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Exploris
201 East Hargett St.
Raleigh, NC 27601
Tel: (919) 834-4040

North Carolina State Museum of Natural Sciences

102 N. Salisbury St.
Raleigh, NC 27603

North Carolina Museum of History

The North Carolina Museum of History is located at 5 East Edenton Street (between Salisbury and Wilmington Streets) in downtown Raleigh, North Carolina.

North Carolina Museum of History
4650 Mail Service Center
Raleigh, NC 27699-4650
919-807-7900

Since its founding in 1902, the North Carolina Museum of History has been an exciting place to explore North Carolina history. The museum encourages visitors to discover the past; to reflect on their own lives and their place in history; and to preserve state, regional, and local history for future generations.

Hours
Tuesday through Saturday: 9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.
Sunday: Noon to 5:00 p.m.

Admission
Free

Location
The museum is located in downtown Raleigh, between the Capitol and the Legislative Building, at 5 East Edenton Street. The main entrance faces Bicentennial Plaza pedestrian mall linking Jones and Edenton Streets.

From the North or East:
Take the Capital Boulevard exit off I-440 north of Raleigh. Follow the Capital Boulevard (Downtown) designation. Continue south approximately two miles and turn left onto Jones Street. Go three blocks. The museum is on the right.

From the West or South:
Off I-440, take the Person Street exit. Proceed north for two miles. Turn left onto Edenton Street. Go three blocks. The museum is on the right.

JC Raulston Arboretum

The JC Raulston Arboretum is a nationally acclaimed garden with the most diverse collection of cold hardy temperate zone plants in the southeastern United States. As a part of the Department of Horticultural Science at NC State University, the Arboretum is primarily a working research and teaching garden that focuses on the evaluation, selection and display of plant material gathered from around the world. Plants especially adapted to Piedmont North Carolina conditions are identified in an effort to find better plants for southern landscapes.

The Arboretum is an 8-acre jewel that has been largely built and maintained by NCSU students, faculty, volunteers, and staff. The Arboretum is named in honor of its late director and founder, Dr. J.C. Raulston, who founded it in 1976.

Plant collections include over 5,000 total taxa (species and/or cultivars) of annuals, perennials, bulbs, vines, groundcovers, shrubs, and trees from over 50 different countries, which are displayed in a beautiful garden setting.

JC Raulston Arboretum at NC State University
Department of Horticultural Science
Box 7522
Raleigh, NC 27695-7522

(919) 515-3132

Arboretum Location

NCSU Horticulture Field Laboratory
4415 Beryl Road
Raleigh, NC 27606-1446

The JCRA is located in west Raleigh at the NCSU Horticultural Field Laboratory, near the NC State Fairgrounds, two miles west of the NCSU main campus. It is directly across the street from Capitol City Lumber Company.

Hours

April-October (Daylight Savings Time months)
8:00 AM-8:00 PM

November-March (Eastern Standard Time months)
8:00 AM-5:00 PM

The JCRA grounds are open every day of the year. However, the Arboretum will close to the public early on the first Sunday in May and on July 4 of each year so we may hold our annual Gala in the Garden and the Dean's 4th of July Celebration, respectively. Please contact Faye Koonce concerning the Arboretum's early closure. For information about our Gala, please visit our Calendar of Events section.

Admission

There is no admission charge.

Parking

Parking is free and is available in the Arboretum's paved lot and along Beryl Road.