Raleigh, NC Hotels, Vacations, Tourism

RALEIGH , North Carolina's capital, stands on I-40 at the very heart of the state, focusing around the central, pedestrianized Capitol Square . The Capitol itself is worth a look if only to see the copy of Canova's bizarre statue of George Washington in Roman garb (Mon–Fri 8am–5pm, Sat 9am–5pm, Sun 1–5pm; free). Just steps away the North Carolina Museum of History , 5 E Edenton St (Tues–Sat 9am–5pm, Sun noon–5pm; free; tel 919/715-0200), is impressively far-reaching, a chronological trot through the state's history from the viewpoint of its people, with … more »