Weird day trips from Raleigh
The strangest Raleigh finds are often a short drive out. These 7 day trips — The Country Doctor Museum, Taxidermy Hall of Fame & Creation Museum, Cryptozoology & Paranormal Museum and more — are each hand-vetted and sourced: ghost towns, hot-spring soaks, roadside oddities, and odd small-town museums worth the gas. A weird day trip is its own kind of date.
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The Country Doctor Museum
The oldest museum in the United States dedicated to rural healthcare features over 5,000 vintage medical arti…
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Taxidermy Hall of Fame & Creation Museum
Hidden away in the basement of a downtown Christian bookstore lies a surreal, folk-art cabinet of curiosities…
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Cryptozoology & Paranormal Museum
Founded by former investigative reporter Stephen Barcelo, this quirky museum is dedicated to the unproven and…
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Devil's Tramping Ground
Located about 50 miles west of Raleigh, this legendary 40-foot barren circle in the pine woods has baffled vi…
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Little River Regional Park Skywatching
Tucked away on the northern edge of the Triangle where light pollution drops significantly, this regional par…
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Howell Woods Environmental Learning Center
A massive 2,800-acre natural resource along the Neuse River lowgrounds, offering pristine dark skies free fro…
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Jonathan Michael Davis Studio
Tucked away in a quiet pine forest, this dedicated glassblowing school offers immersive, hands-on flameworkin…