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N.C. Transportation Museum

The N.C. Transportation Museum is a historic site, once home to Southern Railway’s largest steam locomotive repair facility in the southeast, and a museum featuring all types of transportation history – railroading, automotive, aviation, and more. 20-minute train rides are available on Saturdays and Sundays around the 60-acre museum site. The N.C. Transportation Museum is located in Spencer, NC about five minutes off I-85, about an hour’s drive from Charlotte, Greensboro or Winston-Salem.

1 Samuel Spencer Drive

Spencer , NC , 28159

Phone: 704-636-2889

35° 41' 25.1736" N, 80° 25' 46.9488" W

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North Carolina Children's Museum

The North Carolina Children’s Museum provides educational experiences at The Nest in Chapel Hill and The Makery at Boxyard RTP, with plans to expand access to families across the state.

Chapel Hill , NC , 27514

Phone: (919) 933-1455

35° 58' 19.9488" N, 79° 2' 51.2016" W

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North Carolina Museum of Natural Sciences

The state’s museum devoted to science and nature, the North Carolina Museum of Natural Sciences in central Raleigh is the largest institution of its kind in the Southeastern United States and, with over a million visitors a year, the state’s most visited museum.

11 West Jones Street

Raleigh , NC , 27601 35° 46' 55.7616" N, 78° 38' 21.6096" W

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