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 Raleigh, North
Carolina, is as gracious a city as
it's namesake, Sir Walter Raleigh. Its welcome offers the best in locations
from beaches (the Atlantic Ocean) to mountains (The Famed Blue Ridge
Mountains). Raleigh, NC, is a 'Happening' Place! Long noted as one of the best
areas for quality of life in the United States, the Raleigh Business community is a Community, joining
together in fun fun projects that can only increase enjoyment for residents and
tourist alike as well as raise Raleigh's' business profile. Contests and events
are frequent (currently "Collect cards
from select Downtown Raleigh businesses to create the best poker hand in Raleigh
and you'll have a chance to win a trip to Las Vegas.") As a community, Raleigh
hosts exciting and fun events such as an official Oscar Night® America party on
Sunday, February 29, 2004 from 7:00 pm until the Best Picture Award is Given.
Shopping and restaurants in downtown
Raleigh are first rate.
Raleigh and North Carolina have rich and intricate
history, as highlighted in NC Museum of Natural Sciences, NC Museum of History, and the Raleigh City
Museum.
ALLTEL Pavilion is one of the most technologically advanced and successful
amphitheatres in the world; it seats 20,00 comfortably and is strikingly
beautiful. The acoustic accomplishments are the best in the world and the
Pavilion has actually proven so popular that it now has an online community.
 Arts lovers in Raleigh also boast of the BTI Center for the Performing
Arts, which includes Fletcher Opera Theater, designed for
opera, dance, and theatrical productions (featuring Carolina Ballet, the National Opera Company and
the A. J. Fletcher Opera
Institute); Kennedy Theater (featuring Burning Coal Theatre); The Lichtin Plaza (a 2
acre venue for festivals, concerts, and social functions); and the Meymandi
Concert Hall featuring the North Carolina
Symphony. Special Note: Robert Weiss, Artistic
Director of Carolina Ballet in Raleigh, has rocked the world of Ballet with a
stunning new production of The Nutcracker, which he created to
honor the memory of George
Balanchine.
 Sports fans will be delighted with NCSU Wolfpack, Atheletics,
Carolina
Hurricanes, Carolina Courage, and the RBC Center and for
nature lovers and outdoor activities, there are Raleigh Parks &
Recreation, Lake
Wheeler, Lake
Johnson, and Pullen
Park. The Capital Area Greenway, a system of public
recreation trails providing walking, jogging, hiking, fishing, picnicking, and
outdoor activities, is framed by the Neuse River, Walnut and Crabtree Creeks and
their tributaries.
 While there, do not miss the State
Capitol, a National Historic
Landmark, the North
Carolina Executive
Mansion, the North Carolina Solar
Center, Historic Oak View County
Park, or the
Ray Price Legends of Harley
Drag Racing Museum.
Raleigh's population of 276,093
(2003), enjoy a world-class economic vitality. Raleigh is just west of
North Carolina's Research Triangle Park, and is the largest of 12 municipalities
making up the Triangle metropolitan area in Wake County.
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