Marbles Kids Museum
Marbles Kids Museum is a nonprofit children's museum located in downtown Raleigh, North Carolina in the Moore Square Historic District. It was established in 1999. First among the places near it is Lenovo Center, at 5.1 mi.
A museum inside Raleigh
You can stay in Raleigh
Marbles Kids Museum is inside Raleigh, which has 138 places to stay, so you won’t need a base farther out. Where to stay ↓
Best months: Apr, May, Sep and Oct
April, May, September and October are the mild months, with highs of 73–82°. When to go ↓
An airport 11 miles away
Raleigh-Durham (RDU) has airline service, about 11 miles from Marbles Kids Museum.
Established in 1999
Marbles Kids Museum dates from 1999. About ↓
Written from NOAA 1991–2020 normals, Overture places to stay, Census town figures, Wikidata and Wikipedia.
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Marbles Kids Museum
Marbles Kids Museum is a nonprofit children's museum located in downtown Raleigh, North Carolina in the Moore Square Historic District.
Marbles was founded in 2007 as a result of the merger between Exploris, an interactive global learning center, and Playspace, a children's museum aimed at preschool through early elementary age children. Marbles mission is to "…spark imagination, discovery and learning through play."
- Type
- Museum
- Established
- 1999
- Wikipedia readers
- 1.1K a year
Staying near Marbles Kids Museum
The closest towns with hotels, motels or campgrounds are Raleigh (138) and Cary (38).
- 1Lenovo Center
- 2Carter–Finley Stadium
- 3WakeMed Soccer Park
- 4North Carolina Museum of Natural Sciences
- 5Kenan Memorial Stadium
- 6North Carolina Museum of Art
- 7Dean Smith Center
- 8North Carolina Museum of History
Compare 8 towns
| Town | From Marbles Kids Museum | Drive | Places to stay | People | Typical home | Safety |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Raleigh | in town | — | 138 122 hotels · 7 motels · 4 inns & B&Bs · 5 lodges & cabins | 506,306 | $416K | D |
| Cary | 11 mi west | 15 min | 38 36 hotels · 1 motel · 1 inn or B&B | 183,582 | $580K | B |
| Durham | 20 mi northwest | 30 min | 81 77 hotels · 1 motel · 2 inns & B&Bs · 1 lodge or cabins | 305,561 | $393K | D |
| Garner | 6 mi south | 10 min | 8 5 hotels · 1 lodge or cabins · 1 campground · 1 RV park | 41,562 | $355K | D |
| Morrisville | 12 mi west | 20 min | 12 12 hotels | 32,466 | $519K | C |
| Apex | 14 mi west | 20 min | 10 9 hotels · 1 inn or B&B | 80,419 | $576K | — |
| Wake Forest | 15 mi northeast | 20 min | 9 7 hotels · 1 inn or B&B · 1 lodge or cabins | 58,147 | $475K | B− |
| Fuquay-Varina | 16 mi southwest | 25 min | 8 6 hotels · 2 inns & B&Bs | 48,536 | $452K | A− |
Getting there
Nearest airports with airline service
Next door to Marbles Kids Museum
Each of these is within 25 miles.
15 mi Stadium & arenaLenovo Center
25 mi Stadium & arenaCarter–Finley Stadium
37 mi Stadium & arenaWakeMed Soccer Park
4in town MuseumNorth Carolina Museum of Natural Sciences
525 mi Stadium & arenaKenan Memorial Stadium
64 mi MuseumNorth Carolina Museum of Art
724 mi Stadium & arenaDean Smith Center
8in town MuseumNorth Carolina Museum of History289K visitors a yearPhoto credits
Lenovo Center: Edward T. Funkhouser, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Carter–Finley Stadium: SMaloney, CC BY 3.0 · WakeMed Soccer Park: Hameltion, CC BY-SA 4.0 · North Carolina Museum of Natural Sciences: Jmturner, Public domain · Kenan Memorial Stadium: Yeungb, CC BY 3.0 · North Carolina Museum of Art: Justin Doub, CC BY 2.0 · Dean Smith Center: No machine-readable author provided. Snargle~commonswiki assumed (based on copyr, Public domain · North Carolina Museum of History: Jmturner, Public domain
Questions people have about Marbles Kids Museum
Is Marbles Kids Museum in Raleigh?
Yes. It’s inside Raleigh, NC.
When is the best time to visit Marbles Kids Museum?
April, May, September and October, with highs of 73–82°.
How far is Marbles Kids Museum from Greensboro?
About 70 miles west of Greensboro, as the crow flies.
What is the closest airport to Marbles Kids Museum?
Raleigh-Durham (RDU), about 11 miles away.
Where should I stay near Marbles Kids Museum?
Raleigh (in town, 138 places to stay), Cary (11 mi, 38 places to stay) and Durham (20 mi, 81 places to stay).
Inside knowledge from Raleigh
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