Warehouse District, Boylan Heights & South Raleigh

West and south of downtown, including the Warehouse District, Boylan Heights, Dorothea Dix Park and neighborhoods south toward Garner.

Brick warehouses turned restaurants and galleries, a hilltop Victorian neighborhood, and Raleigh’s biggest park.

• Raleigh Union Station (Amtrak)
• Dorothea Dix Park and its sunflower field
• CAM Raleigh contemporary art museum
• Historic Boylan Heights

• Sam Jones BBQ
  Eastern NC whole-hog barbecue.

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• Brewery Bhavana
  Brewery, dim sum, flowers and books in one space (downtown edge).

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• Boulted Bread
  Sought-after bakery in the Warehouse District.

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• Dorothea Dix Park
  308 acres with skyline views and festivals.

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• CAM Raleigh
  Contemporary Art Museum in a 1910 warehouse.

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• Boylan Heights ArtWalk
  Annual December art walk through the neighborhood.

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• Warehouse District shops
  Design, home and gift shops in restored buildings.

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• Raleigh Union Station
  Small retail and cafés at the station.

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• Dorothea Dix Park
  Big Field, Gipson Play Plaza and trails.
• Rocky Branch greenway
  Paved trail linking Dix Park to Pullen Park and NC State.

• Boylan Heights neighborhood schools (Wake County assignment varies)

A mix of historic bungalows and Victorians in Boylan Heights, new apartments in the Warehouse District, and more affordable older housing south of downtown.

Union Station connects to Amtrak’s Piedmont and Carolinian lines. The Rocky Branch greenway is a great bike link west.

Rail lines shaped this area from the 1800s. Dix Hill, the state hospital campus championed by Dorothea Dix, opened in 1856 and closed in 2012; the city bought it in 2015 for a public park.

Residents love the walkability to downtown and Dix Park. Expect active construction as the district grows.

Lunch in the Warehouse District, then bike or walk to Dix Park for the skyline at golden hour.

Each summer Dix Park’s sunflower field blooms for a couple of weeks and becomes one of the most photographed places in the state.