The Research Triangle
Presidential salute: Mordecai Historic Park (Raleigh) – birthplace of Andrew Johnson
Historic mention: Stagville State Historic Site (Durham) (former plantation that was the largest in the state)
10. WRAL Azalea Garden (Raleigh)
9. Bennett Place Historic Site (Durham) (largest troop surrender of the Civil War – Confederate General Joseph Johnston surrendered to Union General William Sherman)
8. Historic Oakwood Neighborhood and Oakwood Cemetery (Raleigh)
7. Duke Homestead State Historic Site (Durham) (museum showing evolution of tobacco industry)
6. Pullen Park and the Pullen Park Carousel (Raleigh), plus the nearby Raleigh Little Theatre and its Raleigh Rose Garden
5. Duke University (Durham; Duke Blue Devils; private research university founded by Methodists and Quakers)
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- Duke University Chapel
- Sarah P. Duke Gardens
- Nasher Museum of Art
- Duke Lemur Center
- Page Auditorium
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4. North Carolina State University (Raleigh; Wolfpack; public research university)
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- Memorial Bell Tower
- Court of North Carolina quad
- The Brickyard (University Plaza)
- Theatre in the Park
- Gregg Museum of Art and Design
- Pullen Art Center
- JC Raulston Arboretum
- Wolf Plaza
- Mary Yarborough Court
- Governors Scott Courtyard
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3. University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill (Tar Heels; public research university – flagship campus)
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- Old Well
- Davie Poplar
- Morehead Sundial
- Morehead Planetarium and Science Center
- Ackland Art Museum
- North Carolina Botanical Garden
- Coker Arboretum
- Wilson Library
- “Greetings from Chapel Hill” mural
- Gimghoul Castle
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2. Downtown Durham
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- American Tobacco Historic District
- Major the Bull statue
- The Carolina Theatre
- Brightleaf Square
- Durham Farmers’ Market and Durham Central Park
- Museum of Durham History
- Durham Performing Arts Center
- Durham Armory
- Durham Convention Center
- “Here Comes the Sun” mural
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1. Downtown Raleigh
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- North Carolina State Capitol
- North Carolina Executive Mansion
- Pope House Museum
- North Carolina Museum of Natural Sciences
- North Carolina Museum of History
- Nash Square
- Moore Square
- City Market
- Market Hall
- Artspace Raleigh
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