Advice for trip with kids

We will be in Raleigh-Durham the week of June 11-18. I could really use some advice on activites and places to eat. We have 2 kids, ages 7 and 9. What activites are in the area and what restaurants are good, but reasonable in price. I would appreciate any advice.

Advice for trip with kids

There is tons to do. In Durham, there is the wonderful Museum of Life and Science. www.ncmls.org It has more than you can do in a day, with the outdoor exhibits, indoor exhibits, butterfly house, insectarium, etc. It is great to start there in the morning doing the outside things while its cool, then go inside if it starts getting hot.

In Durham, there is also little better than a Durham Bulls game.

Raleigh has the Museum of Natural Science, the Museum of History, Marbles Kids Museum and lots of great restaurants. Look at this site for info, links and a calendar for special events. www.downtownraleigh.com. Look under the ';play'; heading, and ';explore';. Lots of good links.

There are some great parks, including Umstead State Park for hiking, and Raleigh%26#39;s Pullen Park for old-fashioned kiddie rides (train, merry-go-round, paddle boats).

To eat, the place my kids beg for is LocoPops, in Durham and Raleigh, and they also love Times Bar in downtown Raleigh...great burgers. Tell me what types of places your kids like and I can give you more help with that.

More later as I have time....gotta get the kids to school!

Advice for trip with kids

VaNC got most of the good ones.

I%26#39;ll add that adjacent to Marbles Kids Museum is a great IMAX theatre. Also in Raleigh there%26#39;s the Museum of Art.

Can you tell me how far it is to the closest beach? We will actually be close to Wake Forest University. My 10 year old daughter will be in a school program all week. So we are looking for things to do with our 8 year old son during the week and the whole family on the weekend and at night. Thanks so much for your help.

Okay, I am confused now. Are you going to be Winston-Salem, where Wake Forest University is? WInston-Salem and Raleigh are hours apart. Raleigh is about two hours from the beach. Winston is about one and a half to two hours from Raleigh.

If you are referring to Raleigh-Durham, as it is the airport you are flying into, you need to understand that they are two separate cities, Raleigh and Durham, that are about 1/2 hour apart. (Like Seattle-Tacoma airport is between those two cities).

Or are you really going to be in Wake Forest, North Carolina?

Hope I am not confusing you more!

Sorry for the trouble. we are actually going to be at the university in Winston-Salem. I will post my question on that forum.

Thanks!