Description
North Carolina Museum of Natural Sciences, located in Raleigh is the largest natural sciences museum in the Southeastern United States. Easily located right downtown between the Capital and Legislative buildings, the museum can be combined with visits to these two city sights. One of the museum's most notable exhibits is Willo, the world's only dinosaur with a fossilized heart. Also of note is a display featuring live animals and a 6.5 m / 20 ft waterfall.
Hobbies & Activities category: Natural history museum;  Science, technology attraction or museum;  Wildlife area, bird sanctuary
Address
North Carolina Museum of Natural Sciences
11 West Jones Street
Raleigh, NC 27601-1029
United States
Phone 1 (919) 733-7450
Fax 1 (919) 733-1573
Hours
MonTueWedThuFriSatSun
Open9:009:009:009:009:009:0012:00
Closed17:0017:0017:0017:0017:0017:0017:00
Always closed on:
Thanksgiving - USA (4th Thursday, November)
Christmas - Christian (December 25)
Christmas Eve - Christian (December 24)
Cost
FREE
Facilities
Gift shop
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