Welcome to Durham!

Durham is a colorful, creative, and entrepreneurial community and is the proud home of Research Triangle Park, Duke and North Carolina Central universities. This official site includes portals to other credible sites about Durham and comprehensive information for Durham visitors, newcomers, journalists, meeting and event planners, group tour operators, and film makers.

Some of the top choices for visitors around the city include:

North Carolina Museum of Life and Science
433 Murray Ave, Durham, NC 27704
+1 919 220 5429
Packed with highly interactive exhibits, the Museum of Life and Science showcases aerospace, weather, geology, Carolina wildlife, farmyard, train rides, traveling exhibits, gift shops, café and more culminating with the tropical Magic Wings Butterfly House and Bayer CropScience Insectarium.

Sarah P. Duke Gardens
426 Anderson Street, Durham, NC 27705
+1 919 684 3698
Duke Gardens provides a place where people of all backgrounds and ages come for beauty, education, horticulture, solitude, discovery, study, renewal and inspiration. The Sarah P. Duke Gardens, often spoken of as the "Crown Jewel of Duke University," occupies 55 acres in the heart of the University's West Campus, adjacent to Duke University Medical Center.

Duke University Chapel
Chapel Dr, Durham, NC 27708
+1 919 684 2572
When James B. Duke selected the site for Duke University's West Campus, in 1925, he chose to locate the Chapel on the site's highest ridge. The Chapel was the first building planned for the new campus, but the last one to be completed. Construction started in 1930, was completed in 1935, and cost nearly $2.3 million. The Chapel began to be used before its stained-glass windows and other details were finished; commencement was held in the Chapel in 1932.