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A white barn and open field at Chatham Oaks Farm during the Piedmont Farm Tour in North Carolina.

North CarolinaMay 10, 2026

A Sunday on the Piedmont Farm Tour: Mushrooms, Goats, Strawberries, and a Better Look at Local Food

We finally made it to the Piedmont Farm Tour, spending a spring Sunday visiting five farms near Raleigh for mushrooms, goats, strawberries, local food, and a closer look at the work behind sustainable agriculture in North Carolina.

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The North Carolina State Capitol rising above autumn trees and a bright blue sky in downtown Raleigh.

North CarolinaApril 22, 2026

A New Way to Experience Downtown Raleigh: Our Latest VoiceMap Tour

Our latest VoiceMap tour moves through the center of downtown Raleigh, connecting landmarks, murals, green spaces, and overlooked details along a walk from the Convention Center to Union Station.

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Sunflowers and wildflowers blooming at Dorothea Dix Park in Raleigh beneath a blue evening sky.

North CarolinaApril 17, 2026

More Than Sunflowers: Why We Keep Coming Back to Raleigh’s Dorothea Dix Park

Sunflowers may get the headline, but Dorothea Dix Park keeps drawing us back for skyline views, trolls, dog-watching, community events, and easy afternoons outside in Raleigh.

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Downtown Raleigh on First Friday with people gathered beneath string lights outside the museum district.

North CarolinaApril 5, 2026

Easter Weekend in Raleigh: A Visit Worth Repeating

A spring family weekend in Raleigh brought First Friday, blooming gardens, barbecue, museum grounds, and a quiet Easter morning together.

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Featured image promoting our Historic Oakwood VoiceMap tour in Raleigh.

North CarolinaOctober 24, 2025

Discover Spooky Season in Historic Oakwood — Our First Audio Tour Together!

Our first VoiceMap tour made Historic Oakwood feel like the right place to start. In October, the Victorian porches and old Raleigh stories already come with a little atmosphere.

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Featured image from Nocturnal by Nature at the North Carolina Museum of Natural Sciences.

North CarolinaOctober 31, 2022

Nocturnal by Nature: Halloween at NCMNS

Nocturnal by Nature turned the science museum into something stranger after dark. Costumes, cocktails, live music, and after-hours exhibits gave the Raleigh night a little Halloween mischief.

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Colorful oversized chair sculpture in downtown Raleigh with a seated visitor.

North CarolinaOctober 11, 2022

An October Week in Raleigh, NC

October in Raleigh showed up in the small ways we like most. A normal week can feel full here when it moves from Oakwood walks and Capitol views to music downtown, museum grounds, and weekend trails close to home.

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Banjo-playing statue outside the Raleigh Convention Center during IBMA World of Bluegrass.

North CarolinaOctober 6, 2022

IBMA World of Bluegrass Festival

Hurricane Ian pushed IBMA indoors, but the festival still found its energy inside the convention center. The day moved between bluegrass sets, instrument makers, exhibit-hall wandering, and standout performances.

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Pullen Park entrance sign in Raleigh under an evening sky.

North CarolinaOctober 3, 2022

A “Short Little Walk” to Pullen Park

What started as a "short little walk" stretched into one of those unexpectedly great Raleigh evenings, with Pullen Park as the midpoint and Trophy pizza as the reward.

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