way out to the airport.
Many bike, bridal, and hiking trails through a large forested park that extends all the way out to the airport.
19 locals recommend
William B. Umstead State Park
8801 N Harrison Ave
19 locals recommend
Many bike, bridal, and hiking trails through a large forested park that extends all the way out to the airport.
Many bike, bridal, and hiking trails through a large forested park that extends all the way out to the airport.
19 locals recommend
William B. Umstead State Park
8801 N Harrison Ave
19 locals recommend
Many bike, bridal, and hiking trails through a large forested park that extends all the way out to the airport.
Hiking at research forest owned by NC State University.
Carl Alwin Schenck Memorial Forest
Reedy Creek Road
Hiking at research forest owned by NC State University.
GREENWAY TRAILS. Closest Access Point to the over 100 miles of Greenway trails that meander around Raleigh. From here you can go all the way out to the Neuse River...or up into North Raleigh...or all the way out to Umstead Park. Check on trail closings before heading out. We can help with that.
Kiwanis Park and Neighborhood Center
2525 Noble Rd
GREENWAY TRAILS. Closest Access Point to the over 100 miles of Greenway trails that meander around Raleigh. From here you can go all the way out to the Neuse River...or up into North Raleigh...or all the way out to Umstead Park. Check on trail closings before heading out. We can help with that.

Shopping

Go visit my very first studio...now an English Antique store.
Acquisitions Limited
1930 Wake Forest Road
Go visit my very first studio...now an English Antique store.
Eclectic Store in the heart of downtown. A can't miss visit before it closes.
29 locals recommend
Father & Son Antiques
302 S West St
29 locals recommend
Eclectic Store in the heart of downtown. A can't miss visit before it closes.
Everything you need including an Apple Store.
156 locals recommend
Crabtree Valley Mall
4325 Glenwood Ave
156 locals recommend
Everything you need including an Apple Store.
Ace Hardware, Restaurants, Logans Trading Company (plants and nursery) Other shopping options. Coffee shop. Hair styling, nail salon, etc.
Seaboard Station Drive
Seaboard Station Drive
Ace Hardware, Restaurants, Logans Trading Company (plants and nursery) Other shopping options. Coffee shop. Hair styling, nail salon, etc.

Essentials

199 locals recommend
Whole Foods Market
621 Broad St
199 locals recommend
132 locals recommend
Harris Teeter
500 Oberlin Rd
132 locals recommend
50 locals recommend
The Fresh Market
400 Woodburn Rd
50 locals recommend
132 locals recommend
Harris Teeter
500 Oberlin Rd
132 locals recommend

Everything Else

132 locals recommend
Harris Teeter
500 Oberlin Rd
132 locals recommend