are you planning a trip to raleigh north carolina or maybe you've just moved here
and you're looking for things to do
hi this is chris morton real estate broker with exp realty in raleigh north carolina and one
of the top questions we get from people who are thinking about moving to raleigh or maybe they've
just arrived and decided it is for them is what are the first things we need to do once we get
here well on today's video we're going to break it all down give you some great things for you
to do on your first few days in raleigh and by the way we recommend you stay until the end of
the video because we're going to tell you about an area of the triangle of the raleigh area that is
in our opinion the hippest coolest trendiest place to be somewhere you definitely want to check out
but first we need to start with north hills we've talked about north hills on previous videos in
fact we'll link a description to a past walking tour we did of north hills but it's definitely
a place that we recommend you visit it's unlike anywhere else in the triangle unlike many many
places in the world in fact great restaurants great shopping great walkability and just a really
perfect representation of what new raleigh is like this is also the place we recommend
people from out of town coming in to stay at when they are exploring the area simply
because it is centrally located the number one hotel that we recommend for folks is the ac
hotel it is in the heart of north hills has a bar called level 7 on the roof that we absolutely love
and it's as i said centrally located really good prices definitely somewhere recommended if you
want something a little more upscale north hills also has the renaissance hotel across the street
really really nice hotel and if you're looking for more of an extended stay type hotel we recommend
hyatt house which is just up the street from ac hotel very recommended as well as we said north
hills is an amazing up-and-coming area there is tons of new development going on to the tune of
about two and a half billion dollars again we talk about that in our walking tour video but
definitely somewhere you need to check out and explore anytime you come to the area next after
you've explored north hills we definitely recommend you go see what's up in downtown
raleigh downtown raleigh is also very walkable just like north hills obviously it's much larger
very charming historic character lots of bungalows and really cool houses down in
downtown raleigh also a lot of nice restaurants and bars they even have a collection of speakeasy
quiet like underground bars that are very very cool in in downtown raleigh definitely
a place we recommend you go check out it's very large it goes everywhere for the gambit from
very high residential all the way to student housing and everything in between
just a little bit of everything for a little bit of everyone in downtown raleigh next up
we definitely recommend you go check out the downtowns of the towns you're thinking of moving
to so just about every town in the triangle has a really charming cute little downtown area some are
nicer than others but by and large you're going to find some really really neat shops really nice
nice restaurants breweries just about anything you can imagine in these little downtowns and
what is a makes this a great idea for you is if you're kind of trying to narrow down where
you want to move in the triangle checking out the downtown checking out the residential areas around
that town is definitely a good thing for you to do on your trip and of course you absolutely
have to check out our local food and the number one signature local food that we have here in
the triangle and in fact in the state of north carolina is pork barbecue if you happen to
be in downtown raleigh we recommend you go to either clyde cooper's bbq or the newly opened
sam jones barbecue both of them are in downtown raleigh sam jones is from a very well-known family
that was one of the original famous barbecue joints in eastern north carolina and he has
brought that style of barbecue to downtown raleigh it's amazing we highly recommend it
beyond that after you've got your fill of barbecue there's plenty of local restaurants around and
definitely one that we would want to recommend you go try out is the angus barn over by the airport
it's gingham tablecloths very casual vibe but it is also a very upscale menu very nice menu
you'll see people from casual date nights all the way up to three piece business suits doing a power
deal right there in the middle of the restaurant it's about everything for everybody and so comment
below if you've discovered an amazing restaurant that you want to share with the other viewers or
if you are new to the area or coming to the area and you're curious about a specific type of food
put a comment below and we'll be happy to answer it for you and give you a couple tips about
where to go next up you need to head to the state farmer's market state farmers market is
famous in this area it's open seven days a week and if you're new to the area you're definitely
going to want to check it out because it's a great place to get fruits and vegetables meats
dairy bread spreading that you can imagine and if you are visiting the area highly recommend you go
check it out as well just to see the sites about how awesome it is we have been known to have one
of the top farmers markets in the entire country definitely worth your time to check out plus there
are two very very good southern restaurants on the property one is a seafood restaurant and one
is just a southern country cooking restaurant that serves breakfast lunch and dinner both are really
really good highly recommended next up you should definitely explore the parks and greenways in our
area one of the things we hear from folks when they're flying in is how amazed they are how green
it is here in this area versus where they're from definitely take some time to go out and
commune with nature we have in addition to all the parks and greenery in our area we have over
a hundred miles of the raleigh greenway it stretches through the entire triangle
it's basically a paved trail that people can run walk bike just about anything you can imagine on
really really great opportunity to get out in the great outdoors and get some exercise also don't
forget to check out the many lakes and parks we have in the area umstead park is in the center of
the triangle huge huge green space great place for hiking definitely recommended beyond that we have
falls lake which is in the northern part of the county it is the main water source for wake county
and a great place for boating as well as hiking on the hiking trails nearby and since raleigh is the
state capitol we also have lots of museums in the area that we definitely recommend you check out
everything from the history museum all the way to a contemporary art museum there's even a
kids museum marbles kids museum that's definitely recommended there is an imax theater inside there
so it's cool for the whole family also don't forget to visit our college campuses the
triangle is known for our college and university scene definitely recommend you go to unc nc state
duke shaw central university and we have some smaller colleges as well definitely worth your
time to go visit they have some really cool green space quads that would definitely be something
you want to see and some really really pretty scenic views also there's usually going to be
and most of the time there is a really nice like main street nearby the college campus college
university that's going to have some really really cool shops restaurants coffee shops that sort of
thing so definitely worth your time to take to explore some of the colleges and probably the
hippest place in the triangle and absolutely a must-do place for you to visit is glenwood south
this is a very lively place very lively district of downtown great place to go have a great meal
great great night life great place to see and be seen glenwood south has some of the best nightlife
and restaurants in the triangle and what's great about it is it's fairly centrally located so it's
pretty easy to get from anywhere in the triangle area to to glenwood south have a great meal
have a night out on the town and then you can head back to your hotel or head home if you happen to
live here if you like this video definitely make sure you take time to watch this one you're gonna
love it like and subscribe below and thanks for watching we'll see on the next one bye-bye