What's Nearby: Museums

Art Museums

-Ackland Art Museum - "The museum exhibits from a permanent collection of more than 15,000 works of art from around the world. The Ackland's holdings are particularly rich in Old Master paintings and sculptures by artists such as Degas, Rubens and Pissarro; Indian miniatures; Japanese paintings; North Carolina folk art; and prints, drawings and photographs. In addition, the museum exhibits four to six temporary loan exhibitions annually." The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.
-Nasher Museum of Art - "Medieval and Renaissance art, African art, ancient American (pre-Columbian) art and Classical sculpture" as well as visiting exhibits. Duke University, Durham.
-NC Art Museum - "The art collections of the State of North Carolina. The paintings and sculpture in the state's art collection represent more than 5,000 years of artistic heritage, from ancient Egypt to the present. The collection of Renaissance and Baroque paintings, with works by Van Dyck, Jan Brueghel and Raphael, is internationally recognized. Significant American paintings include works by John Singleton Copley, Winslow Homer, and Georgia O'Keeffe. Also represented are collections of African, Oceanic, New World art, Egyptian, Greek and Roman art, 20th-century art, and Jewish ceremonial art."

History Museums

-Airborne & Special Operations Museum - "Providing a unique educational experience on United States history and basic core values through the preservation interpretation and recognition of U.S. Army airborne and special operations history, equipment, technology, legend, art and weaponry." Fayetteville, NC
-Duke Homestead - "The Duke Homestead is a beautiful 19th century estate in Durham, North Carolina. It is home to extensive archives and exhibits about early tobacco farming in America, its popularization and manufacture. In addition, it chronicles the story of the Duke family from Washington Duke's humble beginnings as a farmer in the early 1800's to the present."
-NC Executive Mansion - "The Executive Mansion was completed in 1891 and remains one of the state's finest examples of the Queen Anne style of Victorian architecture."
-NC Museum of History - Exhibits include Agriculture and Industry; Costumes and Textiles; Folklife; Furnishings and Decorative Arts; Sports, Recreation, and Leisure; and more.
-NC State Capitol - "The North Carolina State Capitol, completed in 1840, is one of the finest and best-preserved examples of a major civic building in the Greek Revival style of architecture."
-Raleigh City Museum - "Dedicated to collecting, preserving and interpreting the history of Raleigh, North Carolina's capital city."
-Rankin Museum of American and Natural History - "The history and cultures of Early American life; beginning with the Native American occupation and continuing to the present."

Miscellaneus Museums

-Exploris - "An interactive museum about the world." Exhibits, activities, and IMAX theater.

Science Museums

-NC Museum of Life and Science - "Care to walk through a rainforest? Climb a tower or make your own music? Want to see owls, bats, or alligators up close? More than 100 animal species live here from butterflies to bears, from walking sticks to wolves." Also, aerospace and weather exhibits and more. Durham. See their Adventures Magazine.
-NC Museum of Natural Sciences - "Four floors of exhibits include four great whales, the world's only Acrocanthosaurus and Willo, the dinosaur with a heart!"

Sports Museums

-NASCAR Hall of Fame
-NC Auto Racing Hall of Fame - "Our Mission is to celebrate and enhance the rich heritage of motorsports and its cultural contributions to our lives." Race City USA, Mooresville, NC
-NC Sports Hall of Fame - Hall of Fame inductees include Dale Earnhardt, Jim "Catfish" Hunter, Junior Johnson, Meadowlark Lemon, Gaylord Perry, Richard Petty, Kay Yow, and many others.

Transportation Museums

-NC Railroad Museum & New Hope Valley Railway - Regular train rides. Halloween Express and Christmas Train. Ongoing restoration projects. Even the opportunity to operate a locomotive.
-NC Transportation Museum - "Discover the people and machines that have moved North Carolina." Spencer, Rowan County.

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