North Carolina – North Carolina's capital is Raleigh

(Pronounced nawrth kar-uh-lye-nah and raw-lee)

NOTE:

We are associating the North with the North Pole.

To remember the capital of the US state North Carolina, use the following mnemonic:

In the North Pole they sing carols in a line (North Carolina) while the rally (Raleigh) cars drive past.

Interesting facts about Raleigh:

- Planned from Scratch: Unlike many historic eastern cities that grew organically, the city was specifically chosen, surveyed, and laid out in 1792 to serve as the new capital of North Carolina.

- The City of Oaks: The downtown and surrounding neighborhoods are famously blanketed by a massive canopy of historic oak trees, earning the area its enduring and leafy nickname.

- Museum of Natural Sciences: The city is home to the largest museum of its kind in the entire southeastern United States, featuring massive dinosaur skeletons and a live, multi-story tropical forest exhibit.