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North Carolina Museum of Natural Sciences

The largest natural history museum in the Southeast, free, with the 'Dueling Dinosaurs' fossil and a living rainforest.

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Open
Every day
Price
Free; paid special exhibits
Time Needed
3 hours
Address
11 W Jones St, Raleigh, NC 27601Google MapsApple Maps
Getting There
Downtown Raleigh.

Why Go

The Dueling Dinosaurs, a Tyrannosaur and a Triceratops found locked together in Montana, are being studied in a public lab. A giant globe, Daily Planet, dominates the Nature Research Center wing.

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