What's Open: Museums, family destinations cut back hours this weekend

Wondering what the holiday hours are for your favorite family destination? Look no further.

Posted 1:08 a.m. Dec 22, 2010 — Updated 1:08 a.m. Dec 22, 2010

Sarah Lindenfeld Hall

Have out-of-town guests visiting? Wondering what the holiday hours are for your favorite family destinations in the Triangle so you can get them all out of the house?

Look no further:

The N.C. Museum of Natural Sciences and N.C. Museum of History will be closed Friday, Saturday and Sunday - that's Christmas Eve, Christmas and Dec. 26.
The N.C. Museum of Art will be closed Christmas Eve and Christmas, though the museum park is open both days to the public.
Marbles Kids Museum in Raleigh will be closed Christmas Eve and Christmas. Its IMAX theater will be open both days.
The Museum of Life and Science in Durham is closed on Christmas.
Morehead Planetarium and Science Center in Durham will be closed Christmas Eve and Christmas. But it is open for special extended holiday hours. Check my earlier post for more.
Kidzu Children's Museum in Chapel Hill is closed Christmas Eve and Christmas.
The N.C. Zoo in Asheboro is closed Christmas.
The Nasher Museum of Art is closed Christmas Eve and Christmas.
The state historic sites in the Triangle, including the State Capitol, Duke Homestead, Bennett Place and Bentonville Battlefield, are closed Christmas Eve through Dec. 27. They reopen Dec. 28.