2008 Official Visitors Guide to Raleigh, Cary, and Wake County - (Page 10) When it Comes to a Good Time, Greater Raleigh Knows No Limits Apex Approximately 25 minutes from downtown Raleigh Cary Approximately 20 minutes from downtown Raleigh Approximately 30 minutes from downtown Raleigh With over 60 commercial buildings and homes dating from 1870 to 1940 and a listing on the National Register of Historic Places, railroad heritage. Downtown Apex features antique and specialty gift shops as well as shop. Tour historic Hughes and Salem Streets. at Peak City Grill and Bar and experience First Fridays downtown and the famous annual Peak Week Festival held in early May. Shop at Beaver Creek Commons, the newest retail development. New Hope Valley Railway offers rides on restored trains. Play roller hockey or indoor soccer at Dream Sports Center. Discover a town as in touch with its past as it is poised for the future. Cary is a bustling shopping, dining and entertainment locale. Cultural offerings abound in Cary, including the nationally recognized Lazy Daze Arts and Crafts Festival each August; year round performances by national musical acts at the Koka Booth Walker Arts & History Center, with a gallery featuring the artwork of local and regional earned reputation as an amateur sports mecca. The Town is home to some of the nation’s premier sports venues, including WakeMed Soccer Park, the USA Baseball National Training Complex, Cary Tennis Park and the Triangle Aquatic Center. If you’re the outdoors type, Cary has you covered with more than 20 parks and more than 20 miles of public trails. attracted folks from near and far who sought cures from the water at Fuquay Springs. Today, it’s an endearing town where you can shop for antiques, enjoy a good meal or relax according to residents and visitors alike, have downtown festivals and a vintage appeal that provides the feeling of a small town, offering a soda fountain on Main Street. Garner Approximately 15 minutes from downtown Raleigh much for gossip as for the traditional Southern fare. Recent revitalization efforts have aimed at restoring the old downtown that features one of only a few Wake County railroad stations still standing in its original location. Shop at White Oak Crossing. Golf at Eagle Ridge Golf Club. Have some oysters and cold beer at Sunny Side Oyster Bar. Or if you’re lucky enough to be here in the Spring, join us for the Annual Triangle Beach Music Festival! Holly Springs Approximately 30 minutes from downtown Raleigh Holly Springs began as a crossroads near springs of fresh water at a spot where holly trees were numerous. Travelers stopped by the springs to quench their thirst. Now the town is home to one of the area’s most successful microbreweries (tours on Saturdays) and a championship golf course that occupies more acreage than the entire downtown area. The Holly Springs Cultural concerts and films. 10 www.VisitRaleigh.com http://www.VisitRaleigh.com
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