The City of Raleigh was founded in 1792 as the capital of North Carolina and is perfectly located at the heart of the state.
Pedestrianised Capitol Square marks the centre of the city, and the Capitol building itself houses Canova's fine statue of George Washington dressed as a Roman General. Close by, the North Carolina Museum of History and the North Carolina Museum of Natural Sciences are well worth visiting.
Also worth a wander is the City Market neighbourhood, a delightful enclave of cobbled, lamp-lit streets lined with boutiques and restaurants. Raleigh's most famous don, President Johnson, was born in a tiny hut which visitors can now view at Mordecai Historic Park.
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Places near Raleigh
- Winston-Salem 93 miles away
- Wilmington 114 miles away
- Roanoke 127 miles away
- Charlotte 130 miles away
- Virginia 130 miles away
- Richmond 140 miles away
- Charlottesville 157 miles away
- Virginia Beach 167 miles away
- Front Royal 220 miles away
- Charleston 220 miles away
- Asheville 221 miles away
- Washington D.C. 234 miles away
- St. Michaels 248 miles away
- Annapolis 252 miles away
- Cherokee 264 miles away
- Baltimore 268 miles away
- Gettysburg 292 miles away
- Savannah 292 miles away