Sometimes the best vacation is a staycation. So if you’re looking to go offline for the weekend, here’s how to stay and play in Raleigh this summer—and beyond. Bonus: Staycation calories still don’t count.

Triangle-Hopping

• Stay: The Westin 
• City of Oaks sips: Flask
• City of Oaks dish: Tasu Asian Bistro
• For a thrill: Rush Hour Karting
• Bull City sips: Corpse Reviver
• Bull City dish: Vin Rouge
• Onstage: DPAC

Retail Therapy

• Stay: AC Hotel Raleigh North Hills
• Elevated sips: Level 7
• Alfresco eats:  Vivace
• Uncork it: Vita Vite
• Shop o’clock: Main & Taylor
• Treat yo‘self: Woodhouse Spa North Hills

Nerd Out

• Stay: The Longleaf Hotel
• Happy hour: The Longleaf Lounge
• Alfresco eats: Mulino
• Nightcap: The Merchant 
• Play: North Carolina Museum of Natural Sciences

Jam Out

• Stay: The Casso 
• Happy hour: Dram & Draught
• Elevated eats: Taverna Agora
• Fuel up: APATT
• Jam out: Clockwork

Art Smart

• Stay: Residence Inn Raleigh Downtown
• Elevated sips: 10th & Terrace
• Fuel up: Sir Walter Coffee
• Sips: Fox Liquor Bar
• Dish: Sono
• Onstage: Martin Marietta Center for Performing Arts

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