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Science Museum Attractions In North Carolina

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North Carolina is a state in the southeastern region of the United States. It borders South Carolina and Georgia to the south, Tennessee to the west, Virginia to the north, and the Atlantic Ocean to the east. North Carolina is the 28th most extensive and the 9th most populous of the U.S. states. The state is divided into 100 counties. The capital is Raleigh, which along with Durham and Chapel Hill is home to the largest research park in the United States . The most populous municipality is Charlotte, which is the third largest banking center in the United States after New York City and San Francisco.The state has a wide range of elevations, from sea le...
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  • 1. Greensboro Science Center Greensboro
    The University of North Carolina at Greensboro , also known as UNC Greensboro, is a public coeducational and Research university in Greensboro, North Carolina, United States and is a constituent institution of the University of North Carolina system. However, UNCG, like all members of the UNC system, is a stand-alone university and awards its own degrees. UNCG is accredited by the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools Commission on Colleges to award baccalaureate, masters, specialist and doctoral degrees. The university offers more than 100 undergraduate, 61 master's and 26 doctoral programs. The university's academic schools and programs include the College of Arts & Sciences, the Joseph M. Bryan School of Business & Economics, the School of Education, the School of Health and Huma...
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  • 2. Carolina Raptor Center Huntersville
    Mecklenburg County is a county located on the border in the southwestern part of the state of North Carolina, in the United States. As of the 2010 census, the population was 919,618. It increased to 1,034,070 as of the 2015 estimate, making it the most populous county in North Carolina and the first county in the Carolinas to surpass 1 million in population. Its county seat and largest city is Charlotte.Mecklenburg County is included in the Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC Metropolitan Statistical Area. On September 12, 2013, the county welcomed its one millionth resident.Like its seat, the county is named after Charlotte of Mecklenburg-Strelitz, queen of the United Kingdom, whose name is derived from the region of Mecklenburg in Germany, itself deriving its name from Mecklenburg Castle i...
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  • 3. Mystery Hill Blowing Rock
    Mystery hill is another name for a gravity hill, a type of optical illusion created by surrounding landscape. It may also refer to; Mystery Hill, a family entertainment complex in Blowing Rock, North Carolina Mystery Hill and Prehistoric Forest, an entertainment site, closed as of 2011, in Marblehead, Ohio America's Stonehenge, an archaeological site in Salem, NH in the northeastern United States, known as Mystery Hill until 1982 Mystery Hill, a tourist attraction outside Brooklyn, Michigan
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  • 4. Marbles Kids Museum Raleigh
    Marble is a type of rock resulting from the metamorphism of limestone. Marble or Marbles may also refer to: Marble , a small spherical toy usually made from glass, clay, steel, or agate Marble sculpture, the art of creating three-dimensional forms from marble The Elgin Marbles, for example
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  • 5. SciWorks Winston Salem
    Kaleideum in Winston-Salem, North Carolina was created from the July 2016 merger of Children's Museum of Winston-Salem and SciWorks, the Science Center and Environmental Park of Forsyth County. Currently, the museum operates two locations — Kaleideum Downtown and Kaleideum North .
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  • 7. Port Discover Elizabeth City
    Puerto Rico , officially the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico and briefly called Porto Rico, is an unincorporated territory of the United States located in the northeast Caribbean Sea, approximately 1,000 miles southeast of Miami, Florida. An archipelago among the Greater Antilles, Puerto Rico includes the main island of Puerto Rico and a number of smaller ones, such as Mona, Culebra, and Vieques. The capital and most populous city is San Juan. Its official languages are Spanish and English, though Spanish predominates. The island's population is approximately 3.4 million. Puerto Rico's history, tropical climate, natural scenery, traditional cuisine, and tax incentives make it a destination for travelers from around the world. Originally populated by the indigenous Taíno people, the island was...
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  • 8. North Carolina Museum of Natural Sciences Raleigh
    The North Carolina Museum of Natural Sciences is located in Raleigh, North Carolina. This museum is the oldest established museum in North Carolina and the largest museum of its kind in the Southeastern United States. With about 1.2 million visitors annually, as of 2013 it was the state's most popular museum or historic destination among visitors.The museum has four facilities on three campuses: the Nature Exploration Center and Nature Research Center on Jones Street in downtown Raleigh, the Prairie Ridge Ecostation satellite facility and outdoor classroom in northwest Raleigh near William B. Umstead State Park, and the former North Carolina Museum of Forestry in Whiteville. NCMNS is a division of the state Department of Natural and Cultural Resources.
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  • 10. Discovery Place Science Charlotte
    The wreck of the RMS Titanic lies at a depth of about 12,500 feet , about 370 miles south-southeast off the coast of Newfoundland. It lies in two main pieces about a third of a mile apart. The bow is still recognizable with many preserved interiors, despite deterioration and damage sustained hitting the sea floor. In contrast, the stern is completely ruined. A debris field around the wreck contains hundreds of thousands of items spilled from the ship as she sank. The bodies of the passengers and crew would have also been distributed across the sea bed, but have been consumed by other organisms. Titanic sank in 1912, when she collided with an iceberg during her maiden voyage. Numerous expeditions tried using sonar to map the sea bed in the hope of finding it, but were unsuccessful. In 1985,...
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  • 11. Museum of Life + Science Durham
    This list of museums in New York is a list of museums, defined for this context as institutions that collect and care for objects of cultural, artistic, scientific, or historical interest and make their collections or related exhibits available for public viewing. Museums that exist only in cyberspace are not included. Also included are non-profit art centers and galleries. The following museums are in New York but their lists are maintained separately: List of museums in New York City List of museums on Long Island for museums in Nassau and Suffolk counties List of university art museums and galleries in New York State
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