Earlier this month, Editor Carly asked y’all to help prepare her Aunt Betty for a move to the Triangle. We’re talkin’ insider tips + tricks, people — not the kind of stuff she can easily find on Google.

Today, we’re bringing you our top 10 reader recommendations only a Raleighite could know:

1️⃣ Reader @arthur_in_the_garden says — The Flower Cottage at Dix Park has the best views of downtown.

2️⃣ Reader Kitty K. says — For the best scones inside the Beltline, check out Yellow Dog Bakery.

3️⃣ Reader Nicki M. says — Historic Oakwood is the best spot for Halloween + Christmas decorations.

4️⃣ Reader @rcarolhutto says — The perfect afternoon in Cary: La Farm bakery then Bond Park for a picnic.

5️⃣ Reader @allthejason says — Just off Sycamore trail, you can hike up to the lake spillway for some good pictures (follow the loop counterclockwise + take a right turn when you first descend down to Sycamore Creek).

6️⃣ Reader Joey C. says — Workbench Roasters is a small-batch coffee roaster out of Wendell that offers free delivery in Raleigh.

7️⃣ Reader Ryan L. says — Head towards the Capital Area Greenway (through the woods + past the stream) to find The Cloud Chamber for the Trees and Sky at NCMA.

8️⃣ Editor Carly says — There is a 30-foot cement brontosaurus on the West Ellerbee Creek Trail in Durham. The dinosaur was part of an exhibit for the Museum of Life and Science in 1967.

9️⃣ Editor Laura says — Raleigh’s NCMA is popular, but the Contemporary Art Museum in downtown also offers exceptional exhibits.

🔟 Editor Erin says — If you're looking for a real speakeasy experience, text The Green Light at 919-833-4949 to nab a table. (Find them behind the bookshelf at the Architect Bar downtown.)

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