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North Carolina Museum of Life and Science
North Carolina Museum of Life and Science Review
Here you can ride in a flying machine, sail a radio-controlled boat on an outdoor pond, view artifacts from space missions, and ride a train through a wildlife sanctuary. The nature center contains such animals as black bears, red wolves, and lemurs. The three-story Magic Wings Butterfly House lets you walk among tropical species in a rain-forest conservatory. In the Insectarium you can see and hear live insects under high magnification and amplification.
- Address: 433 Murray Ave., off I-85, Downtown, Durham, NC, 27704 | Map It
- Phone: 919/220-5429
- Cost: Museum $10.85, train ride $2
- Hours: Mon.-Sat. 10-5, Sun. noon-5. Closed Mon. Sept.-Dec.
- Website: www.ncmls.org
- Location: Durham
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