Hill Street Park - Raleigh, NC
A little birdie told us that there was an amazingly beautiful fish mural we had to check out at Hill Street Park in Raleigh. 🐟🐠🐟🐠...
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- Nov 25, 2020
- 3 min
Battle Park & The Forest Theatre - Chapel Hill, NC
Before getting into the meat of this post, we just want to note we visited this park, which is on UNC Chapel Hill campus before students...
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- Nov 25, 2020
- 1 min
Flowers at the NC Museum of Art Park - Raleigh, NC
If you are missing the Dix Park sunflowers this summer like we are, then you absolutely need to check out the beautiful field of...
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- Nov 25, 2020
- 2 min
Symphony Lake - Cary, NC
With parks being the thing we do around here, any time we are out driving, we always have our eyes peeled for new places to have our next...
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- Nov 25, 2020
- 2 min
Raleigh Municipal Rose Garden - Raleigh, NC
If there’s one thing this pandemic has taught us, it’s take time to smell the roses. Slow down and appreciate the beauty we have in our...
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- Nov 25, 2020
- 2 min
Fuquay Mineral Springs Park - Fuquay-Varina, NC
The Fountain of Youth. The Ganges River. The Dead Sea. The Blue Lagoon. Whether mythical, based in religion, or based on science, all of...
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- Nov 25, 2020
- 3 min
Mitchell Mill State Natural Area - Wake Forest, NC
We discovered Mitchell Mill State Natural Area completely by accident when we were researching the history of Falls Lake for our previous...
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- Nov 25, 2020
- 2 min
Forest Ridge Park - Raleigh, NC
Did you know that prior to 1981, Falls Lake, which touches multiple cities including Raleigh and Durham, didn’t exist? A mere 40 years...
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- Nov 25, 2020
- 2 min
Fun Caravan - Durham, NC
Well, we’ve found our Wednesday morning activity for the next few weeks! This morning, we went to Durham Parks & Rec’s Fun Caravan event...
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- Nov 25, 2020
- 3 min
Mason Farm Biological Reserve - Chapel Hill, NC
We all are looking for hidden nature gems right now, and we have one for you that is literally hidden behind a golf course in Chapel...
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- Nov 25, 2020
- 1 min
Juniper Level Botanic Gardens’ Open Garden Days - Raleigh, NC
Wow is the really the only word we are left with after our visit to Juniper Level Botanic Gardens’ Open Garden Days today! 🌸🌵🌺...
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- Nov 24, 2020
- 2 min
Vollis Simpson Whirligig Park - Wilson, NC
What the heck is a whirligig? The first time we really took notice of a whirligig was when we visited Jack Smith Park in Cary, which has...
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- Nov 24, 2020
- 2 min
History of the Dunnagan Graveyard at Eno River State Park - Durham, NC
So who was Catharine Dunnagan? We’re sorry to say there is not a whole ton of information about her or this graveyard, but here is what...
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- Nov 24, 2020
- 2 min
Dunnagan Graveyard at Eno River State Park - Durham, NC
A few weeks ago, we asked if our followers would be interested in visits to more historic locations, and the answer was overwhelmingly...
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- Nov 24, 2020
- 2 min
Fearrington Village Center and Camden Park - Fearrington, NC
Once upon a time when Peter was very little and I didn’t want to wake him up after he fell asleep in the car, I was driving around...
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- Nov 17, 2020
- 2 min
Shepherd Nature Trail in Duke Forest - Durham, NC
What better way to celebrate Independence Day than visiting Independence Tree? The Independence Tree is just one amazing piece of history...
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- Nov 17, 2020
- 1 min
Anderson Point Park - Raleigh, NC
Anderson Point Park lured us in with these adorable bird houses by the entrance sign, but ended up providing so much more! There’s not...
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- Nov 17, 2020
- 1 min
NC Museum of Art Park - Raleigh, NC
Everybody loves to hear about hidden gems (which we are always on the hunt for), but we also love to cover places we like to call...
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- Nov 15, 2020
- 1 min
Crabtree Creek Trail - Morrisville & Cary, NC
Looking for a low-key, paved greenway, that also has big open spaces for kids to run? The Crabtree Creek Greenway in Morrisville has got...
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- Nov 15, 2020
- 1 min
Jack Smith Park - Cary, NC
BAAAAHHHH. We are so excited to share with you what has probably become Peter’s new favorite park: the Jack Smith Park. This hidden gem...
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