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Raleigh 35°37′34.32″N 78°38′22.56″W / 35.6262000°N 78.6396000°W / 35.6262000; -78.6396000 New Hanover County Extension Service Arboretum
The JC Raulston Arboretum is a 10-acre (40,000 m 2) arboretum and botanical garden administered by North Carolina State University, and located in Raleigh, North Carolina. It is open daily to the public without charge.
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Completed (with two stories) in 1862 on Halifax St., the building was home to one of the earliest North Carolina railroads, the Raleigh & Gaston, eventually incorporated into the 20th century's Seaboard Coast Line. Acquired by the state in the 1970s for use as an office building and moved to its present location on N. Salisbury St.
The Farm History Center located on site provides information to visitors regarding the history of the Oak View and the general history of farming in North Carolina. Aside from the historic buildings, the site also features an orchard, a honey bee hive, a small cotton field, and the largest pecan grove in Wake County.
North Carolina is the most ecologically unique state in the southeast because its borders contain sub-tropical, temperate, and boreal habitats. Although the state is at temperate latitudes, the Appalachian Mountains and the Gulf Stream influence climate and, hence, the vegetation (flora) and animals (fauna).
The North Carolina Museum of Natural Sciences (NCMNS) is a natural history museum in Raleigh, North Carolina. The museum is the oldest in the state, and the largest natural history museum in the Southeastern United States. [1] The museum is made up of six facilities, divided between five campuses.
Pullen Park is a 66.4-acre (0.27 km 2) [2] public park immediately west of downtown Raleigh, North Carolina.It is located on Ashe Avenue and is adjacent to the Main and Centennial campuses of North Carolina State University, covering an area between Western Boulevard and historic Hillsborough Street. [1]