The Pour House Music Hall is one of The 11 Best Aquariums in Raleigh.

1. The Pour House Music Hall

7.8
224 S Blount St (at E Martin St), Raleigh, NC
Music Venue · 22 tips and reviews

Dink D.Dink Densmore: Good music and pool tables upstairs with TVs showing the live band! The place to be!

Kate O.Kate Owens: LOVE the upstairs seating/standing area. Best place to watch artists play on a busy night.

Dink D.Dink Densmore: Jess and Anthony both need to buy me a drink and Will B won't know good music seeing how he is 10yrs old!

North Carolina Museum of Natural Sciences is one of The 11 Best Aquariums in Raleigh.

2. North Carolina Museum of Natural Sciences

9.4
11 W Jones St (at N Salisbury St), Raleigh, NC
Science Museum · 67 tips and reviews

Katharine B.Katharine Bayer: Check out Cafe Prost! Pretzels are the best! Tomato and Gouda tastes like a mini pizza. Truck is located near museum entrance.

Visit North CarolinaVisit North Carolina: Where can you find a fossilized heart, a 2-story waterfall & hummingbirds & butterflies zipping around indoors? At the southeast's largest natural history museum! Don't forget to take a pic w/ Willo!

The News & ObserverThe News & Observer: Visit Stumpy, "the mother of right whales, " weighing 77 tons until she fell prey to a ship strike in 2004. Unlike most such displays, this is one you can actually touch. Read more.

Marbles Kids Museum is one of The 11 Best Aquariums in Raleigh.

3. Marbles Kids Museum

9.1
201 E Hargett St (at S Blount St.), Raleigh, NC
Museum · 58 tips and reviews

Cathy W.Cathy W: Great kids museum. Tons of physically engaging activities makes it a blast for kids.

Don C.Don Crouse: Get the family membership. It's a nice way to support the museum.

Mollyann R.Mollyann Russell: Gives kids the POWER TO PLAY! Perfect for a daytime visit or a birthday party. Great venue for a wide variety of events - weddings, parties, fundraisers, corporate meetings, & more! Closed on Mondays.

North Hills Shopping Center is one of The 11 Best Aquariums in Raleigh.

4. North Hills Shopping Center

9.1
4300 Six Forks Rd (at Lassiter Mill Rd), Raleigh, NC
Shopping Mall · 44 tips and reviews

Ashley P.Ashley Phillips: Great shops, restaurants, cinema, coffee, ice cream & so much more! Grassy area for children to play, beach music concerts on Thursday evenings during the summer – fun for the whole family to enjoy!

CodyCody: Best spot in North Raleigh for shopping and eating all in one spot!

Joshua F.Joshua F: Watch out for pedestrians and other drivers that walk or drive in front of you before looking!! Dummies!

Busy Bee Cafe is one of The 11 Best Aquariums in Raleigh.

5. Busy Bee Cafe

225 S Wilmington St (btwn E Martin & E Hargett St), Raleigh, NC
Bar · 124 tips and reviews

Michael R.Michael Radford: Food is great and Sunday brunch with dj is awesome

Deirdre R.Deirdre Reid: I can't express properly my love for the tap selection at Busy Bee. So good. Especially with the yummy locally-sourced food.

John Mark I.John Mark Ivey: Those tater tots rock

The Cowfish Sushi Burger Bar is one of The 11 Best Aquariums in Raleigh.

6. The Cowfish Sushi Burger Bar

8.7
4208 Six Forks Rd Ste 100 (in North Hills), Raleigh, NC
Sushi Restaurant · 136 tips and reviews

Julie L.Julie Leechford: The sushi is fresh and fabulous! They have very unique combinations of ingredients in their rolls with good burgers. Something for everyone.

Amy W.Amy Wainwright: New favorite restaurant! Definitely try one of the bento boxes to get a taste of their sushi and burgers. You won't be disappointed!

Laura D.Laura Daughtry 🧘🏼‍♀️: Seriously—get one of the bento boxes. It's perfect if you want to try a burger and some sushi. (Sweet potato fries and sea-salted edamame included!) There's a build-your-own sushi roll option, too!

Kings is one of The 11 Best Aquariums in Raleigh.

7. Kings

8.3
14 W Martin St (btwn. S Salisbury St. & Fayetteville St.), Raleigh, NC
Music Venue · Downtown Raleigh · 23 tips and reviews

Alex C.Alex Clayton: Great venue for music.

CC: Great place to hook up with someone you've always secretly wanted to

@ExploreRaleigh@ExploreRaleigh: Awesome venue, really enjoyed poetry & burlesque night. Do it more often!

Lincoln Theatre is one of The 11 Best Aquariums in Raleigh.

8. Lincoln Theatre

8.4
126 E Cabarrus St (btwn Blount & Wilmington St), Raleigh, NC
Music Venue · 31 tips and reviews

Jeryl B.Jeryl Brown Anderson: Free parking in the parking deck across the street after 7 pm!

Robert B.Robert Brown Jr.: great location

Deanna G.Deanna Gordon: on weekends, there is free parking in the deck across the street.

Raleigh Downtown Farmers Market is one of The 11 Best Aquariums in Raleigh.

9. Raleigh Downtown Farmers Market

Market Plaza (Fayetteville Street), Raleigh, NC
Farmers Market · 5 tips and reviews

Kelly Diard I.Kelly Diard ITB Living: When getting cookies from 'The Cookie People,' if you want a seasonal (i.e. something featuring pumpkin this time of year) GET THERE EARLY. Their cookies are amazing and they sell out of special ones.

Amy M.Amy McKee: Triple T Ranch -- eggs are delicious!!

Jerry M.Jerry M: Shop local each Wednesday at City Plaza. The Raleigh Downtown Farmers Market is going on now until Oct 29

Red Hat Amphitheater is one of The 11 Best Aquariums in Raleigh.

10. Red Hat Amphitheater

8.3
500 S McDowell St (at W Cabarrus St), Raleigh, NC
Music Venue · 64 tips and reviews

Robin W.Robin Werling: I love the concerts I have enjoyed at the Red Hat Amphitheater this summer. The outside venue adds to the experience as well as catching local bands before and after the show at Deep South The Bar.

PepsiPepsi: Classic outdoor music venue with the quintessential summer line-up. Dance the night away!

The News & ObserverThe News & Observer: This 5,600-capacity venue opened its first full season in early 2010. Enjoy the outdoor concerts and all the entertainment that Downtown Raleigh has to offer! Read more.

Tír na nÓg Irish Pub is one of The 11 Best Aquariums in Raleigh.

11. Tír na nÓg Irish Pub

218 S Blount St (E Hargett St), Raleigh, NC
Pub · 108 tips and reviews

Downtown R.Downtown Raleigh: Amazing comfort food. Try the Roasted Beet Salad & the Pub chicken sandwich. Also go for Sunday Brunch! http://goliveworkplay.com/raleigh/downtown/listings/383-tir-na-nog-irish-pub-restaurant

Anthony R.Anthony Rhodes: Thursday nights are the jam. Local bands with local beers on special. Woot.

Megan W.Megan Wood: Local beer, local band; good music and good beer. Does it get any better than that? Oh, yes it does, did I mention the show is free?