An antebellum plantation house museum home to five generations of the Mordecai family. Other historic structures, including 17th U.S. President Andrew Jackson's birthplace, are grouped together along a "village street" and provide a glimpse into 19th-century Raleigh life.

A Victorian, 20-block neighborhood with restored homes built between 1870 and 1912. The neighborhood is on the National Register of Historic Places.

The 84,000 square foot museum is the first and only museum about the world. Six permanent exhibits highlight environmental issues, population, technology and cultural geography. Their newest exhibit, The Enemy Within, looks at acts of terrorism committed on American soil.

The granite used in the construction of this Greek Revival masterpiece was excavated from a local quarry.

70,000 square feet and over 4 floors features exhibits on four great whales, the world's only Acrocanthosaurus ("Terror of the South"'); Wilb, the dinosaur with a heart and cutting-edge exhibits on North Carolina's geography, geology, plants and animals.

Just upstairs from the East Coast's largest Harley dealership is this museum, with more than six decades of American motorcycle history and Harleys from each era, starting in 1936 to today, are on display.

Trees, shrubs and flowering plants envelope a life-sized bronze statue of Dr. King. A 12-ton granite water monument honors other notable pioneers in the civil rights movement. This is the only public park in the country devoted to the civil rights movement.

In this 8-acre, internationally-recognized garden live over 5,000 trees, shrubs, perennials and annuals.

This mall offers over 220 stores featuring unique items you can't find in the surrounding areas. Major chain stores include Lord & Taylor and Sears.