Tuesday, March 30, 2010

Help! with budget-friendly, family trip to Raleigh area

We are meeting friends in Cary the weekend of July 24th, and need ideas on where to stay, restaurants, things to do that are all family and budget friendly. It will be me and my husband and kids, ages 10, 8, %26amp; 6. I don%26#39;t usually like to do chain restaurants when visiting a new place, but not ruling it out. HELP! (We also have friends that live in Pittsboro)



Help! with budget-friendly, family trip to Raleigh area


The museums are either free or low cost. I use this site a lot when visiting: http://www.visitraleigh.com





Best wishes.



Help! with budget-friendly, family trip to Raleigh area


Couple places that come to mind...





Can%26#39;t help with accommodation in Cary area, but we love Sushi Thai (as the name implies, Japanese, Sushi %26amp; Thai food). It%26#39;s in Cary and Raleigh.





www.sushithaicary.com





Cafe Carolina is a small, regional chain that a lot of people I know love:





http://www.cafecarolina.com/menu/bakery.aspx





It would be reasonably priced (sandwiches and the like).




Cary has an Embassy Suites hotel in a good location and close to the highway. Also close to some pretty good restaurants for families.





Sushi Thai for best sushi/thai (doh!) in Cary.





Torero%26#39;s (mexican) and NY Pizza in sam%26#39;s club shopping center on harrison(walking distance to hotel)





Brigg%26#39;s for breakfast and brunch





Maggie Moo%26#39;s on Harrison for ice cream - also this shopping area has starbucks, moe%26#39;s, carolina cafe etc - close to hotel.





the imax theater and musuems in raleigh are great and kid friendly.





bond park in cary (highhouse rd) an lake crabtree in cary on aviation parkway, umstead park on harrison - great parks, paddle boats, trails ,etc - could go to carolina cafe get a picnic lunch and head to a park for the day. you can read about local parks here: http://www.wakegov.com/parks/default.htm





also check out townofcary.org for a calendar of local events. main st in cary is a nice place to walk around and grab lunch.

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