Downtown Museum Dates Closed 2025

  • All Mondays
  • Wednesday, January 1
  • Tuesday, January 14–Friday, January 17
  • Sunday, April 20
  • Thursday, November 27
  • Wednesday, December 24
  • Thursday, December 25

Nature Exploration Center (NEC)

11 West Jones Street, Downtown Raleigh

  • Tuesday–Sunday: 10am–5pm
  • Closed Mondays, plus dates listed above

Nature Research Center (NRC)

121 West Jones Street, Downtown Raleigh

  • Tuesday–Sunday: 10am–5pm
  • Closed Mondays, plus dates listed above

Prairie Ridge Ecostation

1671 Gold Star Drive, Raleigh

  • Tuesday–Saturday: 9am–4pm
  • Dates Closed:
  • All Sundays and Mondays
  • Wednesday, January 1
  • Tuesday–Friday, January 14-17
  • Friday–Saturday, April 18-19
  • Friday, July 4
  • Tuesday, November 11
  • Thursday–Friday, November 27-28
  • Wednesday–Friday, December 24-26

Whiteville

415 South Madison Street, Whiteville

  • Tuesday–Saturday: 10am–4pm
  • Dates Closed:
  • All Sundays and Mondays
  • Wednesday, January 1, 2025
  • Tuesday–Friday, January 14-17
  • Friday–Saturday, April 18-19
  • Friday, July 4
  • Tuesday, November 11
  • Thursday–Friday, November 27-28
  • Wednesday–Friday, December 24-26

Greenville

226 West 8th Street, Greenville NC

  • Regular Hours:
  • Tuesday–Saturday: 10am–5pm
  • Dates Closed:
  • All Sundays and Mondays
  • Wednesday, January 1
  • Tuesday–Friday, January 14-17
  • Friday–Saturday, April 18-19
  • Friday, July 4
  • Tuesday, November 11
  • Thursday–Friday, November 27-28
  • Wednesday–Wednesday, December 24-31

Contentnea Creek

949 Contentnea Lane, Grifton

  • Tuesday–Saturday: 10am–5pm
  • Trails open sunrise–sunset daily
  • Dates Closed:
  • All Sundays and Mondays
  • Thursday, November 28
  • Tuesday, December 24
  • Wednesday, December 25

Living Conservatory (butterfly room)

4th Floor, Nature Exploration Center

  • Tuesday–Sunday, 10:30am–4:30pm
  • Closed Mondays
  • The Conservatory will close September 1, 2024, and re-open Memorial Day, 2025.

Daily Planet Cafe

1st Floor, Nature Research Center

  • Tuesday–Friday: 8am–5pm
  • Saturday: 9am–5pm
  • Sunday: 10am–5pm

 

Acro Cafe

4th Floor, Nature Exploration Center

  • Tuesday–Sunday: 11am–4pm