I love your city overviews, you go into such depth! Raleigh is an interesting city as it is an older city but has also seen very rapid recent growth. Being from the Great Lakes area, I would love to see a city overview of Cleveland, Ohio when you get the time! You do such a great job
Great job as always. I have been to 30 US State Capitol Buildings, and I have to agree that North Carolina's isn't very impressive, but it is definitely an excellent example of Greek Revival Architecture. While many other Greek Revival State Capitol Buildings have long since been torn down, I have to appreciate the decency of preserving it this well.
For a city as big as it is, I find the downtown to be quite lacking. It feels like a big suburb and you have to still drive everywhere. The Pour-house is a fun record store/music venue and there's some cool food joints, but it doesn't hold a candle to so many other cities of similar sizes around the US.
I agree, I was surprised to find nearby Durham much more urban and interesting than Raleigh. Downtown was quite disappointing and empty but walking around was enjoyable thanks to the interesting architecture. However it felt like I saw everything in one day while tiny Durham had so much more to explore.
I love your city overview videos. You go into so much detail in such a short amount of time and I’m always learning something new. You got to do my hometown of New Orleans next!! It’s such a culturally distinct and unique city with so much history and significance!!!
Good video. I work at NC State, and we are very proud of Hunt Library. It's worth a visit. The students are very hard working, and watching them work in teams in the study rooms is very impressive.
Raleigh is definitely a great city to live in and it will be interesting to see what the city looks like in 10 years because there is so much expected growth. Just hoping they improve the public transit greatly!
I really enjoyed your overview of the city. I think the layout and architecture are great, and the library is great. And as long as it's not overcrowded, it's a great option to choose.
I’m sorry, English isn’t my Primary language, what please is a “suburb”? I have to move to this city because of a job transfer. I am not White, I am Egyptian. Our countries are friendly together. I am hoping people will accept me. Do you think I will be ok in this City? Will I be attacked for being Non-White? I have 2 young childrens. They are quiet and respectful. We are a nice family.
@@Tad-For-Global-Peace السلام عليكم يا صاحبي المصري اكيد ما حدا رح يهجم عليك ما في اشي لازم تتخاف منه يمكن انت عم بتشوف جرايم على الاخبار او اشي زي هيك لكن الحقيقة امريكا اكتر امانا هلا من الماضي بالتوفيق في حياتك الجديدة اهلا وسهلا
In addition to the Carolina Hurricanes and NC state Wolf-Pack, Raleigh is also home to the North Carolina FC USL team, North Carolina Courage NWSL team and Single-A Carolina Mudcats of the Carolina league.
Keep in mind the "Capital Building" is not the current capital but is still called that as a sign of respect. The current capital is the Legislature building. The NC governor maintains an office in the original, however.
I recently moved to a suburb of Raleigh and love it! There’s so much to do here. My only complaint is that it’s very hot. Having moved from south Florida, I’m a bit bummed but looking forward to fall!
@@GG-km5ug He probably lived right near the ocean. We lived in West Palm Beach and the ocean breeze did keep us cooler compared to what we experience in Raleigh which has crazy humidity.
Great video! Raleigh is easily one of the cities I really want to visit. My wife and I even considered moving there some day. I knew about the Research Triangle park, but didn’t know about the 40+ museums and historic features and its nickname the Smithsonian of the South. Also, 2.1 million people in the area is quite a number! I wonder if that even beats out the Charlotte metro? Hmmm…
@@CityGeekNo the Charlotte Metro area has more people however just a few Years ago Charlotte Mecklenburg was bigger than Raleigh Wake, but now Raleigh Wake County is Larger in population if you just put the two Counties up with North Carolina two largest cities, we rub it in Charlotte's face every chance we get lol 😂
The Raleigh area is actually bigger than the Charlotte area. Wake County has a higher population than Mecklenburg County. The only reason they consider the Charlotte Metro to be bigger is due to the fact that they grab around 8 counties surrounding Mecklenburg to "officially" call that the "Charlotte Metro". Meanwhile, the "official" definition for the "Raleigh Metro" is only including about the equivalent of maybe two counties surrounding Wake County. If you took the 8 counties surrounding Wake County and counted that as the "Raleigh Metro", then the Raleigh Metro would be larger than the Charlotte Metro.
A piece of history that this video missed is that the state's early lawmakers had a favorite Tavern in the central part of the state while the colonial era government was coastal. Like other states during the revolutionary war, North Carolina's capital was moved inland partially to better defend it. When the lawmakers were deciding where to establish the new capital city, they deemed that it needed to be no more than 10 miles from Isaac Hunter's Tavern. Essentially, Raleigh is a city that was established based on the location of a bar. The site and relics of the tavern sit squarely in the modern city limits, fewer than 4 miles north of the capitol building.
Just returned from a few days in Raleigh and I was surprised that you didn't mention the giant acorn sculpture or the fact that they refer to Raleigh as the City of Oaks. Otherwise, great review!
Nobody calls the "Triangle", "Research Triangle". Here we refer to the entire area as 'The Triangle". If you say "Research Triangle" or "RTP" you mean the area NW of Raleigh with a lot of tech companies.
Your city overview videos are truly amazing. I just have one suggestion, you need to get into the clothing industry. Your clothing line would make a killing.
I lived in Raleigh, but to me the skyline is lacking. When you compare to other boomtowns like Nashville or Austin, its not even in the same league. The natural science museum and the NC history museum are great! I didn't know its the second biggest globe though! To me the art museum is just okay, I live in Richmond and we have a much better art museum. I do like that they have the trails though.
Yeah the skyline isn't super inspiring, but there are a lot of large projects in the works that will transform it in the next few years. Everything just takes so long to get off the ground here...
Thanks for the comment! Yeah as I said in the video, I think the skyline is “fine” considering the size of the city. It looks like it’ll change significantly though over the next decade or so.
Wasn’t need for large buildings since most people went to work in suburban office parks/RTP. Most banks picked neighbor Charlotte for big bank buildings.
I live in the Raleigh area too. I don't care about skylines whatsoever. It's a superficial thing that really means nothing. Raleigh is a great city, and is consistently ranked one of the top 5 areas to live in the United States, as well as top 5 in fastest growing areas. If anything, having the population (or workers) crammed into a small area with high-rise buildings is actually a BAD thing, leading to increased traffic congestion and other problems.
It gets a few hurricanes/tropical storms a year, and the odd tornado, but tropical storms that hit usually are on the weaker side because it's pretty far inland.
Raleigh, the land of "Holier than you." Spent most of my life in the Raleigh area, no thanks. The city has this strange need to be upper class, upper crust. It doesn't rate it, but that's the attitude you have to adopt if you want to get along there. Backward? You will be amazed and horrified if you spend a few days there. It's the only place I know where people still throw around the "N" word on a casual basis. Places like RTP make it look like the area is on the cutting edge, but in truth it has to do with all the cheap labor available. It was a fairly cheap place to live but real estate prices are now out of control. Smithsonian of the South, museums, RTP a great marketing ploy. I'm going to go with backward. Of all the places I have lived, Raleigh would be at the bottom of the list to ever live there again.
So true! I just sold my house in Raleigh and moved to the coast. I'm from Nashville which really is upper class and a world class city what Raleigh wants to be so bad but will never be. the amount of racism in Raleigh is unreal. the "Triangle" is much smaller than my city and they are trying to be something they are not. they thrive off of cheap labor and unfair labor practices. people here hip Raleigh up to be something its not when the truth is, Raleigh doesn't really have moneyed they people that live here fake it a lot. The people here are very low morality and rarely smile it's like they are miserable and want you to be as well. staying there 3 years, we see we made a huge mistake moving to Raleigh when there are much better cities to chose from. I literally didn't make a close friend until I was leaving Raleigh and that's how most of the people are. its the most boring hateful place I have ever lived in my life and glad I got out. a lot of companies have been pulling out of this area while other cities are thriving but no one wants to have that conversation. When I first moved here and tried to buy a house in the west side of the city, I would walk in and agents on duty wouldn't even say hi. They would yell out "we are charging Apple prices". So when Apple announced they are pausing building the campus here was my big slice of humble pie I served to the area on how they have treated me and others like me in Raleigh. its been a domino effect and you will see there is more to come. Karma is a you know what!
@@BryantBaudelaire You hit the nail on the head with trying to be something they are not and faking it. Racism, oh yea. NC was once known as the "Rip Van Winkle State" because they were always 20 years behind everybody else. I don't think that has changed.
I love these city overview videos so much
Thank you!!
loved this! been a fan for a while now, nice to see my home town get some love. thank you!
Thank you!! I’m glad you enjoyed it!
I get so pumped when I see a new video posted! Thanks for doing these, they're so well done and so interesting!
Thank you!! I’m glad you enjoy them!
I'm such a fan too! :)
Great video! I live in Raleigh and really love it here, but there are so many things about this city I didn't know until I watched this.
Thank you!! That means a lot coming from someone from there!
Invite me there ❤
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Yeah, like the capital cities of every state moving more inland to prevent future invasions from the coast. Didn’t know that til now.
You have honestly changed my perspective of so many cities for the better 💯
I’m from Raleigh and i think you for shedding some light on the beautiful city
Very well articulated! Thank you.
Thank you!!
I love your city overviews, you go into such depth! Raleigh is an interesting city as it is an older city but has also seen very rapid recent growth. Being from the Great Lakes area, I would love to see a city overview of Cleveland, Ohio when you get the time! You do such a great job
Thanks so much!! Yes I’ll make one of Cleveland in the future 😊
Loved this review of Raleigh. Very interesting. It is a really beautiful city, with a very nice downtown.
Thank you! 🙏
Great job as always. I have been to 30 US State Capitol Buildings, and I have to agree that North Carolina's isn't very impressive, but it is definitely an excellent example of Greek Revival Architecture. While many other Greek Revival State Capitol Buildings have long since been torn down, I have to appreciate the decency of preserving it this well.
Thank you!! 🙏 I’m glad you enjoyed it!
For a city as big as it is, I find the downtown to be quite lacking. It feels like a big suburb and you have to still drive everywhere. The Pour-house is a fun record store/music venue and there's some cool food joints, but it doesn't hold a candle to so many other cities of similar sizes around the US.
I agree, I was surprised to find nearby Durham much more urban and interesting than Raleigh. Downtown was quite disappointing and empty but walking around was enjoyable thanks to the interesting architecture. However it felt like I saw everything in one day while tiny Durham had so much more to explore.
I love your city overview videos. You go into so much detail in such a short amount of time and I’m always learning something new. You got to do my hometown of New Orleans next!! It’s such a culturally distinct and unique city with so much history and significance!!!
Thank you so much!! I'll definitely do one on New Orleans sometime relatively soon
Good video. I work at NC State, and we are very proud of Hunt Library. It's worth a visit. The students are very hard working, and watching them work in teams in the study rooms is very impressive.
Raleigh is definitely a great city to live in and it will be interesting to see what the city looks like in 10 years because there is so much expected growth. Just hoping they improve the public transit greatly!
I really enjoyed your overview of the city. I think the layout and architecture are great, and the library is great. And as long as it's not overcrowded, it's a great option to choose.
Thank you!!
Can you do Charleston, Scouth Carolina? I'm gonna be a travel nurse there mid-Sept.
I enjoyed this video 👍👍👍
Thank you!
A Nashville overview would be pretty cool I think
I’m from Nashville I would love that. I live in Raleigh now and it’s lame!
I have never been to North Carolina, definitely on my bucket list, in the meanwhile I enjoy it through from your video
Asheville is one of the most beautiful places I ever lived
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Great video. Would be interested to see one on Richmond
Thanks! I actually have already made one on Richmond 😊
Wow, I haven't even heard of this place but it looks pretty cool.
I'm an Aussie but I take a big interest in the USA and I like your channel
Thank you!! I’m glad you enjoy my videos!
Raleigh - Smithsonian of the South 😊 Thank you so much!
It seems like you’re keeping your videos short that people won’t get tired. But you can make them longer! We would enjoy it!
My favorite city down south by far
I don’t like that library idea at all. Seeing the books on the shelves is important aesthetically and also as a spark to intellectual curiosity.
Lived there when I was a kid from 1995-2007. It continues to become more and more of an endless suburb. They don't call it Sprawleigh for nothing.
I’m sorry, English isn’t my
Primary language, what please is a “suburb”? I have to move to this city because of a job transfer. I am not White, I am Egyptian. Our countries are friendly together. I am hoping people will accept me. Do you think I will be ok in this City? Will I be attacked for being Non-White? I have 2 young childrens. They are quiet and respectful. We are a nice family.
@@Tad-For-Global-Peace
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اكيد ما حدا رح يهجم عليك
ما في اشي لازم تتخاف منه
يمكن انت عم بتشوف جرايم على الاخبار او اشي زي هيك لكن الحقيقة امريكا اكتر امانا هلا من الماضي
بالتوفيق في حياتك الجديدة
اهلا وسهلا
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The best “ not so hidden “ anymore, gem! Raleigh is getting expensive though!
In addition to the Carolina Hurricanes and NC state Wolf-Pack, Raleigh is also home to the North Carolina FC USL team, North Carolina Courage NWSL team and Single-A Carolina Mudcats of the Carolina league.
Keep in mind the "Capital Building" is not the current capital but is still called that as a sign of respect. The current capital is the Legislature building. The NC governor maintains an office in the original, however.
I recently moved to a suburb of Raleigh and love it! There’s so much to do here. My only complaint is that it’s very hot. Having moved from south Florida, I’m a bit bummed but looking forward to fall!
Can’t be worse than FL?
@@agak61no he’s just tripping
@@GG-km5ug He probably lived right near the ocean. We lived in West Palm Beach and the ocean breeze did keep us cooler compared to what we experience in Raleigh which has crazy humidity.
Wow very very nice place
Great video! Raleigh is easily one of the cities I really want to visit. My wife and I even considered moving there some day. I knew about the Research Triangle park, but didn’t know about the 40+ museums and historic features and its nickname the Smithsonian of the South. Also, 2.1 million people in the area is quite a number! I wonder if that even beats out the Charlotte metro? Hmmm…
Thanks you!! Yeah I think it’s a great city. I don’t think the metro is as large as Charlottes but I’ll have to double check 😊
@@CityGeekNo the Charlotte Metro area has more people however just a few Years ago Charlotte Mecklenburg was bigger than Raleigh Wake, but now Raleigh Wake County is Larger in population if you just put the two Counties up with North Carolina two largest cities, we rub it in Charlotte's face every chance we get lol 😂
The Raleigh area is actually bigger than the Charlotte area. Wake County has a higher population than Mecklenburg County. The only reason they consider the Charlotte Metro to be bigger is due to the fact that they grab around 8 counties surrounding Mecklenburg to "officially" call that the "Charlotte Metro". Meanwhile, the "official" definition for the "Raleigh Metro" is only including about the equivalent of maybe two counties surrounding Wake County. If you took the 8 counties surrounding Wake County and counted that as the "Raleigh Metro", then the Raleigh Metro would be larger than the Charlotte Metro.
A piece of history that this video missed is that the state's early lawmakers had a favorite Tavern in the central part of the state while the colonial era government was coastal. Like other states during the revolutionary war, North Carolina's capital was moved inland partially to better defend it. When the lawmakers were deciding where to establish the new capital city, they deemed that it needed to be no more than 10 miles from Isaac Hunter's Tavern. Essentially, Raleigh is a city that was established based on the location of a bar. The site and relics of the tavern sit squarely in the modern city limits, fewer than 4 miles north of the capitol building.
Did you get any of your info from our friends in Hillsborough?
Lol I actually did 😉
Just returned from a few days in Raleigh and I was surprised that you didn't mention the giant acorn sculpture or the fact that they refer to Raleigh as the City of Oaks. Otherwise, great review!
Thank you!!
Cool library!
Great job
Thank you!
Informative videos. One note, Augusta is not the capital of Georgia. Atlanta is.
Thank you! And thanks for pointing that out, I'm surprised I missed that
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Where's the fun of a library where you can't touch the books or wander through the aisles? D:
Raleigh is getting a big hotel and office building that are going to to be the tallest in the city
Nobody calls the "Triangle", "Research Triangle". Here we refer to the entire area as 'The Triangle". If you say "Research Triangle" or "RTP" you mean the area NW of Raleigh with a lot of tech companies.
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Your city overview videos are truly amazing. I just have one suggestion, you need to get into the clothing industry. Your clothing line would make a killing.
Thank you!! And I’ll have to consider that, haha
I will visit.
I lived in Raleigh, but to me the skyline is lacking. When you compare to other boomtowns like Nashville or Austin, its not even in the same league.
The natural science museum and the NC history museum are great! I didn't know its the second biggest globe though!
To me the art museum is just okay, I live in Richmond and we have a much better art museum. I do like that they have the trails though.
Yeah the skyline isn't super inspiring, but there are a lot of large projects in the works that will transform it in the next few years. Everything just takes so long to get off the ground here...
Thanks for the comment! Yeah as I said in the video, I think the skyline is “fine” considering the size of the city. It looks like it’ll change significantly though over the next decade or so.
Wasn’t need for large buildings since most people went to work in suburban office parks/RTP. Most banks picked neighbor Charlotte for big bank buildings.
@@mindfloodncYeah but with the influx of people there is now need for them
I live in the Raleigh area too. I don't care about skylines whatsoever. It's a superficial thing that really means nothing. Raleigh is a great city, and is consistently ranked one of the top 5 areas to live in the United States, as well as top 5 in fastest growing areas. If anything, having the population (or workers) crammed into a small area with high-rise buildings is actually a BAD thing, leading to increased traffic congestion and other problems.
Can you do Detroit
Yep, it’s on the list!
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We didn't gave a skyline until 2015
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Does Raleigh get many natural disasters ?
It gets a few hurricanes/tropical storms a year, and the odd tornado, but tropical storms that hit usually are on the weaker side because it's pretty far inland.
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I agree with many others, I always look forward to your videos even if you’re a bit shallow lmao jk. Good work man!
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Raleigh, the land of "Holier than you." Spent most of my life in the Raleigh area, no thanks. The city has this strange need to be upper class, upper crust. It doesn't rate it, but that's the attitude you have to adopt if you want to get along there. Backward? You will be amazed and horrified if you spend a few days there. It's the only place I know where people still throw around the "N" word on a casual basis. Places like RTP make it look like the area is on the cutting edge, but in truth it has to do with all the cheap labor available. It was a fairly cheap place to live but real estate prices are now out of control. Smithsonian of the South, museums, RTP a great marketing ploy. I'm going to go with backward. Of all the places I have lived, Raleigh would be at the bottom of the list to ever live there again.
So true! I just sold my house in Raleigh and moved to the coast. I'm from Nashville which really is upper class and a world class city what Raleigh wants to be so bad but will never be. the amount of racism in Raleigh is unreal. the "Triangle" is much smaller than my city and they are trying to be something they are not. they thrive off of cheap labor and unfair labor practices. people here hip Raleigh up to be something its not when the truth is, Raleigh doesn't really have moneyed they people that live here fake it a lot. The people here are very low morality and rarely smile it's like they are miserable and want you to be as well. staying there 3 years, we see we made a huge mistake moving to Raleigh when there are much better cities to chose from. I literally didn't make a close friend until I was leaving Raleigh and that's how most of the people are. its the most boring hateful place I have ever lived in my life and glad I got out. a lot of companies have been pulling out of this area while other cities are thriving but no one wants to have that conversation. When I first moved here and tried to buy a house in the west side of the city, I would walk in and agents on duty wouldn't even say hi. They would yell out "we are charging Apple prices". So when Apple announced they are pausing building the campus here was my big slice of humble pie I served to the area on how they have treated me and others like me in Raleigh. its been a domino effect and you will see there is more to come. Karma is a you know what!
@@BryantBaudelaire You hit the nail on the head with trying to be something they are not and faking it. Racism, oh yea. NC was once known as the "Rip Van Winkle State" because they were always 20 years behind everybody else. I don't think that has changed.
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We just left there, very very very disappointed
Why?
Welcome to Raleigh! Now GET OUT.