Culture and Entertainment

These are just a few of the cultural and entertainment options in the area.

• 12 museums, including N.C. Museums of Art, History and Natural Sciences
• Morehead Planetarium and Science Center
• Raleigh Symphony Orchestra
• Carolina Ballet
• Playmaker's Repertory Company
• Deep Dish Theater Company
• North Carolina Botanical Garden (largest natural botanical garden in the southeast)

• Championship-Level Division 1 Varsity Sports (with rivals Duke and N.C. State only miles away)
• Finley Golf Course (recent $8 million facelift by famed golf course architect Tom Fazio)
• Chapel Hill Greenways (11 separate trails in a 40-mile system)
• University Lake (213-acre lake with picnicking, rafting, canoeing)
• NHL Carolina Hurricanes
• Durham Bulls Athletic Park (national attendance records for a minor-league team)

• Award-winning Raleigh Parks & Recreation has more than 4,300 acres of parkland
• West Point on the Eno City Park (along the Eno River with picnicking, hiking, rafting, canoeing)
• Home to the N.C.-State Fair
• The Streets at Southpoint (a super-regional mall including a 200,000-square-foot outdoor cityscape)