Name: North Carolina Museum of Natural Sciences
Address: 11 W. Jones St., Raleigh, NC, 27601, US
Telephone: (919) 707-9800

North Carolina Museum of Natural Sciences

The Southeast’s largest natural history museum has four floors of exhibits, live animals, 3D movies, three gift stores, and two cafes. The iconic 70-foot-diameter globe at its center houses a three-story theater with live programming and ambient movies on its giant screen. Visitors can observe scientists at work in five glass-walled research labs, and in three Investigate Labs, they can perform experiments designed and led by museum educators.

Exhibits include the world’s most complete Acrocanthosaurus dinosaur; a juvenile T. rex; six great whales; a 10,000-gallon aquarium; a two-story waterfall; walk-through dioramas; a Naturalist Center with real specimens; a vet window where visitors can watch live procedures and talk to the staff; and a butterfly room that also houses a two-toed sloth. The museum hosts spectacular new featured exhibits every year and hands-on programs daily.