Things to do in  Raleigh

The “City of Oaks” and the “Smithsonian of the South,” Raleigh isn’t wanting for accolades. Part of North Carolina’s famed Research Triangle, visitors will have to choose between checking off impressive museums, scoping out music venues, or wandering food halls and beer gardens (Raleigh Beer Garden claims the largest draft selection in the world). For outdoorsy things to do in Raleigh, the list is no shorter—kayak between bald cypress trees, bike along outdoor sculpture parks, or hit up the hiking trails for bird’s-eye views of this capital city.