INC NEWS - Entertainment (some no fee) children, gardens, boating, hiking, historical places

[Laura Drey]

PLACES TO GO IN THE TRIANGLE

Kid Geared, Child Friendly, and for the Young at Heart
 
Museum of Life and Science   (Free Wednesdays from 1 to 5 with Durham
picture id) Only closed Easter, Christmas, New Years Day-
433 Murray Ave (between Duke St and Roxboro Rd) 220-5429 (D)
www.ncmls.org <http://www.ncmls.org/>
Butterfly Houses (year round and seasonal,) insectariums, hands-on science
exhibits, animals, ant house, rotating exhibits, train rides and more.

Pullen Park 
(near NCSU-  between Hillsborough Rd & Western Blvd) (R)
Old time merry-go-round, train rides and paddle boats. Seasonally open.
Call for hours. 
Playground, fantastic indoor swimming pools (including warm water Olympic
size pool.)  

Exploris & IMAX 
201 E Hargett St  834-4040 (R)
www.exploris.org/ <http://www.exploris.org/>
www.movies.raleighlist.org/IMAX-Theater-Exploris.htm
<http://www.movies.raleighlist.org/IMAX-Theater-Exploris.htm>
Multi-cultural exhibits (including hands-on exhibits) geared for middle
school children.   

NC Museum of Art  
2110 Blue Ridge Rd   839-6262 (R)
Exhibits and events for children and families.
http://www.ncartmuseum.org/education/children.shtml

 
Gardens
 
North Carolina Botanical Garden
15-501 54 Hwy Bypass Totten Center, UNC-CH, Chapel Hill (CH)   962-0522
Has mountain plants, Sandhills, native plants, insectivorous, water, plant
family and herb gardens. Gallery. Plants available for purchase Spring
through the Fall.  
 

Duke Gardens 
Anderson St. (between Erwin Rd. and Campus Dr) (D)  684-3698
Native plants, oriental, formal, camelia and rose gardens.
 
Plant Delights 
9241 Sauls Rd 772-4794 (R)
http://www.plantdelights.com <http://www.plantdelights.com/>
Gardens and nursery. Has catalogue. (Owner nationally known and formerly
News and Observer garden writer.) Open one long weekend in spring, summer
and fall a year and by appointment.

R.C. Ralston Arboretum (formerly NC State Arboretum)
(parallel Hillsborough St. near State Fairgrounds) (R)
Formal, native plants, water, white flower and rose gardens. Samples of lawn
grasses.
  
Montrose
732-7787  (Hillsborough)
http://www.gardenconservancy.org/projects_gardens.html#Montrose
(Internationally recognized garden and nursery.) Tours only Tuesday,
Thursday, and Saturday by appointment. (Can buy plants after tour.)  Fee for
tours. Free open houses/plant sales twice a year.
 

Niches
1111 Dawson Rd, (Orange County) 967-0078 (15-501-bypass merge Hwy 54, Jones
Ferry exit, left, right Old Greensboro Hwy, left Dawson, left hand side)
CLOSED SUNDAYS DURING THE WINTER
http://www.nichegardens.com <http://www.nichegardens.com/>
Garden and nursery.  Has catalogue.
 
Reba and Roses CLOSED UNTIL SPRING 2005
112 Baldwin Rd,(off Hwy 70, right at St. Mary¹s Rd., left at sign) 644-2677
(Hillsborough)
http://www.reba&roses.com <http://www.reba&amp;roses.com/>
Garden with sculptures, nursery, garden art, pond supplies and coffee shop.
 
Raleigh Rose Gardens
Pouge St. (at Little Theatre & near NCSU) (R)
Gardens continued 
 
Witherspoon Rose Culture
3312 Watkins Rd    489-4446 (D)
Rose garden and gift shop.
     
Boating  (Seasonal. Call for hours.  No personal boats permitted on lakes.)
 
West Point on the Eno
Roxboro Rd  (across Riverview Shopping Center) (Dur) 471- 623
Hiking trails.  Wafting with guided naturalist (trips in inflated kayaks) on
the flat Eno River. (By reservation.) Fee for wafting.
 
University Lake
Jones Ferry Rd  (Hwy 54, Jones Ferry Rd exit, left onto Jones Ferry Rd, left
at sign for University Lake)  942-8007 (CH)
Row boating and canoeing.  Fee for boating.
 
Cane Creek Reservoir
(Hwy 54 right into road look for stone pillars on right) (approximately 45
minute drive from Durham) 942-5790 (CH)
Row boating, canoeing and electric motor boats. Fee for boating.

Lake Michie
(off Roxboro Rd/Hwy 501) 477-3906 (Bahama)
Row and paddle boating. Fee for boating.
 
Lake Crabtree- 1rst exit past airport, turn right, 1rst left) (Ral)
460-3390  (ext. 285)
Trials for hiking, jogging and bicycling.  Sail and paddle boating,
canoeing, kite flying, volley ball and picnic shelters. Sailing lessons.
Fee for boating and lessons.
 
Shelly Lake
420-2331 (R)
Trials for hiking, jogging and bicycling. Sail and paddle boating,
playground, trails. Sailing lessons.  Fee for boating and sessions.
 
Lake Wheeler  
(off Hwy 40) 662-5704 (R)
Row boating and canoeing. Fee for boating.
 
Sertoma Park 
(R)
Trials for hiking, jogging and bicycling.
 
Sandling Beach
(off Hwy 98, outside of Wake Forest.)  (Wake County)  846-9991 or  676-1027
Swimming in lake.  Entrance fee.
 
 
Hiking Trails (Also see Boating)
 
Eno River State Park
383-1686  (Durham and Orange Counties)
 
Duke Forest 
613-8013   (Orange and Durham Counties)
 
Bird Viewing Observation Platform
(Off Hwy 751, heading towards Apex) (D)
(Allows hunting some sections.)
 
Umstead State Park 
(entrances Hwy 70 and Hwy 40) 787-3033 (R)

Hemlock Bluffs Nature Preserve
387-5980 (Cary) 
 
Triangle Nature Conservancy
833-3662  (Durham, Orange, Wake, Chatham and other counties)
Trials and guided hikes.
  
Nature
 
Duke Primate Center
(off Old Erwin Rd) (By appointment only) 489-3364 (D)
Lemurs  
 
Historical Places
 
West Point on the Eno-
Roxboro Rd (across from Riverview Shopping Center) 471-1623 (D)
Working gristmill, anthropological exhibits and photo museum with art
gallery.  (Check for hours of buildings.)
 
Patterson¹s Mill Country Store
5109 Farrington Rd   493-8149 (D)
Old time pharmacy, tobacco products and antique farm equipment.
 
Bennett Place State Historic Site
4409 Bennett Memorial Rd (off Hillsborough Rd) 383-4345 (D)
Civil War site and museum. CLOSED WEEKENDS
 
Duke Homestead State Historic Site
2828 Duke Homestead (between Guess Rd and Duke St) 477-5498 (D)
Tobacco Museum and furnished homestead.
 
Stagville Historic
5825 Old Oxford Hwy 620-0120 (D)
Slave cabin and renovated homestead.
 
Compiled by Laura Drey
Updated January 2005

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