Mattifer.net » ghost http://www.mattifer.net/blog Wed, 21 Jul 2010 02:28:35 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0 North Carolina/Virginia, Day 2 http://www.mattifer.net/blog/2008/08/21/north-carolinavirginia-day-2/ http://www.mattifer.net/blog/2008/08/21/north-carolinavirginia-day-2/#comments Fri, 22 Aug 2008 01:50:40 +0000 Matthew http://www.mattifer.net/blog/?p=237 On day 2, we took a trip to nearby Raleigh, where we indulged in another one of my passions: visiting state capitols.  Although not as large or elaborate as other capitols I’ve visited, the North Carolina State Capitol still provided loads of fun while we explored the grounds.

Across the street was the North Carolina Museum of Natural Sciences.  We were lucky enough to be in town during the local stop for the Dead Sea Scrolls tour.  We checked those out, then wasted a bunch of time digging out some of the more-fantastic animal exhibits.

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