Staycation Mode
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