Founded in 1792, Raleigh is the the Capital of North Carolina and was officially named after the English explorer Sir Walter Raleigh who attempted to establish the first English colony on the shores of the new world in the 1580s.
It is the second largest city in North Carolina after Charlotte, and is the largest city in the area known as Raleigh-Durham-Chapel Hill (the Research Triangle Region).
One of the many things we love about living in Raleigh NC is its central location on the East Coast within a days drive of New York City and Florida (directly below Virginia and above South Carolina).
We love that Interstate 40 (I-40) runs past the outskirts of downtown providing an easy 2-hour drive to the coastal city of Wilmington on the east, and a 4-hour drive to the Blue Ridge Mountains and Asheville in the west – here are 8 cool day trips from Raleigh.
So how do I get to Raleigh, North Carolina? Getting here is easy. You can arrive by plane, train or automobile.