Raleigh, a smart city is known for housing universities like North Carolina State University. The Research Triangle is named after a cluster of technological and scholarly institutions that surround Chapel Hill and Durham. The people of Raleigh have worked very hard to maintain the lush landscape of the Neuse River Trail and the wooded beauty of Umstead State Park. History buffs can score a lottery by visiting places like Joel Lane Museum House Gardens or the Modecai Historic Park.