Raleigh may not be known for having big ticket attractions, but it does have some fantastic museums! It’s not referred to as the Smithsonian of the South for no reason. What I love about the museums ...

At this time four years ago, I was at the North Carolina Museum of Natural Sciences along with 70,000 new friends for the 24-hour celebration opening the Nature Research Center (NRC). Lines to get in ...

The most ferocious predator of the ancient world had a smaller, lightweight cousin: a new species of tyrannosaur uncovered in a Raleigh laboratory. For years, paleontologists at the NC Museum of ...

Scientists at the NC Museum of Natural Sciences have found that what was believed to be a juvenile T.rex skeleton is instead a distant relative, the first of its kind to be found in a full skeleton.

RALEIGH, N.C. (WTVD) -- A researcher at the North Carolina Museum of Natural Sciences is donating to a good cause with the money made from hyper-detailed videos of leaf-cutting ants. Adrian Smith, the ...

RALEIGH, N.C. (WTVD) -- Black History Month has officially kicked off in the Triangle. The 24th annual African American Cultural Celebration was held at the North Carolina Museum of Natural Sciences ...

The Smithsonian. The Met. The Guggenheim. These institutions are among the most well-known in the U.S., revered worldwide for their exhibits and architecture. But three of the best museums in the ...

One of Raleigh’s most popular museums will soon undergo a major renovation. Marbles Kids Museum, which opened downtown in 2007, is fundraising for the upcoming project, the largest expansion in the ...