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Natural science museum/Raleigh!

When the keel of NORTH CAROLINA was laid in October of 1937, she was the first battleship to be constructed in sixteen years.

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Natural science museum/Raleigh!

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  1. When the keel of NORTH CAROLINA was laid in October of 1937, she was the first battleship to be constructed in sixteen years. • She became the first of ten fast battleships to join American fleet in World War II. NORTH CAROLINA (BB 55) and her sister ship, WASHINGTON (BB 56), comprised the NORTH CAROLINA Class. She was dedicated on 29 April 1962 as the State's memorial to its World War II veterans and the 10,000 North Carolinians who died during the war.

  2. Natural science museum/Raleigh! • The Museum’s collections — more than 3 million specimens — focus on zoology, geology and paleontology of North Carolina and the Southeastern United States. • The North Carolina Museum of Natural Sciences’ collection of fishes contains an estimated 110,000 lots and over 1.5 million specimens. • The North Carolina Museum of Natural Sciences' paleontology collection includes approximately 56,000 vertebrate, 55,000 invertebrate and 1,000 paleobotanical specimens

  3. International Civil Rights Museum!/Greensbero. • They had opened our doors on February 1, 2010—two years ago. • The International Civil Rights Center & Museum is an archival center, collecting museum and teaching facility devoted to the international struggle for civil and human rights. • The Museum celebrates the nonviolent protests of the 1960 Greensboro sit-ins that served as a catalyst in the civil rights movement.

  4. Zoo!/Asheville. • The Zoo Of Asheboro Is A Wonderful Place to See Beautiful Seenerie And To View Spectacular Exotic Animals! • The North Carolina Zoo is seated on a 1,500-acre tract of land in the Uwharrie Mountains. • Approximately 500 acres of this land have been made into one of the largest "natural habitat" zoos in the US.

  5. Mcdowell Park/Charlotte • Mcdowell nature center and preserve . • Mcdowell nature preserve campground . • Loggerhead shrike . • Hardwood forests . • Rare species .

  6. Airborne & Special Operations Museum/Fayetville. • The Airborne & Special Operations Museum opened on 16 August 2000 the 40th anniversary of the first jump by the original United States Army's Test Platoon. • The ASOM celebrates this day every year.

  7. Reynolda House Museum of American Art/Winston Salem. • A new project unveiled at Reynolda House Museum of American Art in Winston-Salem, NC, will allow people enjoying the trails, green space and lawns of Reynolda to see Archival pictures of the historic estate and land.

  8. Duke University/Durham! • When James B. Duke picked the site for Duke University’s West Campus, in 1925, he chose to locate the Chapel on the site’s highest ridge. The Chapel was the first building planned for the new campus, but the last one to be done. Construction started in 1930, was done in 1935, and cost nearly $2.3 million. The Chapel began to be used before its stained-glass windows and other details were finished.

  9. Foggy Mountain Gem Mine/Boone. • They carry a large selection of gifts and minerals for the avid rockhound and the distinguished mineral collector alike! Salt lamps, key chains, agate slabs, fiber optic materials, amethyst and citrine geodes, bookends, mineral and gemstone books, tumbled stones, gem trees, and spheres... we stock it all!

  10. The Carolina Basketball Museum • The Carolina Basketball Museum, located on the campus of the University of North Carolina, is open to the general public Tuesday - Friday from 10:00 am until 4:00 pm and 9:00 am to 1:00 pm on Saturday. Admission is free to the public. The Carolina Basketball Museum is located on the first floor of the Ernie Williamson Athletics Center.

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