2025 is off to an exciting start here in Raleigh, and we're equally as excited to share that GRCVB's new Official Visitors Guide to Raleigh, Cary and Wake County has arrived to inspire visitors of all kinds coming to the destination. This guide is chock-full of ideas for a trip to Raleigh and Wake County.

The Official Visitors Guide to Raleigh, Cary and Wake County is GRCVB's yearly print magazine showcasing Raleigh and Wake County through travel-enhancing articles and advertising. Each year, we distribute guides (and visitor maps) around the county, across the state (e.g., at N.C. Welcome Centers) and regionally throughout the Southeast. We select attractions and information centers where the guide is most likely to be picked up by potential visitors; we also hold a steady stock in our warehouse for future partner requests as well as for individual consumer inquiries.

This year's edition comes with two cover versions, one featuring friends at Dreamville Music Festival and the second featuring a family enjoying Marbles Kids Museum. Inside both versions, readers will find highlights for each municipality in Wake County, as represented with either one or two pages of official information they helped to curate for area visitors. Other articles in the new guide touch on broader trip-planning topics such as 30 can't-miss things to do, sweet treats, trendy hotel bars, shopping tips, recreation/sports activities and festivals by season.

While the Bureau works hard each year to include as many partners as we can (in rotation), it is impossible to highlight all of Wake County's 4,000+ hospitality partners in a single magazine; QR codes are available at the end of almost every article within the guide linking to visitRaleigh.com for fuller listings and more. Special thanks to Compass Media for their advertising and publishing expertise and months-long dedication in bringing our annual guide to press.

Online version
An online version of the guide is available at raleighvisitorsguide.com. What we like about the digital version is that each article has its separate link, which is convenient if you wish to share only a certain story with friends, guests or customers.

Requesting guides
GRCVB's Destination Services Department has a dedicated visitor information assistant, Ernie Beauregard, who delivers guides regularly to Raleigh area hotels and other information desks in Wake County year-round. For out-of-county requests, destination services coordinator Austin Jayes, CGSP^®, can assist with reorders. Other servicing staff provide bulk orders for any CVB-booked arriving groups that may request them.

Interested in a single guide yourself? You may request one by submitting the form on this page of our website. You also can pick up a copy at the official Raleigh, N.C., Visitor Information Center (in the connector space between the Raleigh Marriott City Center and Raleigh Convention Center), Mon.-Fri., 8:30am-5pm, or Sat., 9am-5pm. Grab your copy this week, and share the news with your patrons who may be planning Wake County travel during 2025!