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RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — Science bested history among North Carolina tourism choices last year, with the N.C. Museum of Natural Sciences toppling the Biltmore mansion and gardens to become the most popular museum or historic site to visit in the state.
Attendance numbers from 2012 show more than 1.2 million people visited the museum in Raleigh in 2012, compared to more than 1.2 million visitors to Biltmore, which had been the top attraction for the eight previous years. This is the ninth year that Carolina Publishing Associates, based in Matthews, has conducted the annual survey of attendance at North Carolina’s museums and historic attractions.
“Clearly, across North Carolina, there’s a widespread interest to understand what science can tell us about what’s changing in our society and in the environment around us,” said
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