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When it's too rainy or hot or cold, and the kids need some indoor activity, you can find it here, from museums to aquariums, bowling, play spaces, bounce houses, arts centers, libraries, story times, and more.North Carolina Museum of Art and Museum ParkParent rating: ![]() Location: 2110 Blue Ridge Road, Raleigh, NC The North Carolina Museum of Art has a collection that spans more than 5,000 years, from Ancient Egypt to the present. The museum is perhaps best known, though, for its outstanding European col...
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Museum of Life and ScienceParent rating: ![]() Location: 433 Murray Avenue, Durham, NC The Museum of Life and Science offers visitors hands-on experiences learning about aerospace, weather, geology, Carolina wildlife, and farming. The Ellerbee Creek Railway offers train rides eve...
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Build-a-Bear WorkshopParent rating: ![]() Location: 4325 Glenwood Avenue, Suite 1021, Raleigh, NC A combination toy store and workshop that lets kids create their own stuffed animals, Build-a-Bear offers both drop-in fun and party options for little cuddlers. Bears and other stuffable crea...
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Amazing GlazeParent rating: ![]() Location: 327 Blake Street, Raleigh, NC Amazing Glaze is a decorate-it-yourself ceramic studio with a big heart. Several features make this local alternative to the big chains unique. For starters, the studio recycles everything down...
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Adventure LandingParent rating: ![]() Location: 3311 Capital Boulevard, Raleigh, NC The winner of our 2008 Parents' Picks quest to find the best party/playspace in Raleigh/Durham, Adventure...
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My GymParent rating: ![]() Location: Harvest Plaza, 9650 Strickland Road, Suite 100, Raleigh, NC My Gym , a national franchise, is a safe and clean kids' gym that provides award-winning exercise and gymnastics classes for children ages three months to 13 years, including outstanding...
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Walnut Creek AmphitheatreParent rating: ![]() Location: 3801 Rock Quarry Road, Raleigh, NC Walnut Creek Amphitheatre, formerly the Alltel Pavilion, has a state-of-the-art bandshell and can seat 20,000 patrons in lawn and reserved-seating areas. Picnics on the grass are a great option...
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Mordecai Historic ParkParent rating: ![]() Location: 1 Mimosa Street, Raleigh, NC Mordecai Historic Park is home to Mordecai House, an antebellum plantation house, and a village street of historic structures, including the birthplace of President Andrew Johnson. There...
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Optimist PoolParent rating: ![]() Location: 5902 Whittier Drive, Raleigh, NC Optimist Pool is a year-round aquatic facility operated by the city of Raleigh. There is a lap pool as well as a wading pool for the youngest visitors. |
Cameron Village LibraryParent rating: ![]() Location: 1930 Clark Ave., Raleigh, NC The winner of our 2008 Parents' Picks quest to find the best library for big kids in Raleigh/Durham, the ...
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Athens Drive Community LibraryParent rating: ![]() Location: 1420 Athens Drive, Raleigh, NC Athens Drive Library - which serves as the local library branch for the southwest area of the city as well as the media center for the Athens Drive High School - is the only public library in t...
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