North Carolina Museum of Natural Sciences

Museum · Blount Street

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How to Spend 24 Hours in Raleigh, North Carolina (Updated 2025)

"When I suggest a morning museum visit I point people to the Museum of Natural Sciences — North Carolina’s most visited museum — where over four floors you can explore live animals, walk-through dioramas, microbes, meteorites, 3D movies, and a terrific permanent collection of dinosaur and whale skeletons." - Matthew Kepnes

https://www.nomadicmatt.com/travel-blogs/24-hours-in-raleigh/

11 W Jones St, Raleigh, NC 27601 Get directions

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