Durham’s dynamic neighborhoods and thriving businesses celebrate the combination of old and new, and will enrich your cultural, social and educational experience. Life here is part cosmopolitan, part small town. Read more
The "City of Medicine," as it's known, is filled with civic-minded individuals who feel passionately about Durham. With nationally acclaimed restaurants, shopping, historical sites and more, Durham as a destination awaits.
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Comprising of Durham, Raleigh and Chapel Hill, North Carolina’s Research Triangle Region boasts one of the largest concentrations of Ph.D.'s and M.D.'s in the world. It's home to around one million people and hundreds of global companies, including IBM, GSK, Syngenta, RTI International, Credit Suisse and Cisco, that foster a culture of scientific advancement and competitive excellence. Read more
At the heart of the region is the Research Triangle Park (RTP), a public/private, planned research park created in 1959 by leaders from business, academia and industry who envisioned a place for cooperation and learning within the scientific and technological community.
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Duke enjoys a central location in the foothills of North Carolina’s beautiful Piedmont region, lying just 140 miles from the Appalachian highlands and 130 miles from the scenic coastline. Read more
Although the area enjoys four distinct seasons, temperatures are mild year-round. The average wintertime temperature is about 42 degrees. In summer, it's 77 degrees. The area also enjoys sunshine for about 210 days a year.
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Durham is one of the nation’s best cities to eat, play and live. With a thriving high-tech community, a flourishing art scene and a food culture rivaling major metropolitan areas, Durham is a great home for Duke University and its students.
#1 “Smartest City” and #2 “Brainiest City”
“Raleigh-Durham has just about every intangible useful in attracting and developing a smart populace: It's a university hub, including three of the nation's elite schools...and those schools led to one of the nation's great technology incubators (Research Triangle).”
Durham listed in the “41 Places to Go in 2011”
“A downtown turnaround means food worth a trip...as revitalization has transformed abandoned tobacco factories and former textile mills into bustling mixed-use properties...”
#1 “Foodiest Town”
“Imagine a place where foodies not only have a favorite chef, but also a favorite farmer; a place where the distance between the organic farm and the award-winning restaurant is mere miles; a place where a sustainable future is foreseeable.”
Signature Events
Durham and the surrounding area are home to several acclaimed festivals, special events and sports teams that attract national appeal.
Local Attractions
In addition to popular Duke attractions such as the Nasher Museum of Art, Sarah P. Duke Gardents and Duke Chapel, Durham has countless popular attractions for shopping, watching a show or eating great food.
- Durham Performing Arts Center
- Durham Bulls Athletic Park
- Durham Farmer's Market
- Carolina Theater
- American Tobacco Campus
- Brightleaf District
- 9th Street Shopping District
- Streets at Southpoint
For a full list of Durham's most popular attractions, visit the official visitors site for Durham, N.C.