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WRAL Azalea Gardens: Everything you need to know for your visit

The blooming of the WRAL Azalea Garden has been a constant symbol of the return of spring.

Heather Leah, WRAL multiplatform producer

Secrets of rural NC: This old country road will take you to a lost stop on the Underground Railroad

Driving along the back roads of Alamance County, you'll find the crumbling remnants of a colonial settlement -- older than the United States itself, and a main stop on the Underground Railroad.

Heather Leah, WRAL multiplatform producer

Time capsule: What secrets are hidden inside Raleigh's giant acorn?

Raleigh's giant metal acorn statue is the source of many legends and tall tales.

Heather Leah, WRAL multiplatform producer

Ghosts of the Triangle: Spookiest urban legends from around the Triangle

Here's a look at some of the most popular - and chilling - haunted places around Raleigh, Durham and Chapel Hill - many of which you can visit or drive past if you want to give yourself a good scare!

Heather Leah, WRAL multiplatform producer

Autumn Roadtrip: 4 rustic covered bridges in NC to visit this fall

If you want to visit a covered bridge, there are several pretty close to the Triangle.

Heather Leah, WRAL multiplatform producer

Discover the top 6 spookiest Halloween-decorated houses in the Triangle

With Halloween just around the corner, families are on the hunt for a thrilling dose of spooky entertainment. This guide will lead you to the finest light shows and houses boasting the most captivating displays.

Fairytale wonderland hidden atop century-old abandoned bridge in NC mountains

Deep in a valley in the North Carolina mountains is an old, three-arch stone bridge built roughly a century ago - and it's the gateway to a fairytale wonderland.

Heather Leah, WRAL multiplatform producer

Real-life 'Rainbow Bridge' hidden in enchanted mountain wonderland in NC

The 'Rainbow Bridge' is a familiar poem given to many misty-eyed pet owners on the day they say goodbye to their beloved, furry family member. However, many people don't realize a real Rainbow Bridge is right here in North Carolina.

Heather Leah, WRAL multiplatform producer

Chasing waterfalls: Top 7 whimsical waterfalls in the Raleigh area

You don't have to drive all the way to the North Carolina mountains to see beautiful waterfalls this season - there are several beautiful and historic waterfalls right here in the Triangle. One is even hidden in the middle of a Raleigh neighborhood.

Heather Leah, WRAL multiplatform producer

Civil War carvings: Historians say boulder at Dix Park could have writing from Union soldiers

Each time you drive down Western Boulevard in Raleigh, you're passing by a hidden relic from the Civil War without even realizing it.

Heather Leah, WRAL multiplatform producer

Pair of red-tailed hawks make home high above WRAL Azalea Gardens

A pair of red-tailed hawks has made a home above the WRAL Azalea Gardens, drawing a crowd with their spectacle of piercing hawk calls and perched in their nest high atop a tree.

Heather Leah, WRAL multiplatform producer

Fayetteville Police end Amber Alert for missing 3-year-old Robert Paul Parker Jr.

The Fayetteville Police Department is searching for a missing child, Robert Parker Jr.

Keenan Willard, WRAL reporter & Michael Grace, WRAL reporter

Magical and miniature: Raleigh unveils its smallest park

Downtown Raleigh just unveiled a magical, miniature park full of mushrooms, murals and sunflowers.

Heather Leah, WRAL multiplatform producer

Flooded history: Enormous NC lake hides multiple ghost towns, legendary monster

Thousands of people swim, fish and boat across the surface of North Carolina's large recreational lakes each year. However, many have no idea that just beneath the surface rests remnants of lost history, forgotten by time.

Heather Leah, WRAL multiplatform producer

WRAL's century plant skyrockets to 14 feet after recent rain

Rain is helping WRAL's century plant not just grow but soar!

Heather Leah, WRAL multiplatform producer

Saving Miss Belle's: Weekend fundraiser could be final push to save beloved 1800s home

A small town is rallying to save a beloved old house from destruction - a home that once belonged to the woman whose life and poetry was a love story to that very town.

Heather Leah, WRAL multiplatform producer

Four things to do for 'May the Fourth'

Celebrate your inner Jedi, or bounty hunter, with some Star Wars themed events for Star Wars Day on May 4.

Joseph Ochoa, WRAL multiplatform producer

In plain sight: Miniature 'Redwood Forest' hidden in downtown Cary

Downtown Cary is the last place you'd expect to find a miniature Redwood Forest - but tucked away behind Town Hall is a secret world of Dawn Redwoods with fluted trunks and rippling roots - striking red against a hillside curtained with green ivy.

Heather Leah, WRAL multiplatform producer

Myth & history: Enormous 400-year-old Tulip Poplar central to strange UNC legends

When walking through the grassy McCorkle Place on UNC Campus, you may not immediately notice - but an ancient legend is hidden among the historic buildings.

Heather Leah, WRAL multiplatform producer

One day only: Step inside Raleigh's secret garden, nearly a century old

Drivers cruise down Oberlin Road in Raleigh every day without even realizing they're driving past a nearly century-old secret garden.

Heather Leah, WRAL multiplatform producer

Incredibly rare: Northern Lights dazzle in North Carolina overnight

An Asheville photographer captured an incredibly rare event Thursday night: The Northern Lights, typically not visible this far south, dazzling in the starry, purple North Carolina skies.

Heather Leah, WRAL multiplatform producer

Saving Miss Belle's: Small town hopes to save beloved 1800s home from demolition

A small town is rallying to save a beloved old house from destruction - a home that once belonged to the woman whose life and poetry was a love story to that very town.

Heather Leah, WRAL multiplatform producer

Graveyards and ghost towns: These NC hiking trails lead to abandoned ruins

Many places in the Triangle area are known for beautiful hiking trails - but did you know several popular hiking spots lead to the remains of abandoned structures, mills and even cemeteries dating back as early as the 1700s?

Heather Leah, WRAL multiplatform producer

Hidden dinosaur: Life-sized brontosaurus from 1960s still roams Durham woods

While walking along heavily-wooded Greenway trail in Durham, you may be surprised to turn a curve and find a full-sized dinosaur face peering out at your from behind the branches.

Heather Leah, WRAL multiplatform producer

Planes, trains, graves: NC lakes with history hidden beneath their waves

Thousands of people swim, fish and boat across the surface of North Carolina's large recreational lakes each year. However, many have no idea that just beneath the surface rests remnants of lost history, forgotten by time.

Heather Leah, WRAL multiplatform producer